Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 World of TUI Open de Mallorca
September 3 - 7, 2003
(14) 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: 12
Tournaments: 108
Career Wins: 2
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: 10
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Carolina Beach 1995)
Career Winnings: US$190,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB721212841515144411 US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S11000000000000 US$6,000.00
Overall732212841515144411 US$333,200.00
Previous Mallorca Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Juan Rossell - 33rd Francisco Alvarez - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 11 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam 11 9 216 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 11 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 12 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 11 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 7 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open Q1 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 6 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 12 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 6, Q3 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 7 2 360 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/3-7/2002 Norway Open 7, Q16 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2002 Switzerland Open Q15 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2002 Germany Open 28, Q49 5 180 US$6,675.00
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/5/2003 Pool C Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (30, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Fri, 9/5/2003 Pool C Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Lost 21-16, 17-21, 14-16 1:03
Sat, 9/6/2003 Pool C Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (19, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:40
Sat, 9/6/2003 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (5) Lost 21-23, 21-19, 11-15 1:03
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 27-18
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 20 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-3
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Alvarez/Rossell 14 16-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:03
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 12 Alvarez/Rossell 11 24-26, 21-15, 15-12 1:01
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Dieckmann/Reckermann 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
Series tied with # 5 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 2-2
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5 Alvarez/Rossell 14 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
7/27/02FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Araujo/Insfran 5, Q1 Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 By Forfeit  
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Araujo/Insfran 2 21-16, 21-16 0:42
6/12/02FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Araujo/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-16, 21-18 0:44
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Hoidalen/Kjemperud 5 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/28/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-16, 27-25 0:51
7/21/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baracetti/Conde 3 24-22, 25-23 0:59
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Winner 2 Baracetti/Conde 3 Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Marques/Neto 6 Alvarez/Rossell 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Series tied with # 12 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Berger/Doppler 5 Alvarez/Rossell 12 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:53
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Berger/Doppler 18 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
7/26/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Canet/Hamel 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 35-33, 16-21, 15-11 1:10
Trail the series against # 17 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Berg/Dahl 23 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 21-18, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-17 0:41
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7 Schacht/Slack 39 27-25, 21-19 0:52
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Schacht/Slack 21 18-21, 21-14, 26-24 1:04
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-0
9/6/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Alvarez/Rossell 14 Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 21-13, 21-14 0:40
Series tied with # 20 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 11 Child/Heese 5 By Forfeit 0:51
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 4 Child/Heese 8 Alvarez/Rossell 10 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-19, 21-14 0:46
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-14, 37-35 0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Baxter/Henkel, United States 1-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Baxter/Henkel 26 13-21, 21-17, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # 23 Prosser/Williams, Australia 2-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Prosser/Williams 22, Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:35
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Prosser/Williams 23, Q3 21-15, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-0
7/17/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Klemperer/Rademacher 31 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Karasev/Zaitsev 22 Alvarez/Rossell 11 By Forfeit 0:10
8/10/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Rossell 6 Karasev/Zaitsev 28, Q4 18-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:53
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Karasev/Zaitsev 36 21-18, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Arkaev/Barsuk 27, Q16 20-22, 23-21, 15-10 0:52
Series tied with # 30, Q5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Alvarez/Rossell 14 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:36
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 28, Q17 Alvarez/Rossell Q1 23-21, 19-21, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # 32 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Alvarez/Rossell 7, Q16 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q17 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 2-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool G Alvarez/Rossell 7 Holden/Leinemann 10 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
6/14/02FIVBGermany Open Pool E Alvarez/Rossell 28, Q49 Holden/Leinemann 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # Q7 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/25/03FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27, Q9 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q17 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera 27 21-15, 21-8 0:38
Lead the series against # Q19 Gscheidle/Vesti, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6 Gscheidle/Vesti 22, Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q26 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Alvarez/Rossell 12 Brizida/Pedrosa 37 21-13, 21-11 0:38