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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 21, 2002

(7) Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, Cuba

Francisco "Francis" Alvarez Cutiño
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Luis

Height:

185 cm (6'0")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$247,775.00

Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes
Cuba

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jiguany

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$190,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	1	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,000.00
Overall	73	2	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$333,200.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Juan Rossell - 17th	Francisco Alvarez - 17th
1998	Did not play	Ihosvany Chambers - 41st
2000	Juan Rossell - 13th	Francisco Alvarez - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	7, Q16	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q15	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	28, Q49	5th	180	US$6,675.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/17/2002	Pool G	David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (31)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:44
Thu, 7/18/2002	Pool G	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (18)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:43
Thu, 7/18/2002	Pool G	Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (42)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 7/19/2002	Winner 2	Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (39)	Won 27-25, 21-19	0:52
Sat, 7/20/2002	Winner 3	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:42
Sun, 7/21/2002	Semi-Finals	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3)	Won 24-22, 25-23	0:59
Sun, 7/21/2002	Gold Medal	Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 9-15	1:05

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-0
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Araujo/Insfran	2	21-16, 21-16	0:42
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
Series tied with # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
7/21/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Baracetti/Conde	3	24-22, 25-23	0:59
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/21/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Loiola/Santos	4	Alvarez/Rossell	7	19-21, 21-16, 15-9	1:05
Trail the series against # 8 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Ferreira/Marques	8	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	21-16, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Prosser/Zahner	13	15-6	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 18 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Berger/Doppler	18	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Berg/Dahl	23	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Series tied with # 22 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Rogers/Scott	10, Q2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	19-21, 27-25, 16-14	1:03
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Rogers/Scott	11, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Bosma/Cotrino	Q1	21-23, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 25 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Holden/Leinemann	12	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 30 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-14, 37-35	0:54
Lead the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Klemperer/Rademacher	31	21-18, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 35 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q17	21-14, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 38 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	Pedrosa/Teixeira	26, Q6	21-14, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 39 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Schacht/Slack	39	27-25, 21-19	0:52
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Schacht/Slack	21	18-21, 21-14, 26-24	1:04
Trail the series against # 42 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Diez/Garcia-Thompson	42	Alvarez/Rossell	7	By Forfeit