Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Jose Pedrosa / Pedro Rosas, Portugal (28, Q10) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:36
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 2 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (12) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:48
Fri, 7/8/2005 Winner 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:37
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 4 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (23) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 5 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (8) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Sat, 7/9/2005 Contender 6 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (6) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Sat, 7/9/2005 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:40
Sun, 7/10/2005 Bronze Medal Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:48
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 18-16 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 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
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-3
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-13, 21-13 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Horrem/Pettersen 15 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-11, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 3 Cadieux/VanHuizen 30, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 5 Berg/Svensson 23 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q2 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 # 28, Q10 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