Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 28 - May 3, 2008
(7, Q1) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Franco Neto - 2nd Pedro Cunha - 2nd
2007 Franco Neto - 7th Pedro Cunha - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 10 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 5 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 3 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 7 4th 420 US$12,000.00
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
China Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 4/28/2008 Country Quota Luizao Correa / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil Won 21-14, 25-23 0:49
Tue, 4/29/2008 Qualifier 2 Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (Q16) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Wed, 4/30/2008 Winner 1 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (26) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:41
Wed, 4/30/2008 Winner 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (23) Won 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 1:08
Thu, 5/1/2008 Winner 3 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:50
Thu, 5/1/2008 Winner 4 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 10-15 1:05
Fri, 5/2/2008 Contender 6 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (21) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Fri, 5/2/2008 Semi-Finals Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (4) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:46
Sat, 5/3/2008 Bronze Medal Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 49-32 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-15
9/8/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 3 21-14, 22-20 0:45
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 3-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Marques/Solberg 2 21-18, 21-19 0:50
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Cunha/Neto 5 Marques/Solberg 2 19-21, 21-14, 18-16 1:10
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
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 5-10
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 23-21, 21-15 0:49
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:05
9/9/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 3 21-16, 21-15 0:51
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 3 21-18, 21-19 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 2-4
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Semi-Finals Wu/Xu 4 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 22-20, 21-18 0:46
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 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 # 6 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 "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 # 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 Lione/Varnier, Italy 5-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 23 Cunha/Neto 10 21-18, 24-22 0:53
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 # 17 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 # 18 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 # 19 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 # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 23 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-15, 21-23, 15-11 1:08
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Cunha/Neto 10 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 21-11, 14-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 26 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Babich/Nikolaev 26 21-14, 21-13 0:41
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Babich/Nikolaev 29, Q19 21-15, 21-10 0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Cunha/Neto 10 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 26, Q13 18-21, 21-15, 18-16 1:02
Lead the series against # 29, 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
Lead the series against Correa/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
4/28/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Country Quota Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Correa/Insfran 21-14, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q16 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
4/29/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Hupfer/Schroffenegger Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:40