Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
November 27 - December 2, 2001
(8) 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Franco Neto - 2nd Roberto Lopes - 2nd
1999 Franco Neto - 3rd Roberto Lopes - 3rd
2000 Franco Neto - 33rd Roberto Lopes - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open 8, Q2 3 288 US$14,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Everett Matthews, Canada (25, Q10) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:38
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 2 Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira / Ze Marco de Melo, Brazil (9) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 11/30/2001 Winner 3 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 21-19, 15-21, 17-15 0:56
Fri, 11/30/2001 Winner 4 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (5) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:37
Fri, 11/30/2001 Contender 6 Jose Loiola / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 17-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 1-3
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Lopes/Neto 8 Ramos/Rego 1 21-19, 15-21, 17-15 0:56
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 Loiola/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Loiola/Santos 2 Lopes/Neto 8 21-18, 21-19 0:45
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 # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 6 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 21-19, 23-21 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 5 Lopes/Neto 8 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 9 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 8 Ferreira/de Melo 9 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-2
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Winner 1 Prosser/Zahner 17 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
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 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 # 15 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 # 20 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 3 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Horrem/Maaseide 23 22-24, 26-24, 15-9 1:12
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 # 21 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 # 25, Q10 Cadieux/Matthews, Canada 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 8 Cadieux/Matthews 25, Q10 21-16, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 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 # 27 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 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 # 31, Q8 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
Series tied with # 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