Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
April 30 - May 5, 2012
(6) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Marta Menegatti - 13th Greta Cicolari - 13th
2011 Marta Menegatti - 7th Greta Cicolari - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 7 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 5 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 3 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 13 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 14 4th 560 US$18,400.00
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
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2012 Pool F Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (27, Q12) Lost 13-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:48
Wed, 5/2/2012 Pool F Raquel Pellucci / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (22, Q3) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool F Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (11) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
Thu, 5/3/2012 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (24) Lost 12-21, 19-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Cicolari/Menegatti lead the series against the field 60-44 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 2-5
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 21-19, 21-15 0:35
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-17, 22-20 0:41
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 3 21-17, 22-24, 15-9 0:50
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-13 0:31
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 8 Cicolari/Menegatti 13 21-15, 21-19 0:35
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 # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 2-3
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:55
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Antonelli/Antunes 6 22-20, 21-14 0:36
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 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-3
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Bronze Medal Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-17, 21-18 0:35
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 21-17, 21-10 0:34
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 # 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 By Forfeit  
7/16/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 3 21-15, 21-16 0:40
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-7
11/5/11FIVBPhuket Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 21-18, 21-19 0:44
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Kessy/Ross 5 26-24, 21-15 0:39
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 21-17, 21-16 0:34
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 # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 7-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 6 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 15-21, 29-27, 16-14 1:06
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-3
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Kolocova/Slukova 7 12-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:48
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Kolocova/Slukova 23 21-18, 21-15 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 11 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 2-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Cunha/Lima 11 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
11/5/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 5 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Cunha/Lima 6 21-17, 21-13 0:41
Series tied with # 12 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-1
11/5/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 6 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Gielen/Mouha 12 21-15, 21-18 0:43
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Gielen/Mouha 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 2-1
11/6/11FIVBPhuket Open Bronze Medal Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Bawden/Palmer 19 21-19, 21-15 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Fendrick/Niles, United States 3-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Fendrick/Niles 14 21-16, 21-17 0:32
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool L Cicolari/Menegatti 13 Fendrick/Niles 12 21-17, 21-17 0:36
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 Fendrick/Niles 16 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-2
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez 10 20-22, 21-14, 15-6 0:45
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-18, 21-17 0:36
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez 28 21-12, 21-13 0:29
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
Trail the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Bansley/Maloney 30, Q12 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 3-1
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 22 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
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 # 20 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Kohler/Sude 22 21-12, 21-17 0:33
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Kohler/Sude 19 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Pellucci/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Pellucci/Salgado 22, Q3 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 24 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 24 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 25 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-2
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Holtwick/Semmler 15 21-10, 21-17 0:32
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
Series tied with # 26, Q6 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-1
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 27, Q4 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:52
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 # 27, Q12 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/van Gestel 27, Q12 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-13, 19-21, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 28, Q1 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 # 29, Q4 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Gioria/Momoli 21, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 28, Q2 21-11, 21-17 0:34
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 # 31, Q7 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 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Lavalle/Maestrini 14 21-11, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Candelas/Garcia 22 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 9 Candelas/Garcia 24 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 0:50
Series tied with # Q10 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-1
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Barsuk/Vozakova 22, Q5 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-19, 21-17 0:33
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 13 Barsuk/Vozakova 26 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Dampney/Mullin, England 4-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Dampney/Mullin 27 19-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:51
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Dampney/Mullin 26, Q12 23-21, 21-16 0:40
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
Lead the series against # Q16 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 7 Nishibori/Urata 26, Q12 21-11, 21-6 0:35
Lead the series against # Q17 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Lessard/Martin 15, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q21 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik 10 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q22 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool L Cicolari/Menegatti 13 Boulton/Johns 36 21-17, 21-15 0:34