Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(4) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 5th
1996 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 1st
1997 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 5th
1999 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2001 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 17th
2002 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 25th
2003 Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2004 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - Country Quota Tande Ramos - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 25, Q1 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 4 4th 560 US$17,700.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (29, Q19) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:40
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (20) Won 21-6, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 7/7/2006 Winner 3 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (28) Won 21-8, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/7/2006 Winner 4 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (9) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:44
Sun, 7/9/2006 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:49
Sun, 7/9/2006 Bronze Medal Nalbert Bitencourt / Luizao Correa, Brazil (22, Q6) Won 19-21, 5-2 Retired 0:34
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 25-12 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-6
7/9/06FIVBFrance Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4 21-18, 21-14 0:49
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4 21-16, 21-16 0:49
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 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Cunha/Neto 4 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 1:08
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
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Cunha/Neto 4 21-23, 22-20, 15-13 1:20
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
Lead the series against # 5 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 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 3-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Horrem/Pettersen 9 21-13, 21-13 0:42
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 # 8 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 # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 2-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 4 Ces/Dugrip 9 21-17, 21-14 0:44
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Cunha/Neto 8 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 13 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 # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Amore/Fenili 29 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 21-6, 21-15 0:37
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q16 21-10, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q6 Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 2-0
7/9/06FIVBFrance Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 4 Bitencourt/Correa 22, Q6 19-21, 5-2 Retired 0:34
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Bitencourt/Correa 21-12, 15-21, 19-17 1:00
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 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
Lead the series against # 28 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 21-8, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q19 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 21-15, 21-10 0:40
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
Lead the series against # Q10 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24 21-17, 23-21 0:48
Lead the series against # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q30 Desiderio/Patriarca, Italy 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Desiderio/Patriarca Q32 21-14, 21-14 0:35