Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 18 - 22, 2007
(1) 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
2006 Franco Neto - 3rd Pedro Cunha - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 2 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (32, Q22) Won 21-12, 25-23 0:42
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 2 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (16) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 3 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:50
Fri, 7/20/2007 Winner 4 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (29, Q8) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:42
Sun, 7/22/2007 Semi-Finals Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (18) Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-7 0:57
Sun, 7/22/2007 Gold Medal Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (6) Won 21-9, 17-21, 15-7 0:53
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 45-8 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 9-0
7/22/07FIVBMarseille Open Gold Medal Cunha/Neto 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 21-9, 17-21, 15-7 0:53
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 2 Baracetti/Conde 16 By Forfeit  
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 # 7 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 # 8 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 1 Schacht/Slack 8 21-18, 21-18 0:50
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 # 9 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 # 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 # 12 "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 # 14 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 # 16 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 1 Brenha/Maia 16 21-15, 21-12 0:37
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/22/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 1 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-13, 19-21, 15-7 0:57
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 26, Q14 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 # 28 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-12, 21-15 0:34
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Ces/Ces 28, Q8 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 1 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 21-16, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q22 Gavira/Marco, Spain 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 1 Gavira/Marco 32, Q22 21-12, 25-23 0:42
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q19 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