Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012
(5) 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 Berlin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 5 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 10 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 6 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool E Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (28, Q2) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:38
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool E Angie Akers / Brittany Hochevar, United States (21, Q3) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-3 0:44
Fri, 7/13/2012 Pool E Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (12, Q4) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:29
Sat, 7/14/2012 Winner 2 Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (15) Won 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Sat, 7/14/2012 Winner 3 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Won 20-22, 21-19, 19-17 1:03
Sun, 7/15/2012 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:41
Sun, 7/15/2012 Bronze Medal Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Head to Head Results
Cicolari/Menegatti lead the series against the field 64-41 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 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 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-5
7/15/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 21-18, 21-16 0:41
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 10 21-13, 21-15 0:33
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
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-3
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-18, 21-15 0:37
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 # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-9
7/14/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Kessy/Ross 4 20-22, 21-19, 19-17 1:03
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:59
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 8 21-17, 24-26, 15-13 0:57
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 # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-3
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 10 Kolocova/Slukova 7 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Cicolari/Menegatti 10 Kolocova/Slukova 7 11-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:46
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 # 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 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-2
7/15/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-13, 21-19 0:35
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 # 9 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 2-2
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Gielen/Mouha 13 Cicolari/Menegatti 3 21-15, 23-21 0:39
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Gielen/Mouha 21 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 24 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12, Q4 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Nestarcova/Pridalova 12, Q4 21-15, 21-18 0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 8 Borger/Buthe 25, Q3 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 3-1
7/14/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Barsuk/Vozakova 15 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 8 Barsuk/Vozakova 9 21-8, 23-21 0:34
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 17 Fendrick/Niles, United States 4-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Cicolari/Menegatti 10 Fendrick/Niles 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-2
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 21-17, 24-22 0:41
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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Akers/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Akers/Hochevar 21, Q3 21-15, 16-21, 15-3 0:44
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q1 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 # 24, Q9 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 # 26 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 5-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-14, 21-11 0:32
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 26, Q2 26-24, 17-21, 15-11 0:54
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 # 28, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-1
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q2 21-18, 22-20 0:38
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Cicolari/Menegatti 10 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q5 22-20, 22-20 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 29 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 # Q6 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool E Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Goricanec/Graessli 28, Q9 18-21, 21-15, 15-6 0:45
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q14 Giombini/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Giombini/Orsi Toth 32 21-15, 25-23 0:47
Lead the series against # Q22 Klopf/Teufl, Austria 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Klopf/Teufl 30, Q10 21-14, 21-10 0:32