Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
July 31 - August 3, 2002
(14) Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy
 
Laura Bruschini
Italy
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 26, 1966 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Lecco
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$177,751.25
Annamaria Solazzi
Italy

Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Ancona
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 99
Career Best: 4th (5 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$167,270.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB71000377179139411 US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$650.00
Overall72000387179139411 US$283,670.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Annamaria Solazzi - 5th Laura Bruschini - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 21 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 14 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 12 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 7 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 7 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 15 5th 300 US$10,000.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/31/2002 Pool L Anouk Boileau / Julie Morin, Canada (38) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:45
Wed, 7/31/2002 Pool L Leila Barros / Sandra Pires, Brazil (11) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:44
Thu, 8/1/2002 Pool L Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (35) Won 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:54
Fri, 8/2/2002 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (21) Lost 21-12, 16-21, 18-20 1:01
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 23-15 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-3
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Cook/Pottharst 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-16, 21-16 0:39
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Cook/Pottharst 4 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:50
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-16, 13-21, 15-11 0:52
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 15-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Minello 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 21 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool O Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 22-20, 21-19 0:43
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-16, 21-17 0:42
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 21-13, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool E Bruschini/Solazzi 21 Mellitzer/Swoboda 28 21-10, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Barros/Pires 11 21-15, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 21 22-20, 21-19 0:49
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 21-17, 23-21 0:45
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 15-2 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool E Bruschini/Solazzi 21 Pohl/Rau 12 21-12, 21-17 0:35
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Pohl/Rau 10 21-14, 19-21, 18-16 0:59
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Pohl/Rau 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:50
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-2
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 12-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:01
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson 25 19-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-15, 27-29, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-17, 21-17 0:47
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 28 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 0-1
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Gougeon/Lessard 23 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-14, 18-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 34 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa, Mexico 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa 35 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 35 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 35 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:54
Series tied with # 36 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-15, 21-15 0:32
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Alcon/Pol 26 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 37 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Ikauniece/Minusa 38 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 38 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Boileau/Morin 38 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:45