Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 17 - 22, 2001
(19, Q9) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Franco Neto - 5th Roberto Lopes - 5th
1996 Franco Neto - 1st Roberto Lopes - 1st
1997 Franco Neto - 5th Roberto Lopes - 5th
1999 Franco Neto - 33rd Roberto Lopes - 33rd
2000 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 24, Q10 7 180 US$7,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 1 Shajiro Soga / Yuichi Yano, Japan (Q56) Won 21-14, 21-8 0:32
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 2 Matt Heath / Gaston Macau, United States (Q24) Won 21-18, 27-29, 15-10 1:00
Tue, 7/17/2001 Qualifier 3 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (30, Q8) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Wed, 7/18/2001 Qualifier 4 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (20, Q1) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 7/18/2001 Marcio Araujo / Luizao Correa, Brazil (Q3) Won 21-15 Retired 0:25
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 1 Carl Henkel / Sinjin Smith, United States (14) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:44
Sat, 7/21/2001 Contender 2 Dax Holdren / Todd Rogers, United States (20, Q1) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 18-6
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 # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 21-18, 21-16 0:44
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 5 Baracetti/Conde 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 21-19, 21-16 0:39
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 # 14 Henkel/Smith, United States 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Henkel/Smith 14 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 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
Series tied with # 20, Q1 Holdren/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Holdren/Rogers 20, Q1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Holdren/Rogers 20, Q1 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 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
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 # 30, Q8 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 22-20, 21-17 0:39
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Lead the series against # Q3 Araujo/Correa, Brazil 3-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Araujo/Correa Q3 21-15 Retired 0:25
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 # Q4 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 # Q5 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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q24 Heath/Macau, United States 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Heath/Macau Q24 21-18, 27-29, 15-10 1:00
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q29 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 # Q52 Sequeira/Xisto, Portugal 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Sequeira/Xisto Q55 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q56 Soga/Yano, Japan 1-0
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lopes/Neto 19, Q9 Soga/Yano Q56 21-14, 21-8 0:32