Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 19 - 23, 2002
(7) 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 Gstaad Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 4 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 11/27-12/2/2001 Brazil Open 8 5 216 US$9,000.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/21/2002 Pool G Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (23) Won 21-16, 22-20 0:40
Fri, 6/21/2002 Pool G Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (10, Q2) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Sat, 6/22/2002 Pool G Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (26) Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
Sat, 6/22/2002 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (8) Won 27-25, 21-16 0:49
Sat, 6/22/2002 Winner 2 John Child / Mark Heese, Canada (16) Won 21-19, 24-22 0:49
Sun, 6/23/2002 Semi-Finals Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:57
Sun, 6/23/2002 Bronze Medal Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (5) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 26-15
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 0-4
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Baracetti/Conde 3 Lopes/Neto 7 21-18, 21-14 0:57
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Lopes/Neto 4 21-18, 28-26 0:47
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 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 5 Lopes/Neto 8 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
6/23/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Metzger/Wong 5 Lopes/Neto 7 21-18, 21-14 0:45
8/11/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 5 Metzger/Wong 6 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 21-19, 23-21 0:47
Lead the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 7 Heuscher/Kobel 8 27-25, 21-16 0:49
9/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Heuscher/Kobel 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10, Q2 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Lopes/Neto 7 Rogers/Scott 10, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 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 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Lopes/Neto 4 Berg/Dahl 13 21-15, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 7 Child/Heese 16 21-19, 24-22 0:49
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 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 # 20 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 # 23 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Lopes/Neto 7 Canet/Hamel 23 21-16, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 26 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool G Lopes/Neto 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 26 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 30 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-0
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Lopes/Neto 4 Egger/Heyer 20 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
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 # 31 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 2 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Ahmann/Hager 15 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against Moreira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Lopes/Neto 20 12-9, 12-10 2:00
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q5 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 # Q7 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 # Q8 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 # Q10 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 # Q29 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 1-0
8/10/01FIVBBelgium Open Contender 1 Lopes/Neto 16, Q4 Kogel/Mulder 32, Q41 26-24, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q40 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto Q4 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera Q36 21-17, 21-16 0:36