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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Transavia The Hague Grand Slam
June 11 - 16, 2013

(4) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

161

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$575,716.93

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 The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008	Did not play	Francesca Gonnelli - 5th
2010	Valeria Rosso - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	3	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	3	5th	300	US$6,500.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	2	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	7	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	5	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
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

The Hague Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/12/2013	Pool D	Patricia Missottenova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (29)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:33
Wed, 6/12/2013	Pool D	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (20, Q5)	Won 21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
Thu, 6/13/2013	Pool D	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13)	Won 21-12, 17-21, 15-11	0:43
Fri, 6/14/2013	Winner 2	Jolien Sinnema / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (28, Q10)	Won 21-13, 21-9	0:30
Sat, 6/15/2013	Winner 3	Marloes Wesselink / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (26)	Lost 13-21, 21-18, 10-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Cicolari/Menegatti lead the series against the field 32-26 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 3-1
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-18, 21-18	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-9
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Kessy/Ross	4	20-22, 21-19, 19-17	1:03
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	4	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:59
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	21-17, 24-26, 15-13	0:57
11/5/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-18, 21-19	0:44
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	Kessy/Ross	5	26-24, 21-15	0:39
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	21-17, 21-16	0:34
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-16, 21-13	0:33
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
Lead the series against # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-2
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-10, 21-17	0:32
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	21	21-15, 21-16	0:41
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 5-1
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Birlova/Ukolova	24	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
7/29/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Birlova/Ukolova	18	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	21-18, 22-20	0:38
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	22-20, 22-20	0:40
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:52
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-2
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q6	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	21-18, 21-13	0:36
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/van Gestel	27, Q12	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-3
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	19-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
8/4/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Baquerizo/Fernandez	16	21-15, 21-16	0:38
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	20-22, 21-14, 15-6	0:45
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	21-18, 21-17	0:36
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	28	21-12, 21-13	0:29
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Baquerizo/Fernandez	17	21-16, 21-15	0:38
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	25, Q12	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	21-23, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	26-24, 26-24	0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Cicolari/Menegatti	4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-12, 17-21, 15-11	0:43
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	21-15, 21-17	0:33
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 # 14, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	16, Q1	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Salgado/Salgado	11	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	21-14, 21-11	0:32
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-16, 21-15	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Salgado/Salgado	12	21-17, 27-25	0:41
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	21-16, 16-21, 20-18	0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-0
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Borger/Buthe	14	21-14, 21-18	0:35
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	Borger/Buthe	25, Q3	21-11, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-19, 25-23	0:41
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	28, Q2	21-11, 21-17	0:34
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 # 20, Q5 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Cicolari/Menegatti	4	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20, Q5	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-15, 21-18	0:29
Lead the series against # 23 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 26 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	Cicolari/Menegatti	4	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	4	Sinnema/Stiekema	28, Q10	21-13, 21-9	0:30
Lead the series against # 29 Missottenova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool D	Cicolari/Menegatti	4	Missottenova/Skalnikova	29	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Broder/May	26, Q7	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # Q14 Hansel/Schutzenhofer, Austria 0-1
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Hansel/Schutzenhofer	30, Q14	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:56