Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007
(7) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Luiz Dulinski - 17th Tande Ramos - 3rd
2006 Franco Neto - 5th Pedro Cunha - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 2 9th 400 US$11,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (26, Q9) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:53
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Fri, 8/31/2007 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (2) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:57
Fri, 8/31/2007 Winner 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 10-21 0:48
Sat, 9/1/2007 Contender 6 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:41
Sat, 9/1/2007 Semi-Finals Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4, Q1) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:42
Sun, 9/2/2007 Bronze Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 48-26 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 2 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 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 2 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:57
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 27, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-7
9/2/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Cunha/Neto 7 21-11, 21-13 0:38
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Cunha/Neto 7 21-19, 21-10 0:48
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, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Marques/Solberg 4, Q1 Cunha/Neto 7 21-18, 21-15 0:42
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 # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 9-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 12 Cunha/Neto 3 By Forfeit  
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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-2
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 7 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 21-17, 21-17 0:41
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 # 8 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 # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 7 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 24-22 0:44
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 # 20 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 # 22 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 19-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:51
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 21-8, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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 # 26, Q9 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 7 Kubala/Pavlas 26, Q9 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 27 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool O Cunha/Neto 2 Arkaev/Kuzmichev 47 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 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 # Q5 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