Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 20 - 25, 1999
(Q17) Roberto Lopes/Franco Neto, Brazil
 
Roberto Lopes da Costa
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1966 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Bacabal
Resides: Fortaleza, CE
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 98
Career Wins: 15
Career Winnings: US$636,285.00
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 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB82137117105102539 US$838,970.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Franco Neto - 5th Roberto Lopes - 5th
1996 Franco Neto - 1st Roberto Lopes - 1st
1997 Franco Neto - 5th Roberto Lopes - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open Q18 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open 1 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 1/13-17/1999 Argentina Open Q3 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 3 2 306 US$23,000.00
FIVB 2/12-15/1998 Brazil Open 5 3 272 US$15,000.00
FIVB 12/4-7/1997 Brazil Open 8 5 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 20 9 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 9/4-7/1997 Spain Open Q1 33 24 US$0.00
FIVB 8/29-31/1997 Turkey Open 7 4 210 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Belgium Open Q1 33 24 US$0.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Portugal Open 16 2 540 US$42,000.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Austria Open Q1 33 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-27/1997 French Open 8 5 165 US$6,000.00
Marseille World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/20/1999 Anjas Asmara / Iwan Sumoyo, Indonesia (Q48) Won 15-7 0:38
Tue, 7/20/1999 Taichi Morikawa / Ko Ozaki, Japan (Q16) Won 15-6 0:35
Wed, 7/21/1999 Giovane Gavio / Tande Ramos, Brazil (14) Lost 12-15 0:53
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Franco Neto - 9th Roberto Lopes - 9th
2003Rio de Janeiro Did not play Harley Marques - 9th
2005Berlin Did not play Tande Ramos - 13th
2007Gstaad Did not play Pedro Cunha - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 20 9 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships Q17 33 42 US$0.00
Head to Head Results
Lopes/Neto lead the series against the field 3-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 7 Conde/Martinez, Argentina 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Lopes/Neto 20 Conde/Martinez 13 12-11, 12-8 1:31
Trail the series against # 10 Kvalheim/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/25/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 3 Kvalheim/Maaseide 6 Lopes/Neto 1 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 14 Gavio/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Gavio/Ramos 14 Lopes/Neto Q17 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q16 Morikawa/Ozaki, Japan 1-0
7/20/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Lopes/Neto Q17 Morikawa/Ozaki Q16 15-6 0:35
Lead the series against # Q48 Asmara/Sumoyo, Indonesia 1-0
7/20/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Lopes/Neto Q17 Asmara/Sumoyo Q48 15-7 0:38