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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 13, 2014

(25) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Eugenio Amore - 41st
2010	Did not play	Giorgio Domenghini - 41st
2011	Did not play	Daniele Lupo - 41st
2012	Did not play	Andrea D'Avanzo - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	18	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	17	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	17	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	5	9th	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	18, Q1	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	27, Q4	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	27, Q8	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	31, Q22	4th	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	32, Q10	5th	480	US$10,000.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2014	Pool H	Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (8)	Lost 23-25, 18-21	0:45
Thu, 7/10/2014	Pool H	Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (9)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 12-15	0:53
Fri, 7/11/2014	Pool H	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (24)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Ranghieri/Tomatis trail the series against the field 18-21 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-13, 21-16	0:35
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-15, 21-6	0:31
Series tied with # 2 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	21-19, 22-20	0:36
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q4	Lupo/Nicolai	11	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	4	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	21-14, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 5 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 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18, Q1	Gavira/Herrera	5	13-21, 21-15, 19-17	0:50
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 # 8 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Filho/Santos	8	Ranghieri/Tomatis	25	25-23, 21-18	0:45
Series tied with # 9 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Gabathuler/Gerson	9	Ranghieri/Tomatis	25	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:53
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	Gabathuler/Gerson	32, Q15	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	Erdmann/Matysik	1	14-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:49
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:37
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q8	19-21, 28-26, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	21-16, 21-17	0:30
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/6/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q11	24-22, 21-14	0:37
Series tied with # 17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-16, 14-21, 15-11	0:51
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 # 19 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 # 21 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-18, 13-21, 15-8	0:41
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Saxton/Schalk	18	21-12, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 22 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18, Q1	Dollinger/Fluggen	15	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Horst	24	Ranghieri/Tomatis	25	21-13, 21-16	0:39
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	Doppler/Horst	16	22-20, 16-21, 18-16	0:52
Trail the series against # 26 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kantor/Losiak	19	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q4	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 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
Series tied with # Q5 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-1
12/14/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Solovejs	14	Ranghieri/Tomatis	5	21-16, 24-22	0:39
8/21/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q8	Plavins/Solovejs	Q9	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q4	Eithun/Horrem	22	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # Q10 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 0-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Santos/Santos Pereira	32, Q24	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	14-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:46
Lead the series against # Q16 Eglseer/Koraimann, Austria 1-0
12/12/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Pool E	Ranghieri/Tomatis	5	Eglseer/Koraimann	21, Q5	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q18 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18, Q1	Daguerre/Salvetti	31, Q12	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # Q21 Nummerdor/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Nummerdor/van de Velde	31, Q22	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	26-24, 21-17	0:37