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US$190,000 Myslowice Open
May 17 - 22, 2011

(14) Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy

Greta Cicolari
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 23, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bergamo

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$211,900.00

Marta Menegatti
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 16, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rovigo

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

161

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$575,716.93

Awards

Most Improved Player 2011

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	40	0	3	4	4	6	1	9	5	5	3	US$408,750.00

Previous Myslowice Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2006	Did not play	Debora Pini - 17th
FIVB Age Group WC 2007	Did not play	Gilda Lombardo - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	18	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	15	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	16	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	18	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/9-14/2010	Kristiansand Open	17	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	25	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	21	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/19-25/2010	Marseille Open	17	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	12	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	9	9th	320	US$8,000.00

Myslowice Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/19/2011	Winner 1	Laura Giombini / Valeria Rosso, Italy (19)	Won 14-21, 21-12, 16-14	0:48
Thu, 5/19/2011	Winner 2	Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 18-16	0:48
Thu, 5/19/2011	Winner 3	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:38
Thu, 5/19/2011	Winner 4	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2)	Lost 20-22, 8-21	0:37
Thu, 5/19/2011	Contender 6	Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Thu, 5/19/2011	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (4)	Won 26-24, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Thu, 5/19/2011	Gold Medal	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (6)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$29,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	2	2	3	3	0	7	0	4	1	0	$269,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	1	2	0	$110,350.00
Total	40	0	3	4	4	6	1	9	5	5	3	0	$408,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Greta Cicolari												Marta Menegatti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$14,500.00	World Championships	7	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	$45,200.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$11,500.00
30	0	2	2	3	3	7	4	4	0	$138,825.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	71	0	3	3	10	12	21	11	10	0	$372,725.00
20	0	1	2	1	2	8	1	4	0	$58,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	52	2	4	4	2	8	14	7	6	0	$132,350.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	1	3	1	1	1	3	2	2	0	$12,800.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
											U21 World Championships	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
53	0	3	4	4	7	16	5	8	0	$211,900.00	Total	161	3	12	8	13	27	50	23	18	0	$575,225.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2009	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$19,700.00	11	6	64.7 %
2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	1	0	$47,000.00	15	21	41.7 %
2011	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	$34,850.00	11	8	57.9 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	5	3	2	0	$101,550.00	37	35	51.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Greta Cicolari													Marta Menegatti
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$9,850.00	2009	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$9,850.00
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	2	0	$24,500.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	5	3	1	0	$37,800.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$17,425.00	2011	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$17,425.00
17	0	1	0	1	1	8	3	3	0	$51,775.00	Total	Total	28	0	4	0	1	4	12	5	2	0	$65,725.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	85	66.4%	24	18.8%	19	14.8%	109-19	85.2%	23	28.0%	15	18.3%	44	53.7%	23-59	28.0%	85-44	65.9%	47-34	58.0%	0	1	132-79	62.6%
2010-2011	42	64.6%	14	21.5%	9	13.8%	56-9	86.2%	6	14.3%	8	19.0%	28	66.7%	6-36	14.3%	42-28	60.0%	20-17	54.1%	0	1	62-46	57.4%
Against the Field	49	67.1%	14	19.2%	10	13.7%	63-10	86.3%	13	27.7%	10	21.3%	24	51.1%	13-34	27.7%	98-48	67.1%	54-40	57.4%	0	0	76-44	63.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	45	21	0	0	26	14	2	5	2	3	0	2	75	45
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	0	18	14	1	3	2	1	0	1	45	30
Total	0	0	3	0	55	23	0	0	48	31	3	8	4	4	0	3	132	79

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 22-22 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-2
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 6	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Antonelli/Antunes	1	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-13, 21-19	0:34
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-3
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	22-20, 21-8	0:37
5/7/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	21-15, 21-18	0:39
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Series tied with # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Xue/Zhang	3	21-15, 19-21, 18-16	0:48
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	21-17, 27-25	0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 4-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Semi-Finals	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	26-24, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-15, 21-19	0:35
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Cicolari/Menegatti	21	21-15, 21-14	0:34
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	22-20, 21-18	0:39
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	29, Q8	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-17, 11-21, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	8	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Gold Medal	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-18, 21-19	0:38
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	25	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Akers/Branagh, United States 1-0
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Akers/Branagh	8	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-0
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	Fendrick/Niles	16	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:51
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kolocova/Slukova	20	Cicolari/Menegatti	25	22-24, 21-15, 15-12	1:03
Series tied with # 15, Q2 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-1
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	Bawden/Palmer	18	24-22, 21-13	0:43
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	17	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	21-13, 7-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	21-18, 16-21, 20-18	1:00
Lead the series against # 17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-2
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Martins/Santanna	15	21-14, 23-21	0:38
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Martins/Santanna	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	13-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:48
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	16	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	21-12, 22-20	0:38
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	12	Martins/Santanna	21, Q1	21-16, 21-19	0:32
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	29, Q8	Martins/Santanna	14	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Lessard/Martin	15, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Giombini/Rosso, Italy 1-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Giombini/Rosso	19	14-21, 21-12, 16-14	0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	16	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	12-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:47
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Cicolari/Menegatti	12	18-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:46
Lead the series against # 21 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	Candelas/Garcia	24	21-17, 12-21, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
11/6/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Dampney/Mullin	25, Q1	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:54
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	Dampney/Mullin	18	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Series tied with # Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	Cicolari/Menegatti	15	21-19, 21-19	0:39
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q3 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	25	Meppelink/Wesselink	24	21-23, 21-16, 15-9	1:16
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Wesselink	28, Q10	Cicolari/Menegatti	12	21-17, 21-18	0:37
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	Meppelink/Wesselink	26, Q9	26-24, 27-25	0:50
Trail the series against # Q5 Huang/Yue, China 0-1
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Huang/Yue	30, Q8	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-6, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # Q10 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Banck/Gunther	23, Q3	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # Q24 Ma/Wang, China 0-1
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Ma/Wang	31	Cicolari/Menegatti	15	14-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:53