Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(25) Francisco Alvarez/Wilfredo Villar, 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
Wilfredo Villar Casazayas
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Gramma
Resides: Gramma
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 9th (FIVB Gstaad 2006)
Career Winnings: US$28,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317252841Money
FIVB10000000125011 US$38,300.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Juan Rossell - 17th Did not play
2002 Juan Rossell - 17th Did not play
2004 Juan Rossell - 9th Did not play
2005 Oney Ramirez Bernal - 9th Juan Rossell - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 12 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 26, Q2 28 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 25, Q3 9 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 21 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 22 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q2 41 18 US$0.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool H Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:36
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool H Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (9) Lost 19-21, 32-30, 12-15 1:07
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool H Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (24) Won 14-21, 27-25, 15-10 1:03
Fri, 8/4/2006 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (1) Lost 13-8 Retired 0:17
Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Villar trail the series against the field 7-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 Alvarez/Villar 25 13-8 Retired 0:17
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Alvarez/Villar 25, Q3 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Alvarez/Villar 25, Q3 Heuscher/Kobel 9 21-19, 26-24 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 8 Alvarez/Villar 25 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Alvarez/Villar 25 21-19, 30-32, 15-12 1:07
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 11 Alvarez/Villar 22 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 1:03
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Alvarez/Villar 25, Q3 21-15, 22-24, 15-11 1:06
Series tied with # 16 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Egger/Laciga 7 Alvarez/Villar 26, Q2 22-20, 11-21, 15-11 0:55
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Villar 25, Q3 Egger/Laciga 8 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 6 Alvarez/Villar 21 22-20, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 21 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Amore/Fenili 23 Alvarez/Villar 26, Q2 21-13, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Alvarez/Villar 25 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 14-21, 27-25, 15-10 1:03
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Alvarez/Villar 26, Q2 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:01
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Alvarez/Villar 21 21-17, 21-16 0:46
Series tied with # 28, Q15 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28 Alvarez/Villar 12 21-18, 21-14 0:46
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Villar 26, Q2 Deulofeu/Salvetti Q18 21-12, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Villar 22 Bitencourt/Correa 27, Q25 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 1:08
Series tied with # Q8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Villar 25, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro Q19 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 1:00
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 Alvarez/Villar Q2 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 Alvarez/Villar 12 20-18 Retired  
Lead the series against # Q22 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Alvarez/Villar 12 Boersma/Mast 27, Q9 26-24, 21-18 0:44