Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(20) 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 Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open Q1 33rd 24 US$0.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 7 4th 210 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open Q1 33rd 24 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 16 2nd 540 US$42,000.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open Q1 33rd 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 8 5th 165 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/18-20/1997 Italian Open 7 4th 210 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 German Open 3 17th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/20-23/1997 Brazil Open 3 9th 120 US$3,500.00
FIVB 10/24-27/1996 Brazil Open 6 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/18-20/1996 Puerto Rico Open 6 4th 210 US$12,000.00
FIVB 10/4-6/1996 Indonesia Open 6 1st 300 US$31,000.00
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Martin Conde / Eduardo Martinez, Argentina (13) Won 12-11, 12-8 1:31
Fri, 9/12/1997 Paulao Moreira / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (4) Lost 9-12, 10-12 2:00
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Franco Neto - 33rd Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Tande Ramos - 13th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Pedro Cunha - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 20 9th 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships Q17 33rd 42 US$0.00
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Moreira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Lopes/Neto 20 12-9, 12-10 2:00
Trail the series against # 8 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Lopes/Neto 1 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Lopes/Neto 20 Conde/Martinez 13 12-11, 12-8 1:31