Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
September 12 - 16, 2001
(8, Q2) 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 Mallorca Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Belgium Open 16, Q4 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2001 Portugal Open Q4 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam 19, Q9 17 90 US$3,500.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/12/2001 Qualifier 2 Lluis Badosa / David Llop, Spain (Q34) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:29
Wed, 9/12/2001 Qualifier 3 Ronny Berntsen / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (Q18) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:31
Thu, 9/13/2001 Qualifier 4 Maurizio Pimponi / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (Q7) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 9/14/2001 Winner 1 Jose Pedrosa / Jose Teixeira, Portugal (25, Q6) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 9/14/2001 Winner 2 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (9) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:38
Sat, 9/15/2001 Winner 3 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 20-22, 21-23 0:43
Sat, 9/15/2001 Contender 4 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Harley Marques, Brazil (21) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
Sat, 9/15/2001 Contender 5 Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway (4) Won 16-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:56
Sat, 9/15/2001 Contender 6 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (14) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Sun, 9/16/2001 Semi-Finals Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 14-16 0:56
Sun, 9/16/2001 Bronze Medal Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (5) Won 21-17, 26-24 0:48
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 21-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-3
9/16/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Ramos/Rego 1 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 22-20, 23-21 0:43
7/14/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Ramos/Rego 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 4 16-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
9/16/01FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 5 21-17, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 9 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 2-0
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Bosma/Cotrino 9 21-12, 23-21 0:38
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Bosma/Cotrino 21, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12, Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-1
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Bellaguarda/Moreira Q1 21-18, 32-30 0:54
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Bellaguarda/Moreira 12, Q1 Lopes/Neto Q4 14-21, 21-16, 19-17 1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Ferreira/Marques, Brazil 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Ferreira/Marques 21 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 1-0
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Pedrosa/Teixeira 25, Q6 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto Q4 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q3 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 1-0
8/9/01FIVBBelgium Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Ljubicic/Slean Q5 21-17, 21-12 0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 Pimponi/Raffaelli, Italy 2-0
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Berntsen/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Berntsen/Skarlund Q18 21-11, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # Q26 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 # Q34 Badosa/Llop, Spain 1-0
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Badosa/Llop Q34 21-19, 21-13 0:29