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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 French Open
August 9 - 11, 1996

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Carolina Beach 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$190,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	1	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$327,200.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,000.00
Overall	73	2	2	1	2	8	4	15	15	14	4	4	1	1	US$333,200.00

Previous Pornichet Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/23-28/1996	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	10	7	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-7/1996	German Open	9	4	210	US$12,000.00
FIVB	6/21-23/1996	United States Open	8	5	180	US$9,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/2/1996	Turkey Open	7	9	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/9-12/1996	Brazil Open	7	13	90	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/5-7/1996	Spain Open	7	7	150	US$6,000.00
FIVB	2/8-11/1996	Brazil Open		5	24	US$12,000.00
FIVB	12/21-23/1995	South Africa Open		13	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	11/10-12/1995	Puerto Rico Open		1	50	US$20,000.00
FIVB	9/15-17/1995	Brazil Open		2	42	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/3/1995	Spain Open		5	24	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-26/1995	French Open		13	14	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/17-19/1995	Belgium Open		9	16	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/11-13/1995	Portugal Open		7	20	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/4-6/1995	Italian Open		13	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/29-31/1995	Japan Open		13	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/22-26/1995	Korea Open		7	20	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/14-16/1995	United States Open		13	14	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/2/1995	German Open		9	16	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/22-25/1995	French Open		17	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	5/5-7/1995	United States Open		17	12	US$1,000.00
FIVB	4/14-16/1995	Spain Open		4	30	US$8,000.00

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Rossell lead the series against the field 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
7/24/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 2	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Conde/Martinez	7	15-11	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
7/26/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 4	Child/Heese	8	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-4	0:30
Lead the series against # 7 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 1-0
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Contender 3	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Prosser/Zahner	13	15-6	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/25/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 3	Henkel/Smith	2	Alvarez/Rossell	10	15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Englen/Petersson, Sweden 1-0
7/23/96	FIVB	Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games	Winner 1	Alvarez/Rossell	10	Englen/Petersson	23	15-3	0:29