Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 29 - July 3, 2005
(5) 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: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
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: 10
Tournaments: 71
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$326,570.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB23123241412012 US$233,500.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 7th
2001 Roberto Lopes - 17th Emanuel Rego - 1st
2002 Roberto Lopes - 25th Emanuel Rego - 1st
2003 Harley Marques - 5th Did not play
2004 Tande Ramos - 3rd Franco Neto - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 3 13th 300 US$10,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 2 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 2 5th 240 US$10,000.00
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
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/30/2005 Winner 1 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (28) Won 26-24, 21-18 0:46
Thu, 6/30/2005 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (12) Lost 21-23, 21-23 0:48
Fri, 7/1/2005 Contender 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (22) Lost 20-22, 21-14, 20-22 1:08
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 28-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Neto/Ramos 2 21-15, 20-19 Retired 0:48
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 1:05
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Neto/Ramos 2 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
8/1/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 7 21-18, 21-16 0:48
7/4/04FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 8 21-15, 21-19 0:33
3/28/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Gold Medal Neto/Ramos 12 Rego/Santos 1 27-25, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 12 21-15, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-18, 21-15 0:52
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 21-18, 21-16 0:41
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 1 26-24, 21-13 0:55
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Neto/Ramos 14 20-22, 21-16, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-0
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 21-14, 21-12 0:33
7/4/04FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 12 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:54
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Horrem/Pettersen 15 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:03
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-15, 21-18 0:38
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 8 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Series tied with # 12 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 12 Neto/Ramos 5 23-21, 23-21 0:48
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Egger/Laciga 11 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Neto/Ramos 7 Kais/Vesik 25, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:33
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Kais/Vesik 25 27-25, 21-16 0:50
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Kais/Vesik 14 21-18, 18-21, 31-29 1:12
Lead the series against # 16 Schacht/Slack, Australia 5-2
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 2 Schacht/Slack 10 21-19, 21-14 0:49
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Neto/Ramos 7 21-23, 22-20, 15-10 1:15
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Schacht/Slack 12 21-17, 21-16 0:51
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Schacht/Slack 11 12-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:15
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Schacht/Slack 12 21-11, 21-16 0:37
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 15 Neto/Ramos 2 21-14, 21-19 0:46
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 14 Schacht/Slack 17 21-16, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 25 Neto/Ramos 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Neto/Ramos 3 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
Series tied with # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 22 Neto/Ramos 5 22-20, 14-21, 22-20 1:08
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Klemperer/Koreng 18, Q7 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 5 Gartmayer/Nowotny 28 26-24, 21-18 0:46
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Gartmayer/Nowotny 16 21-16, 21-19 0:45
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 12 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 8 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # Q4 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 3 Engvik/Goranson 34 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # Q10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q6 25-27, 21-13, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # Q16 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 21-15 0:38