Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Volkswagen Open de Portugal
June 14 - 18, 2006
(3) Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Cunha
Brazil
Photo: Mauricio Kaye
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$493,000.00
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 16
Career Winnings: US$971,885.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB35165443414012 US$427,500.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 1st
1996 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 9th
1997 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 2nd
2001 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2002 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 17th
2003 Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2004 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 9th Tande Ramos - 9th
2005 Luiz Dulinski - 9th Tande Ramos - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 5 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 8 5th 220 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 10, Q1 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open Q1 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 4, Q1 4th 280 US$12,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 1 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q20) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Thu, 6/15/2006 Winner 2 Mark Heese / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (14) Won 21-17, 21-15 1:22
Fri, 6/16/2006 Winner 3 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (11) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:10
Fri, 6/16/2006 Winner 4 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (7) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:51
Sat, 6/17/2006 Semi-Finals Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (4) Lost 18-21, 21-12, 12-15 1:01
Sun, 6/18/2006 Bronze Medal Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (7) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 18-9 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 5 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 1:00
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 21-12, 21-19 0:42
8/28/05FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-14, 21-19 0:47
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 5 21-19, 21-18 0:42
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 8 22-20, 22-20 0:53
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-17, 21-17 1:02
Series tied with # 4 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-1
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 4 Cunha/Neto 3 21-18, 12-21, 15-12 1:01
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 5 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Kais/Vesik 14 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-0
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:51
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 5 Baracetti/Conde 13 By Forfeit  
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 8 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 9 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Horrem/Pettersen 11 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:10
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Horrem/Pettersen 12 21-14, 17-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Heese/VanHuizen 14 21-17, 21-15 1:22
Lead the series against # 17 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 21-12, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Biza/Kubala 30, Q20 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Series tied with Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-18, 21-16 0:45
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:58
Trail the series against Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/30/06FIVBCroatia Open Country Quota Lopes/Solberg 18, Q15 Cunha/Neto 21-19, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # Q8 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-12, 21-19 0:42
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 23-21, 21-17 0:54