Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(24, Q10) Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Roberto Lopes da Costa
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1966 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Bacabal
Resides: Fortaleza, CE
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$636,285.00
Franco José Vieira Neto
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 11, 1966 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
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 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB82137117105102539 US$838,970.00
Previous Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1990 Franco Neto - 5th Roberto Lopes - 5th
1995 Franco Neto - 3rd Roberto Lopes - 3rd
1996 Franco Neto - 9th Roberto Lopes - 9th
1997 Franco Neto - 4th Roberto Lopes - 4th
1999 Franco Neto - 33rd Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2000 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open 24, Q11 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open Q1 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 5 13 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open Q1 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2000 Macau Open 4 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 1/18-23/2000 Brazil Open 7 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 1/12-16/2000 Argentina Open 8 4 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 11/30-12/5/1999 Brazil Open 8 3 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships Q17 33 42 US$0.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open Q18 33 28 US$0.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 2 Eden Sequeira / Miguel Xisto, Portugal (Q55) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 3 Gil Ferrer Cutino / Lazaro Milian Carvajal, Cuba (Q23) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:46
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 4 Dmitry Karasev / Pavel Zaitsev, Russia (21, Q7) Won 31-29, 21-16 0:43
Thu, 7/12/2001 Qualifier 5 Jarrod Novosel / Joshua Slack, Australia (16, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Thu, 7/12/2001 Marcio Araujo / Luizao Correa, Brazil (Q3) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:29
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (9) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (25) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
Sat, 7/14/2001 Winner 3 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:42
Sat, 7/14/2001 Contender 4 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (30, Q12) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Sat, 7/14/2001 Contender 5 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (4) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 13-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 9 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 Novosel/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 5 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Novosel/Slack 16, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 21, Q7 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 31-29, 21-16 0:43
Series tied with # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Horrem/Maaseide 25 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 27 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Correa/Diez 25, Q8 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Lead the series against # Q1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Berger/Stamm 21, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q3 Araujo/Correa, Brazil 2-0
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Araujo/Correa Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:29
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Araujo/Correa Q4 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 Heidger/McCaw, United States 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Heidger/McCaw Q6 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q23 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal Q23 14-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:46
Lead the series against # Q28 Rodriguez/Vasquez A., Venezuela 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q22 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q55 Sequeira/Xisto, Portugal 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Sequeira/Xisto Q55 21-13, 21-16 0:37