Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006
(4) Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Pedro Henrique de Miranda D'Araújo da Cunha
Brazil
Photo: Mauricio Kaye
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1983 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Rio de Janeiro
Resides: Rio de Janeiro
Height: 189 cm (6'2")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 10
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$493,000.00
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 
TourPlayed123457913172533CQMoney
FIVB35165443414012 US$427,500.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Roberto Lopes - 4th
2003 Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2004 Did not play Tande Ramos - 9th
2005 Luiz Dulinski - Country Quota Tande Ramos - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 3 3 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 5 2 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 8 5 220 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 10, Q1 2 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open Q1 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 4, Q1 4 280 US$12,000.00
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (29) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (13) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:49
Fri, 6/23/2006 Winner 3 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (12) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:47
Sat, 6/24/2006 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:49
Sat, 6/24/2006 Contender 6 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (13) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:43
Sun, 6/25/2006 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 23-21, 20-22, 13-15 1:20
Sun, 6/25/2006 Bronze Medal Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 13-15 1:08
Head to Head Results
Cunha/Neto lead the series against the field 24-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-5
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4 21-16, 21-16 0:49
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 5 21-11, 10-21, 15-13 1:00
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 21-12, 21-19 0:42
8/28/05FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-14, 21-19 0:47
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Cunha/Neto 4 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 1:08
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 4 Cunha/Neto 3 21-18, 12-21, 15-12 1:01
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 5 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-3
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Cunha/Neto 4 21-23, 22-20, 15-13 1:20
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 5 21-19, 21-18 0:42
11/26/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Cunha/Neto 8 22-20, 22-20 0:53
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-17, 21-17 1:02
Lead the series against # 8 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 5 Egger/Laciga 4 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Kais/Vesik 14 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Cunha/Neto 8 Klemperer/Schneider 9 21-17, 23-25, 15-10 1:08
Lead the series against # 12 Lione/Varnier, Italy 4-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4 Lione/Varnier 12 21-11, 21-17 0:47
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 3 Lione/Varnier 7 21-19, 21-15 0:51
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Lione/Varnier 7, Q14 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 4-0
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 21-15, 21-19 0:43
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4 Baracetti/Conde 13 23-21, 21-17 0:49
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 5 Baracetti/Conde 13 By Forfeit  
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 8 Baracetti/Conde 11 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 16, Q15 Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/30/06FIVBCroatia Open Country Quota Lopes/Solberg 18, Q15 Cunha/Neto 21-19, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Brenha/Maia 13 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 2-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 3 Horrem/Pettersen 11 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:10
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 Horrem/Pettersen 12 21-14, 17-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 21-18, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 3 Heese/VanHuizen 14 21-17, 21-15 1:22
Lead the series against # 29 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 4 Amore/Fenili 29 21-14, 21-10 0:38
Series tied with Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Insfran/Marques 4 21-18, 21-16 0:45
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Insfran/Marques 3 Cunha/Neto 4, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:58
Lead the series against # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cunha/Neto 5 Cadieux/Leinemann 21, Q3 21-12, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # Q18 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Cunha/Neto 8 Ces/Dugrip 25, Q2 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q20 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 5 Nishimura/Shiratori 28, Q12 21-12, 21-19 0:42
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Cunha/Neto 10, Q1 Nishimura/Shiratori 30, Q16 23-21, 21-17 0:54