Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(Q4) Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Roberto Lopes da Costa
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Bacabal
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$636,285.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB82137117105102539 US$838,970.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Franco Neto - 1st Roberto Lopes - 1st
1996 Franco Neto - 9th Roberto Lopes - 9th
1997 Franco Neto - 2nd Roberto Lopes - 2nd
2000 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 19, Q9 17th 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 24, Q10 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 24, Q11 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open Q1 33rd 28 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 2 Yoyi Rodriguez / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (Q36) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 3 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (Q20) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 4 Rob Heidger / Chip McCaw, United States (Q5) Won 19-21, 21-15, 20-18 1:07
Thu, 7/26/2001 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Paulao Moreira, Brazil (12, Q1) Lost 21-14, 16-21, 17-19 1:00
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 17-7 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 21-18, 21-16 0:44
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Bellaguarda/Moreira 12, Q1 Lopes/Neto Q4 14-21, 21-16, 19-17 1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 5 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 9 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Series tied with # 17, Q2 Holdren/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Holdren/Rogers 20, Q1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Holdren/Rogers 20, Q1 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Henkel/Smith 14 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 27 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Horrem/Maaseide 25 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 22-20, 21-17 0:39
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Correa/Diez 25, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto Q4 Heidger/McCaw Q5 19-21, 21-15, 20-18 1:07
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Heidger/McCaw Q6 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Heath/Macau, United States 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Heath/Macau Q24 21-18, 27-29, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # Q17 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal Q23 14-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:46
Lead the series against # Q19 Rodriguez/Vasquez A., Venezuela 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q22 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q20 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto Q4 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q31 Sequeira/Xisto, Portugal 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Sequeira/Xisto Q55 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q33 Soga/Yano, Japan 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Soga/Yano Q56 21-14, 21-8 0:32
Lead the series against # Q36 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto Q4 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q36 21-17, 21-16 0:36