Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011
(14) Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy
 
Greta Cicolari
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 23, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Bergamo
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$211,900.00
Marta Menegatti
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rovigo
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 161
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$575,716.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB400344619553 US$408,750.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 14 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool C Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (19) Lost 19-21, 23-21, 9-15 0:58
Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool C Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (30, Q6) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:44
Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool C Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:33
Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 1 Angie Akers / Nicole Branagh, United States (12, Q2) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:55
Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7) Won 21-15, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 3 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (11, Q1) Won 21-16, 16-21, 20-18 0:56
Sat, 6/11/2011 Semi-Finals Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (31) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:38
Sat, 6/11/2011 Bronze Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Cicolari/Menegatti trail the series against the field 31-32 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:45
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-13, 21-11 0:26
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-2
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Antonelli/Antunes 1 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-13, 21-19 0:34
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-5
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-16, 21-13 0:33
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 22-20, 21-8 0:37
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 21-15, 21-18 0:39
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Gold Medal Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 21-18, 21-19 0:38
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 25 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 8 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 5-1
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-15, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 26-24, 19-21, 15-11 0:55
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-15, 21-19 0:35
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Cicolari/Menegatti 21 21-15, 21-14 0:34
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 22-20, 21-18 0:39
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-17, 11-21, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 8 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Xue/Zhang 3 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 0:48
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 21-17, 27-25 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Huang/Yue, China 0-1
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Huang/Yue 30, Q8 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-6, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 21-16, 16-21, 20-18 0:56
Lead the series against # 12, Q2 Akers/Branagh, United States 2-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Akers/Branagh 12, Q2 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:55
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Akers/Branagh 8 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-0
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 Fendrick/Niles 16 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Lessard/Martin 15, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 21-18, 16-21, 20-18 1:00
Series tied with # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 Bawden/Palmer 18 24-22, 21-13 0:43
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 17 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 21-13, 7-21, 15-13 0:45
Series tied with # 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 36-34, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-3
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Kolocova/Slukova 19 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 0:58
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Kolocova/Slukova 10 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:51
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Kolocova/Slukova 20 Cicolari/Menegatti 25 22-24, 21-15, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 20 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 12-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:47
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Cicolari/Menegatti 12 18-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:46
Series tied with # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Baquerizo/Fernandez 17 21-16, 21-15 0:38
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 25, Q12 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 21-23, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 23 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 2-1
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-15, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-2
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 Martins/Santanna 15 21-14, 23-21 0:38
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Martins/Santanna 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 16 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-12, 22-20 0:38
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 12 Martins/Santanna 21, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:32
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 Martins/Santanna 14 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 26 Giombini/Rosso, Italy 1-0
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Giombini/Rosso 19 14-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 9 Candelas/Garcia 24 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 0:50
Trail the series against # 29 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Birlova/Ukolova 30, Q6 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 31 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 31 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 21 21-15, 21-16 0:41
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 32, Q5 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 25 Meppelink/Wesselink 24 21-23, 21-16, 15-9 1:16
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/Wesselink 28, Q10 Cicolari/Menegatti 12 21-17, 21-18 0:37
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 26-24, 27-25 0:50
Series tied with # Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Cicolari/Menegatti 15 21-19, 21-19 0:39
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q15 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Dampney/Mullin 25, Q1 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:54
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 Dampney/Mullin 18 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # Q24 Ma/Wang, China 0-1
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Ma/Wang 31 Cicolari/Menegatti 15 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:53