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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
August 6 - 10, 2013

(31, Q22) Alex Ranghieri/Andrea Tomatis, Italy

Alex Ranghieri
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pordenone

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$297,640.15

Andrea Tomatis
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 9, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Milan

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Chennai 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Berlin 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$104,175.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	23	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	5	3	2	6	1	US$100,100.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Eugenio Amore - 57th
2008	Did not play	Ivan Zaytsev - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	32, Q10	5th	480	US$10,000.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/6/2013	Qualifier 1	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (Q11)	Won 24-22, 21-14	0:37
Tue, 8/6/2013	Qualifier 2	Sergiy Popov / Valeriy Samoday, Ukraine (Q6)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:36
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool B	Bruno Schmidt / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Lost 17-21, 21-18, 10-15	0:54
Wed, 8/7/2013	Pool B	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (15)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:32
Thu, 8/8/2013	Pool B	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (18)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:33
Fri, 8/9/2013	Winner 1	Philip Gabathuler / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (22)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:43
Fri, 8/9/2013	Winner 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (3)	Won 15-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:58
Fri, 8/9/2013	Winner 3	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (8)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:38
Sat, 8/10/2013	Semi-Finals	Vitor Felipe / Evandro Goncalves, Brazil (13, Q1)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:39
Sat, 8/10/2013	Bronze Medal	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (12)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Ranghieri/Tomatis lead the series against the field 11-6 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Schmidt/Solberg	2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	15-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Gibb/Patterson	1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	21-17, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Dollinger/Windscheif	8	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	12	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	14	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	21-12, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felipe/Goncalves	13, Q1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	Kapa/McHugh	10	16-21, 23-21, 18-16	0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	Q34	Huber/Seidl	Q31	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-0
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Saxton/Schalk	18	21-12, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Gabathuler/Weingart	22	21-18, 21-18	0:43
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	Gabathuler/Weingart	15	21-17, 26-24	0:45
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 0-1
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Hadrava/Kufa	16	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q3 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Ranghieri/Tomatis	32, Q10	Smedins/Sorokins	17	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Popov/Samoday, Ukraine 1-0
8/6/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Popov/Samoday	Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
8/6/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q11	24-22, 21-14	0:37