Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
October 1 - 6, 2002
(15) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Franco Neto - 1st Roberto Lopes - 1st
1995 Franco Neto - 1st Roberto Lopes - 1st
1996 Franco Neto - 9th Roberto Lopes - 9th
1997 Franco Neto - 5th Roberto Lopes - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 23, Q1 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 18 5 240 US$8,500.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/3/2002 Pool B Lula Barbosa / Adriano Garrido, Brazil (31, Q8) Won 21-16, 13-21, 15-12 0:53
Thu, 10/3/2002 Pool B Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (2) Lost 24-22, 18-21, 12-15 1:11
Fri, 10/4/2002 Pool B Fabio Diez / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain (18) Won 21-12, 21-11 0:39
Fri, 10/4/2002 Winner 1 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 19-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Lopes/Neto 15 21-13, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Araujo/Insfran 2 Lopes/Neto 15 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:11
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 6 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-3
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 8 Lopes/Neto 23, Q1 15-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 3-1
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Lopes/Neto 23, Q1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-14, 21-12 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 18 Diez/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Lopes/Neto 15 Diez/Garcia-Thompson 18 21-12, 21-11 0:39
Series tied with # 23, Q3 Moreira/Silva, Brazil 1-1
8/7/02FIVBSpain Open Country Quota Lopes/Neto 23, Q1 Moreira/Silva 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 1:08
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Moreira/Silva 4 Lopes/Neto 20 12-9, 12-10 2:00
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Rodriguez/Vasquez A., Venezuela 1-0
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Lopes/Neto 24, Q11 Rodriguez/Vasquez A. Q22 21-12, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Barbosa/Garrido, Brazil 1-0
10/3/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Lopes/Neto 15 Barbosa/Garrido 31, Q8 21-16, 13-21, 15-12 0:53