Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Roberto Lopes - 1st Did not play
1996 Roberto Lopes - 9th Did not play
1997 Roberto Lopes - 2nd Did not play
1998 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 9th
1999 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 7th
2001 Roberto Lopes - 33rd Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2002 Roberto Lopes - 17th Emanuel Rego - 9th
2003 Harley Marques - 9th Did not play
2004 Tande Ramos - 9th Franco Neto - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 5 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 5 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/12/2005 Country Quota Alex Acco / Luizao Correa, Brazil Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Tue, 7/12/2005 Country Quota Pedro Cunha / Luiz Dulinski, Brazil (21, Q11) Lost 9-21, 20-22 0:46
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 23-16 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 5 21-16, 21-12 0:40
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 # 2 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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-2
7/10/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 5 Insfran/Marques 3 21-10, 21-16 0:48
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
Series tied with # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
7/17/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Rogers/Scott 14 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 21-19, 27-25 0:54
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 3 Rogers/Scott 5 24-22, 21-14 0:49
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 5 Brink/Schneider 6 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 5 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-11, 21-17 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Neto/Ramos 3 26-24, 26-24 1:01
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Neto/Ramos 2 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 3 Engvik/Goranson 34 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 21, Q11 Cunha/Dulinski, Brazil 0-1
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Cunha/Dulinski 21, Q11 Neto/Ramos 21-9, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 28, 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 Acco/Correa, Brazil 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Neto/Ramos Acco/Correa 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q9 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 21-13, 21-19 0:42