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July 24 - 29, 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 4th
2003 Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2004 Did not play Tande Ramos - 9th
2005 Luiz Dulinski - Country Quota Tande Ramos - 4th
2006 Franco Neto - 4th Pedro Cunha - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 1 1st 600 US$32,000.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool O Roman Arkaev / Alexander Kuzmichev, Russia (47) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool O Sebastian Goettlinger / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (26) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool O Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (23) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (39) Won 21-9, 21-14 0:35
Sat, 7/28/2007 Winner 2 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (14) Lost 21-18, 21-23, 11-15 1:07
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Did not play Roberto Lopes - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Tande Ramos - 17th Harley Marques - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Tande Ramos - 13th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Pedro Solberg - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 2 9th 400 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 58-34 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 8 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 # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
Series tied with # 14 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Cunha/Neto 2 18-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:07
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 17-21, 21-14, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 24 Cunha/Neto 2 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:09
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 27 Cunha/Neto 3 21-12, 28-26 0:47
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 "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 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 # 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool O Cunha/Neto 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 21-13 0:37
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 21-16, 22-20 0:49
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Cunha/Neto 4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 24 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-16, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 Goettlinger/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool O Cunha/Neto 2 Goettlinger/Strauss 26 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 28 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 # 30 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 # 31 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 # 37 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 # 39 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 2 Horrem/Maaseide 39 21-9, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 40 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 # 42 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 30, Q11 21-17, 21-15 0:50
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 30 21-17, 21-19 0:52
Lead the series against # 45 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 # 47 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool O Cunha/Neto 2 Arkaev/Kuzmichev 47 21-18, 21-15 0:41