Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005
(7) 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 Salvador Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Tande Ramos - 5th Franco Neto - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 1 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 2 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (10) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:55
Fri, 10/21/2005 Winner 3 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (15) Lost 24-26, 21-16, 14-16 1:08
Fri, 10/21/2005 Contender 4 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (12) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:07
Sat, 10/22/2005 Contender 5 Nalbert Bitencourt / Luiz Dulinski, Brazil (27) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:51
Sat, 10/22/2005 Contender 6 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 33-28 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-7
7/24/05FIVBPoland Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 5 21-17, 21-17 0:45
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 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-4
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 5 21-14, 21-17 0:42
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
Series tied with # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-2
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 By Forfeit  
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 # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-3
10/22/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Egger/Laciga 4 Neto/Ramos 7 21-14, 21-18 0:44
7/23/05FIVBPoland Open Semi-Finals Egger/Laciga 8 Neto/Ramos 5 21-19, 22-24, 15-13 1:15
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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 7 Berger/Doppler 10 18-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:55
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 25 Neto/Ramos 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 11 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 5 Horrem/Pettersen 16 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Horrem/Pettersen 15 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 2-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 7 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 12 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:07
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 5 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 8 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-1
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kais/Vesik 15 Neto/Ramos 7 26-24, 16-21, 16-14 1:08
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
Series tied with # 17 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Leinemann/VanHuizen 21 21-18, 24-22 0:49
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Neto/Ramos 3 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 18 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 3-1
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 7 Baracetti/Conde 6 21-17, 21-17 0:39
6/13/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 7 Neto/Ramos 2 28-26, 21-18 1:10
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 2 Baracetti/Conde 7 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 1:06
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 12 Baracetti/Conde 5 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 19 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, 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 # 21 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 # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 4-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-18, 21-18 0:45
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 # 27 Bitencourt/Dulinski, Brazil 1-0
10/22/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 7 Bitencourt/Dulinski 27 21-18, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 de Paula/Monteiro, Brazil 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 2 Monteiro/de Paula 31, Q11 21-16, 22-20 0:43
Series tied with # Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q17 Neto/Ramos Q1 21-16, 21-16 0:43
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # Q19 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 1-1
8/2/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Country Quota Ferreira/Ferreira Q27 Neto/Ramos 21-19, 21-23, 20-18 1:13
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Country Quota Neto/Ramos Q1 Ferreira/Ferreira 12-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # Q21 Acco/Correa, Brazil 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Neto/Ramos Acco/Correa 21-19, 21-17 0:38