Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(2) 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
2006 Franco Neto - 3rd Pedro Cunha - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 5 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 4 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 3 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 3 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$14,400.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 1 Paul Podstawka / Chris Simek, Canada (31, Q28) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:44
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:44
Fri, 6/15/2007 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7) Won 24-22, 17-21, 15-10 1:15
Fri, 6/15/2007 Winner 4 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6, Q1) Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:15
Sat, 6/16/2007 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Sun, 6/17/2007 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 17-19 1:09
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 39-27 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-13
6/17/07FIVBEspinho Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 2 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:09
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4 21-18, 21-17 0:47
10/1/06FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Rego/Santos 2 21-18, 21-19 0:34
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 3 Rego/Santos 2 34-32, 15-21, 15-9 1:15
8/13/06FIVBPoland Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Cunha/Neto 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 1:06
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 2 Cunha/Neto 3 21-16, 21-10 0:35
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 # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 3-4
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 5 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-16, 23-21 0:51
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Cunha/Neto 4 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-16, 21-18 0:42
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 4 Cunha/Neto 3 20-22, 22-20, 15-11 1:03
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Cunha/Neto 4 21-18, 21-13 0:42
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 # 4 Wu/Xu, China 2-3
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 5 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-19 0:42
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 5 Cunha/Neto 4 21-16, 21-18 0:54
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 6 Cunha/Neto 3 18-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:13
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Wu/Xu 13 Cunha/Neto 4 21-19, 21-17 0:45
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 27, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 6, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 2 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:15
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-5
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 21-18, 21-16 0:49
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 24-22, 17-21, 15-10 1:15
8/12/06FIVBPoland Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 1:00
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
Series tied with # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-1
5/12/07FIVBBahrain Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Cunha/Neto 5 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:08
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-14, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Cunha/Neto 4 Schacht/Slack 20 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:12
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 # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 6-0
8/12/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 3 Baracetti/Conde 4 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 14 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Lione/Varnier, Italy 4-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Lione/Varnier 12 21-11, 21-17 0:47
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 # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 21-14, 21-16 0:44
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19, Q4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
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 # 22 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 31-29, 21-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 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 # 26, Q6 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 30 21-17, 21-19 0:52
Lead the series against # 27, Q15 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q10 20-22, 21-14, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 31, Q28 Podstawka/Simek, Canada 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 2 Podstawka/Simek 31, Q28 21-15, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # Q17 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 21-15, 21-10 0:40
Lead the series against # Q27 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Beck/Bleiker 29, Q12 21-12, 21-17 0:39