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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 19 - 23, 2002

(Q15) Francisco Alvarez/Juan Rossell, Cuba

Francisco "Francis" Alvarez Cutiño
Cuba

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 12, 1969 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Luis

Resides:

Santiago de Cuba

Height:

185 cm (6'0")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$247,775.00

Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes
Cuba

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jiguany

Resides:

Habana del Este

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$190,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	1	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,000.00
Overall	73	2	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$333,200.00

Previous Gstaad Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	28, Q49	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	13	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	20	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	27	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	23	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	21	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	Q5	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	20	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	14	25	34	US$1,500.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/19/2002	Qualifier 1	Li Hua / Ting Li, China (Q50)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:35
Thu, 6/20/2002	Qualifier 2	Janis Grinbergs / Andris Krumins, Latvia (Q18)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:40
Thu, 6/20/2002	Qualifier 3	Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (10, Q2)	Lost 21-19, 25-27, 14-16	1:03

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 9-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 9 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 10, Q2 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Rogers/Scott	10, Q2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	19-21, 27-25, 16-14	1:03
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Rogers/Scott	11, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Prosser/Zahner	13	15-6	0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Holden/Leinemann	12	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 25, Q23 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
6/12/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Araujo/Insfran	Q16	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 29 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool E	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Schacht/Slack	21	18-21, 21-14, 26-24	1:04
Lead the series against # Q18 Grinbergs/Krumins, Latvia 2-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	Grinbergs/Krumins	Q18	21-13, 21-15	0:40
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 2	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Grinbergs/Krumins	Q17	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q27 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Alvarez/Rossell	28, Q49	Gavrilov/Todorov	Q33	21-16, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q50 Hua/Li, China 1-0
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Rossell	Q15	Hua/Li	Q50	21-15, 21-11	0:35