Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
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June 22 - 26, 2005
(3) Franco Neto/Tande Ramos, Brazil
 
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
Tande Samuel Ramos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 20, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Resende-Rio de Janeiro
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 71
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$326,570.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB23123241412012 US$233,500.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Roberto Lopes - 2nd Did not play
1997 Roberto Lopes - 17th Did not play
1998 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 41st
1999 Did not play Giovane Gavio - 5th
2001 Did not play Emanuel Rego - 3rd
2002 Roberto Lopes - 9th Did not play
2003 Harley Marques - 1st Rogerio 'Para' Ferreira - Country Quota
2004 Tande Ramos - 9th Franco Neto - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 2 4 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 2 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 2 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 7 2 486 US$27,000.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 7 2 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 8, Q1 5 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 3 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 7 9 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 5 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/9-13/2004 Puerto Rico Open 2 3 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 5 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open 8 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 2 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 12 1 360 US$27,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 14 5 216 US$9,000.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 2 John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (35) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Thu, 6/23/2005 Winner 3 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (14) Lost 24-26, 24-26 1:01
Fri, 6/24/2005 Contender 3 Martin Engvik / Kjell Goranson, Norway (34) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 6/24/2005 Contender 4 Conrad Leinemann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (28) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 12-15 0:59
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Roberto Lopes - 9th Did not play
1999Marseille Roberto Lopes - 33rd Giovane Gavio - 25th
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Emanuel Rego - 5th
2003Rio de Janeiro Harley Marques - 9th Pedro Cunha - 17th
2007Gstaad Pedro Cunha - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 3 13 300 US$10,500.00
Head to Head Results
Neto/Ramos lead the series against the field 29-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
8/1/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 2 Neto/Ramos 7 21-18, 21-16 0:48
7/4/04FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 8 21-15, 21-19 0:33
3/28/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Gold Medal Neto/Ramos 12 Rego/Santos 1 27-25, 14-21, 15-12 1:00
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Neto/Ramos 12 21-15, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-2
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 Neto/Ramos 2 21-15, 20-19 Retired 0:48
6/18/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3, Q1 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 1:05
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 Neto/Ramos 2 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-2
6/19/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-18, 21-15 0:52
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 5 Neto/Ramos 2 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-1
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 21-18, 21-16 0:41
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 1 26-24, 21-13 0:55
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Neto/Ramos 14 20-22, 21-16, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Egger/Laciga 11 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 3-0
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 5 Neto/Ramos 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 21-14, 21-12 0:33
7/4/04FIVBNorway Open Bronze Medal Neto/Ramos 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 12 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:54
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 21-14, 24-22 0:39
Series tied with # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-18, 24-26, 15-12 1:03
7/25/04FIVBMazury Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 7 Heuscher/Kobel 1 21-15, 21-18 0:38
5/29/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Contender 5 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Neto/Ramos 8 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Neto/Ramos 14 19-21, 22-20, 23-21 1:11
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 5-2
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Neto/Ramos 2 Schacht/Slack 10 21-19, 21-14 0:49
6/26/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 11 Neto/Ramos 7 21-23, 22-20, 15-10 1:15
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Schacht/Slack 12 21-17, 21-16 0:51
6/12/04FIVBPuerto Rico Open Winner 4 Neto/Ramos 2 Schacht/Slack 11 12-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:15
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 5 Schacht/Slack 12 21-11, 21-16 0:37
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 15 Neto/Ramos 2 21-14, 21-19 0:46
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 14 Schacht/Slack 17 21-16, 21-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 Neto/Ramos 3 26-24, 26-24 1:01
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 Neto/Ramos 2 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Neto/Ramos 7 Kais/Vesik 25, Q2 21-16, 21-11 0:33
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 8, Q1 Kais/Vesik 25 27-25, 21-16 0:50
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Kais/Vesik 14 21-18, 18-21, 31-29 1:12
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Horrem/Pettersen 15 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/19/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 25 Neto/Ramos 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 1:06
Lead the series against # 21 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 2 Klemperer/Koreng 18, Q7 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/5/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Child/Heese 29, Q2 Neto/Ramos 5 34-32, 21-16 0:55
Lead the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 7 Gartmayer/Nowotny 16 21-16, 21-19 0:45
3/27/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Semi-Finals Neto/Ramos 12 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q11 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 28 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Leinemann/VanHuizen 28 Neto/Ramos 3 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 29 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 8 Hernandez/Papaleo 24 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 34 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Neto/Ramos 3 Engvik/Goranson 34 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 35 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Neto/Ramos 3 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 35 21-13, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 41 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 7 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q6 25-27, 21-13, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # 42 Canet/Hamel, France 2-0
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 12 Canet/Hamel 21 26-24, 21-10 0:45
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Neto/Ramos 14 Canet/Hamel 19 21-19, 21-12 0:44