Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(6) 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: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
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: 10
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$190,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB721212841515144411 US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$6,000.00
Overall732212841515144411 US$333,200.00
Previous Cadiz Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 12 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 6, Q3 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 7 2nd 360 US$20,000.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool F Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (22, Q7) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool F Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (11) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool F Yoyi Rodriguez / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (27) Won 21-15, 21-8 0:38
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 1 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (28, Q4) Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:53
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 2 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (3) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 11-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 19-10 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Gold Medal Loiola/Santos 4 Alvarez/Rossell 7 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Ramos/Rego 3 Alvarez/Rossell 6 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-2
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-16, 27-25 0:51
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baracetti/Conde 3 24-22, 25-23 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Diez/Garcia-Thompson 42 Alvarez/Rossell 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 10 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Bosma/Cotrino Q1 21-23, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Schacht/Slack 39 27-25, 21-19 0:52
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Schacht/Slack 21 18-21, 21-14, 26-24 1:04
Lead the series against # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Berger/Doppler 18 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-14, 37-35 0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 22, Q7 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Gscheidle/Vesti 22, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 27 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 27 21-15, 21-8 0:38
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:53
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 36 21-18, 23-21 0:42
Trail the series against # Q2 Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Kouchnerev/Sayfulin 27 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 29-27, 21-19 0:55
Lead the series against # Q3 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Brizida/Pedrosa 37 21-13, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # Q31 Luna/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Luna/Ruiz Nunez Q46 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q38 Carvalho/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/25/02FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Carvalho/Rosas Q35 21-15, 21-11 0:30