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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(Q1) 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 Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	5	4th	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Country Quota	Jan Ferreira / Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira, Brazil	Won 12-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:50
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Laurent Musnier / Stephane Vukajlovic, France (Q32)	Won 21-16, 22-20	0:38
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 2	Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (26, Q17)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 42-26 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 6 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-2
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 5	Neto/Ramos	5	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	By Forfeit
6/19/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Bronze Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	Neto/Ramos	2	21-15, 20-19 Retired	0:48
6/18/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3, Q1	21-16, 19-21, 17-15	1:05
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Neto/Ramos	2	21-17, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-7
7/24/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	2	Neto/Ramos	5	21-17, 21-17	0:45
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Neto/Ramos	5	21-16, 21-12	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-2
7/10/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Bronze Medal	Neto/Ramos	5	Insfran/Marques	3	21-10, 21-16	0:48
6/19/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Insfran/Marques	5	Neto/Ramos	2	21-18, 21-15	0:52
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 6	Insfran/Marques	5	Neto/Ramos	2	21-17, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Neto/Ramos	5	Brink/Schneider	6	21-16, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-4
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	5	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Neto/Ramos	5	21-13, 21-13	0:37
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 # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Semi-Finals	Egger/Laciga	8	Neto/Ramos	5	21-19, 22-24, 15-13	1:15
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	12	Neto/Ramos	5	23-21, 23-21	0:48
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	2	Egger/Laciga	11	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 8 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
7/17/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 6	Rogers/Scott	14	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	21-19, 27-25	0:54
7/3/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 6	Neto/Ramos	3	Rogers/Scott	5	24-22, 21-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 4-0
7/23/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 6	Neto/Ramos	5	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	27-25, 21-16	0:52
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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
7/9/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Neto/Ramos	5	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	21-17, 21-18	0:46
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	5	Horrem/Pettersen	16	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	1:06
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	2	Horrem/Pettersen	15	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 5-2
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	2	Schacht/Slack	10	21-19, 21-14	0:49
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
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	14	Neto/Ramos	3	26-24, 26-24	1:01
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	Neto/Ramos	2	18-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:54
Series tied with # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	22	Neto/Ramos	5	22-20, 14-21, 22-20	1:08
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	2	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 21-14	0:45
Series tied with # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Leinemann/VanHuizen	21	21-18, 24-22	0:49
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Leinemann/VanHuizen	28	Neto/Ramos	3	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	0:59
Series tied with # 26, Q17 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q17	Neto/Ramos	Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:43
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	2	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-11, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	5	Berg/Svensson	23	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 32 Le Berre/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	5	Le Berre/Salvetti	28, Q41	28-26, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Country Quota	Neto/Ramos	Q1	Ferreira/Ferreira		12-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	5	Gartmayer/Nowotny	28	26-24, 21-18	0:46
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
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
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q15 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/24/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Neto/Ramos	3	Engvik/Goranson	34	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q19 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	5	Pedrosa/Rosas	28, Q10	21-11, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	3	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	35	21-13, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # Q32 Musnier/Vukajlovic, France 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Neto/Ramos	Q1	Musnier/Vukajlovic	Q32	21-16, 22-20	0:38