Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 26 - 30, 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Tande Ramos - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 4 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 1 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (29, Q14) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (20) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 7/28/2006 Winner 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 7/28/2006 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:45
Sat, 7/29/2006 Contender 6 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 10-21, 21-13, 14-16 1:04
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 40-19 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-9
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4 21-18, 21-18 0:45
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4 21-16, 7-4 Retired 0:33
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 3 25-23, 20-22, 17-15 1:19
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 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-5
7/29/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 6 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 4 21-10, 13-21, 16-14 1:04
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 3 21-14, 21-13 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 5-0
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 By Forfeit  
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 21-15, 21-19 0:43
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 23-21, 21-17 0:49
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
Series tied with # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Schneider 11 Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 1:04
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Cunha/Neto 8 Klemperer/Schneider 9 21-17, 23-25, 15-10 1:08
Lead the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
7/16/06FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 3-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Ces/Dugrip 19, Q2 21-18, 21-19 0:44
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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 5 Egger/Laciga 4 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Schacht/Slack 12 21-18, 21-14 0:44
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Schacht/Slack 6 21-16, 22-20 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 4-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Horrem/Pettersen 13 15-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:56
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 # 20 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 20 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 21-12, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Cunha/Neto 4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Koreng/Matysik 29, Q14 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 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 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-1
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 3 Insfran/Marques 4, Q1 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:04
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 # Q3 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 # Q9 "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 # Q16 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Dahl/Gunnarsson 29, Q9 21-12, 21-19 0:48
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Cunha/Neto 25, Q1 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24 21-17, 23-21 0:48
Lead the series against # Q19 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Gabathuler/Wenger 30, Q13 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 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
Lead the series against # Q21 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 21-15, 21-10 0:40