Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
August 1 - 4, 2002
(18) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Franco Neto - 33rd Roberto Lopes - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 17 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 5 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2002 Canada Open 4 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 5 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open 7 4 210 US$9,300.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/1/2002 Pool G Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (42) Won 22-24, 21-17, 19-17 1:08
Fri, 8/2/2002 Pool G Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (7) Lost 15-21, 26-24, 13-15 1:08
Fri, 8/2/2002 Pool G David Klemperer / Niklas Rademacher, Germany (31) Won 23-21, 24-26, 15-13 1:08
Sat, 8/3/2002 Winner 1 Marcel Gscheidle / Bernhard Vesti, Switzerland (15) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:38
Sat, 8/3/2002 Winner 2 Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:46
Sat, 8/3/2002 Winner 3 Markus Egger / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (23) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 10-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 28-23
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 2-4
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 18 Ramos/Rego 1 21-17, 21-18 0:46
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool A Ramos/Rego 1 Lopes/Neto 17 21-15, 21-14 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Lopes/Neto 7 Child/Heese 16 21-19, 24-22 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Lopes/Neto 18 21-15, 24-26, 15-13 1:08
11/30/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Laciga/Laciga 5 Lopes/Neto 8 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Lopes/Neto 4 Berger/Doppler 13 22-20, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 0-1
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool A Fonoimoana/Holdren 16 Lopes/Neto 17 21-19, 15-21, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 18 Gscheidle/Vesti 15 21-11, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 Lopes/Neto 5 23-21, 21-12 0:45
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E Lopes/Neto 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 12 29-31, 21-18, 15-10 1:04
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 # 23 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 3-1
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Egger/Heyer 23 Lopes/Neto 18 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 1:00
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
Trail the series against # 24 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Schacht/Slack 20, Q2 Lopes/Neto 4 21-18, 21-18 0:49
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E Schacht/Slack 28, Q4 Lopes/Neto 5 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 26 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 # 27 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 # 28 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
Trail the series against # 30 Hyden/McCaw, United States 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool E Hyden/McCaw 44 Lopes/Neto 5 21-23, 21-19, 16-14 1:07
Lead the series against # 31 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Lopes/Neto 18 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 23-21, 24-26, 15-13 1:08
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Lopes/Neto Q4 Klemperer/Rademacher Q20 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 36 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-1
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Karasev/Zaitsev 29 Lopes/Neto 4 21-23, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Karasev/Zaitsev 21, Q7 31-29, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 38 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 # 42 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Lopes/Neto 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 42 22-24, 21-17, 19-17 1:08
Lead the series against # 45 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