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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 South African Open
March 23 - 28, 2004

(13) 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 Cape Town Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Juan Rossell - 13th	Francisco Alvarez - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	18	5th	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	18	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	14	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	11	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	11	9th	216	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	11	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	12	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	11	5th	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	7	9th	120	US$4,000.00

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/25/2004	Winner 1	Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (20, Q4)	Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-13	0:58
Thu, 3/25/2004	Winner 2	Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (29, Q12)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:34
Fri, 3/26/2004	Contender 2	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (19)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:47
Fri, 3/26/2004	Contender 3	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 18-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-13, 21-18	0:45
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	20	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-0
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	18	Insfran/Marques	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-2
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool G	Blanton/Nygaard	7	Alvarez/Rossell	18	19-21, 34-32, 15-10	1:03
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Blanton/Nygaard	24	Alvarez/Rossell	7	21-13, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-5
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Alvarez/Rossell	13	21-18, 21-14	0:41
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Baracetti/Conde	11	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:55
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	6	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-18, 21-16	0:47
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-16, 27-25	0:51
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
Series tied with # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	5	Alvarez/Rossell	12	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	0:53
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	7	Berger/Doppler	18	21-19, 21-17	0:43
Series tied with # 11 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 # 14 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6, Q3	Egger/Heyer	22	23-21, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	6	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 21-17	0:41
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 # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	18	Berg/Dahl	15	21-19, 22-20	0:48
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	21	Alvarez/Rossell	18	21-14, 21-16	0:43
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Berg/Dahl	23	Alvarez/Rossell	7, Q16	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-2
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 2	Alvarez/Rossell	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	21-19, 21-19	0:47
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Alvarez/Rossell	11	21-16, 21-18	0:44
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	13	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	20, Q4	21-17, 20-22, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 21 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Canet/Hamel	22	Alvarez/Rossell	11	35-33, 16-21, 15-11	1:10
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 24, Q15 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	21-13, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Gartmayer/Nowotny	27, Q9	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Shiratori/Watanabe	29, Q12	Alvarez/Rossell	13	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool G	Alvarez/Rossell	18	Ces/Salvetti	42	21-17, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Fuerbringer/Jennings	27	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # Q5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Alvarez/Rossell	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-16, 21-14	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	28, Q17	Alvarez/Rossell	Q1	23-21, 19-21, 15-7	0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Alvarez/Rossell	11	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	20-22, 23-21, 15-10	0:52