Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(13, 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Franco Neto - Country Quota Pedro Cunha - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 6, Q1 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 7, Q1 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/13/2008 Country Quota Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil Won 21-15, 21-13 0:41
Tue, 5/13/2008 Country Quota Luizao Correa / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:16
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 2 Pero Krizanovic / Kresimir Peric, Croatia (Q32) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 3 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (Q17) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:45
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (20, Q13) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:45
Thu, 5/15/2008 Contender 1 Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (29, Q10) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (14) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 3 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (12) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:49
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 4 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (8) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:53
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 70-46 (Lead 28 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-2
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Cunha/Neto 5 21-15, 21-18 0:47
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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 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
Series tied with # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 8 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 21-18, 23-21 0:53
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 1 Cunha/Neto 10 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:13
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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 5-5
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Cunha/Neto 6, Q1 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 1:01
9/8/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 3 Brink/Dieckmann 4 20-22, 21-12, 15-10 1:08
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 # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 3-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-16, 21-14 0:49
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 6 21-18, 21-17 0:42
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Laciga/Schnider 14 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Cunha/Neto 5 21-15, 21-19 0:43
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Boersma/Ronnes 14 30-28, 21-18 0:55
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 21-14, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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
Series tied with # 20, Q13 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 21-18, 21-14 0:45
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24, 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 # 25, Q8 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 # 29, Q10 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 29, Q10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 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 # 31, 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
Lead the series against Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 2-0
5/13/08FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Cerutti/Romano 21-15, 21-13 0:41
5/6/08FIVBPrague Open Country Quota Cunha/Neto 6, Q1 Cerutti/Romano 25-23, 21-17 0:59
Lead the series against Correa/Insfran, Brazil 3-0
5/13/08FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Correa/Insfran 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:16
5/6/08FIVBPrague Open Country Quota Cunha/Neto 6, Q1 Correa/Insfran 21-18, 21-16 0:53
4/28/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Country Quota Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Correa/Insfran 21-14, 25-23 0:49
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q5 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 6, Q1 Baracetti/Salema 27 21-14, 16-21, 15-8 1:01
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 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 # Q9 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 # Q15 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 # Q17 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q17 21-13, 21-17 0:45
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 # Q20 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Cunha/Neto 6, Q1 Miramontes/Virgen Q16 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q24 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 3 Smedins/Smedins 30, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q31 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
Lead the series against # Q32 Krizanovic/Peric, Croatia 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 13, Q1 Krizanovic/Peric Q32 21-17, 21-14 0:39