Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 French Open
August 9 - 11, 1996
(9) 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 Pornichet Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-28/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 10 7th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-7/1996 German Open 9 4th 210 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/21-23/1996 United States Open 8 5th 180 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/2/1996 Turkey Open 7 9th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/9-12/1996 Brazil Open 7 13th 90 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/5-7/1996 Spain Open 7 7th 150 US$6,000.00
FIVB 2/8-11/1996 Brazil Open 5th 24 US$12,000.00
FIVB 12/21-23/1995 South Africa Open 13th 14 US$1,500.00
FIVB 11/10-12/1995 Puerto Rico Open 1st 50 US$20,000.00
FIVB 9/15-17/1995 Brazil Open 2nd 42 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/3/1995 Spain Open 5th 24 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/24-26/1995 French Open 13th 14 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/17-19/1995 Belgium Open 9th 16 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/11-13/1995 Portugal Open 7th 20 US$4,000.00
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 10 Conde/Martinez 7 15-11 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 7 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Alvarez/Rossell 10 Prosser/Zahner 13 15-6 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 3 Henkel/Smith 2 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Englen/Petersson, Sweden 1-0
7/23/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 10 Englen/Petersson 23 15-3 0:29