Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(3) Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Cunha
Brazil
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (42 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 (59 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
Awards
  • Tour Champion 1993 (with Roberto Lopes), 1995 (with Roberto Lopes)
  • Most Inspirational 2006, 2007
  • Sportsperson 2006, 2007
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB35165443414012 US$427,500.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 17th
2002 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 25th
2003 Did not play Harley Marques - 5th
2004 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - Country Quota Tande Ramos - 3rd
2005 Luiz Dulinski - Country Quota Tande Ramos - 17th
2006 Franco Neto - 9th Pedro Cunha - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 3 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 2 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
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$7,750.00
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool C Koichi Nishimura / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (30, Q13) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool C Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (19) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 1:00
Fri, 6/29/2007 Pool C Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (14) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:46
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 1 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (27) Lost 12-21, 26-28 0:47
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam901012020300 $105,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2515532311100 $310,900.00
Total3516544341400 $427,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Pedro Cunha Franco Neto
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
3000001200 $11,500.00 World Championships5000004000 $18,850.00
28111186510 $148,200.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam384311511630 $242,200.00
626875812810 $332,050.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open128121219133016820 $599,185.00
1100000000 $1,250.00 Satellite          
3210000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
9810108617191520 $493,000.00 Total1721615201435321450 $860,235.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB401011000001 $43,000.00 15671.4 %
2006FIVB1402412120002 $173,600.00 522369.3 %
2007FIVB503000100100 $86,600.00 21872.4 %
TotalFIVB2306423220103 $303,200.00 883770.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Pedro Cunha  Franco Neto
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1990FIVB4002020000 $6,750.00
           1991FIVB2001010000 $3,750.00
           1992FIVB2001010000 $4,725.00
           1993FIVB2100100000 $14,500.00
           1994FIVB3210000000 $39,500.00
           1995FIVB16723040000 $128,000.00
           1996FIVB14320225000 $101,000.00
           1997FIVB11010222103 $42,100.00
           1998FIVB2011000000 $19,000.00
           1999FIVB5001000103 $8,750.00
           2000FIVB6001102002 $15,500.00
           2001FIVB7001030201 $21,750.00
1100000000 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
           2002FIVB9000113130 $18,660.00
1010000000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $2,500.00 2003FIVB10100125010 $50,750.00
1100000000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
12101002413 $33,750.00 2004FIVB13122034100 $79,125.00
1100000000 $1,250.00 2004FIVB C&S          
11010111205 $27,500.00 2005FIVB14011331104 $59,125.00
14024132002 $86,800.00 2006FIVB14024132002 $86,800.00
5030010100 $43,300.00 2007FIVB5030010100 $43,300.00
474752558110 $195,100.00 TotalTotal1391515181228248415 $743,085.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall101 78.9% 16 12.5% 11 8.6% 117-11 91.4% 18 28.1% 11 17.2% 35 54.7% 18-46 28.1% 101-35 74.3% 34-22 60.7% 43 139-60 69.8%
2006-200772 79.1% 11 12.1% 8 8.8% 83-8 91.2% 13 28.9% 7 15.6% 25 55.6% 13-32 28.9% 72-25 74.2% 24-15 61.5% 43 100-43 69.9%
Against the Field56 75.7% 8 10.8% 10 13.5% 64-10 86.5% 13 22.4% 8 13.8% 37 63.8% 13-45 22.4% 112-62 64.4% 42-36 53.8% 33 80-52 60.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000030001100000041
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1031165001181101013318
Challenge/Four Star/Open52713000601568531510241
Total6210222500722479541613960
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 47-32 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-14
6/24/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Cunha/Neto 3 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:11
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
Lead the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 17-21, 21-14, 17-15 1:02
Series tied with # 5 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Cunha/Neto 3 21-9, 21-10 0:42
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 20 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Lambert/Metzger 14 Cunha/Neto 3 21-19, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 27, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 8 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 4-4
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-18, 21-18 0:55
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 # 11 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 # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Kais/Vesik 14 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Cunha/Neto 3 21-15, 21-18 0:46
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 # 15, Q2 "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 # 17, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 21-11, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 7-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Baracetti/Conde 19 21-23, 21-18, 15-10 1:00
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 # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 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 # 22 Lione/Varnier, Italy 5-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-15 0:43
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 # 26 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 21-8, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 27 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 27 Cunha/Neto 3 21-12, 28-26 0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Nishimura/Watanabe 30, Q13 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q4 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 31-29, 21-12 0:55
Lead the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Ces/Ces 28, Q8 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q11 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Dugrip/Gagliano 10 21-14, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q15 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 21-14, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 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