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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(2) Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, Brazil

Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 11, 1966 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fortaleza

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

172

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$971,885.00

Tande Samuel Ramos
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 20, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Resende-Rio de Janeiro

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$326,570.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
FIVB	23	1	2	3	2	4	1	4	1	2	0	1	2	US$233,500.00

Previous Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	2	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	7	2nd	486	US$27,000.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	7	2nd	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	8, Q1	5th	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	3	3rd	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	7	9th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	5	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/9-13/2004	Puerto Rico Open	2	3rd	288	US$14,000.00

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 1	Zeljko Nojic / Kresimir Peric, Croatia (31)	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:37
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 2	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (15)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:39
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 3	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7, Q1)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:46
Fri, 6/10/2005	Contender 4	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (11)	Won 15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Sat, 6/11/2005	Contender 5	Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (3)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:33
Sat, 6/11/2005	Contender 6	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:46

Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 25-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
8/1/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	2	Neto/Ramos	7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:01
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	2	Neto/Ramos	7	21-18, 21-16	0:48
7/4/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	3	22-20, 21-18	0:49
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	8	21-15, 21-19	0:33
3/28/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Gold Medal	Neto/Ramos	12	Rego/Santos	1	27-25, 14-21, 15-12	1:00
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	12	21-15, 22-20	0:49
Lead the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-0
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 5	Neto/Ramos	2	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	3	21-14, 21-12	0:33
7/4/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Bronze Medal	Neto/Ramos	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	12	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:54
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 6	Neto/Ramos	12	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	21-14, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	5	Neto/Ramos	2	21-17, 21-15	0:46
Series tied with # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	1:03
7/25/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Semi-Finals	Neto/Ramos	7	Heuscher/Kobel	1	21-15, 21-18	0:38
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Contender 5	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	8	14-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Neto/Ramos	14	19-21, 22-20, 23-21	1:11
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Neto/Ramos	2	21-17, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/31/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	7	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	26-24, 21-13	0:55
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Neto/Ramos	14	20-22, 21-16, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 11 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Egger/Laciga	11	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-2
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	11	Neto/Ramos	7	21-23, 22-20, 15-10	1:15
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-17, 21-16	0:51
6/12/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Schacht/Slack	11	12-21, 21-19, 15-10	1:15
6/4/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-11, 21-16	0:37
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Schacht/Slack	15	Neto/Ramos	2	21-14, 21-19	0:46
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	14	Schacht/Slack	17	21-16, 21-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 15 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	2	Horrem/Pettersen	15	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	2	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Neto/Ramos	7	Kais/Vesik	25, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:33
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Kais/Vesik	25	27-25, 21-16	0:50
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	3	Kais/Vesik	14	21-18, 18-21, 31-29	1:12
Lead the series against # 19 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Neto/Ramos	7	Gartmayer/Nowotny	16	21-16, 21-19	0:45
3/27/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Semi-Finals	Neto/Ramos	12	Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q11	21-17, 21-16	0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Neto/Ramos	2	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Berger/Doppler	25	Neto/Ramos	5	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	1:06
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/28/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	8	Hernandez/Papaleo	24	23-21, 19-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	12	Canet/Hamel	21	26-24, 21-10	0:45
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	14	Canet/Hamel	19	21-19, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Nojic/Peric, Croatia 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	2	Nojic/Peric	31	22-20, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	7	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q6	25-27, 21-13, 15-9	1:02