Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - August 1, 2004
(19) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Ihosvany Chambers - 57th
2000 Juan Rossell - 17th Francisco Alvarez - 17th
2002 Juan Rossell - 17th Francisco Alvarez - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 15 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 19 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 19, Q1 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 20 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 26 9th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 15 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 15 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 11 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 13 13th 108 US$4,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 1 David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (14) Won 22-20, 24-22 0:49
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 2 Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (30, Q5) Won 21-16, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
Fri, 7/30/2004 Winner 3 Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (11) Lost 21-14, 14-21, 11-15 0:55
Sat, 7/31/2004 Contender 4 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (17) Lost 21-15, 22-24, 14-16 1:02
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell trail the series against the field 36-40 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Alvarez/Rossell 19 21-15, 24-22 0:41
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 2 Alvarez/Rossell 26 21-19, 26-24 0:47
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-13, 21-18 0:45
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 15 Rego/Santos 2 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 1:08
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 4 Laciga/Laciga 5 Alvarez/Rossell 15 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Alvarez/Rossell 14 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
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 # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Alvarez/Rossell 14 16-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:03
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Alvarez/Rossell 11 24-26, 21-15, 15-12 1:01
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-6
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 14 Alvarez/Rossell 26 21-18, 21-17 0:50
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 5 Alvarez/Rossell 13 21-18, 21-14 0:41
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 11 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:55
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
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
Series tied with # 7 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-1
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Alvarez/Rossell 15 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:55
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 26 Neto/Ramos 7 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-2
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Egger/Heyer 13 Alvarez/Rossell 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
5/22/04FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Egger/Heyer 13 Alvarez/Rossell 11 24-22, 21-19 0:44
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27, Q9 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 11 Alvarez/Rossell 19 14-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-2
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 11 Alvarez/Rossell 19 21-19, 21-19 0:45
7/3/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 6 Alvarez/Rossell 20 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
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 # 13 Rogers/Scott, United States 3-1
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 19 Rogers/Scott 14 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 26 Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 21-15, 28-26 0:50
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 Alvarez/Rossell Q15 19-21, 27-25, 16-14 1:03
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Rogers/Scott 11, Q2 21-19, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 19 Klemperer/Rademacher 14 22-20, 24-22 0:49
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Rademacher 14 Alvarez/Rossell 19, Q1 21-19, 16-21, 27-25 0:59
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Cunha/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cunha/Ferreira 22, Q9 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 14-21, 18-16 1:00
Trail the series against # 17 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-3
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Blanton/Nygaard 17 Alvarez/Rossell 19 15-21, 24-22, 16-14 1:02
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool G Blanton/Nygaard 7 Alvarez/Rossell 18 19-21, 34-32, 15-10 1:03
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Alvarez/Rossell 7 21-13, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 Fonoimoana/Wong, United States 1-0
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 19 Fonoimoana/Wong 13 21-13, 22-24, 15-9 1:07
Lead the series against # 20, Q1 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 18 Alvarez/Rossell 15 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 1:03
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-19, 21-14 0:46
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-14, 37-35 0:54
Series tied with # 21 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-2
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 19, Q1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 13 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 21-19, 21-19 0:47
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-16, 21-18 0:44
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q16 20-22, 23-21, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 23 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:35
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 24 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Child/Heese 5 By Forfeit 0:51
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-1
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 15 Kais/Vesik 18 23-21, 21-19 0:45
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 20 Kais/Vesik 14 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Kais/Vesik 27, Q4 21-15, 21-14 0:39
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Alvarez/Rossell 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:36
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 Alvarez/Rossell Q1 23-21, 19-21, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # 26 Holdren/Metzger, United States 1-0
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Holdren/Metzger 5 26-24, 14-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-1
7/10/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Brink/Schneider 28, Q8 Alvarez/Rossell 19, Q1 14-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Rossell 20 Brink/Schneider 29, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:43
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Alvarez/Rossell 14 Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 21-13, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 30, Q5 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-3
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 19 Berg/Dahl 30, Q5 21-16, 17-21, 18-16 0:58
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 19 Alvarez/Rossell 14 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 18 Berg/Dahl 15 21-19, 22-20 0:48
10/16/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 21 Alvarez/Rossell 18 21-14, 21-16 0:43
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 32, Q19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Rossell 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 18 Alvarez/Rossell 15 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Trail the series against # Q9 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 1 Goranson/Skarlund 31, Q17 Alvarez/Rossell 15 21-16, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q14 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Rossell 19, Q1 Lochhead/Pitman Q16 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Brizida/Pedrosa 37 21-13, 21-11 0:38