Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011
(Q17) Matteo Martino/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Matteo Martino
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 28, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Alessandria
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 98 kg (216 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 5th (FIVB The Hague 2010)
Career Winnings: US$16,550.00
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB6000000103011 US$24,000.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 29 17th 120 US$2,800.00
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/7/2011 Qualifier 1 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (Q16) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Tue, 6/7/2011 Qualifier 2 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (13, Q1) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Martino/Nicolai trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Araujo/Santos 3 Martino/Nicolai 29 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Martino/Nicolai 29 25-23, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Cunha/Solberg 13, Q1 Martino/Nicolai Q17 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Martino/Nicolai Q17 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q16 21-11, 21-17 0:31