Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 24 - 28, 2003
(23) Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy
 
Laura Bruschini
Italy
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
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
Photo: Carl Schneider
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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Caterina De Marinis - 7th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 22 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 18 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 23 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 14 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 14 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool G Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:32
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool G Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (26) Lost 26-24, 13-21, 13-15 0:56
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool G Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (10) Won 17-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:52
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 24-16 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 6 Series, 5 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 # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 18 21-15, 21-16 0:38
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Minello 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 7 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kadijk/Leenstra 7 Bruschini/Solazzi 23 21-16, 21-15 0:32
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 # 8 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Tian/Wang 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-15, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 23 Ahmann/Vollmer 10 17-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 13 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
Series tied with # 16 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Bruschini/Solazzi 18 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:56
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-15, 27-29, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 18 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
Series tied with # 20, Q1 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 # 22 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 # 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-3
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 Bruschini/Solazzi 23 24-26, 21-13, 15-13 0:56
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 # 29, Q3 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Bruschini/Solazzi 22 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q3 21-12, 21-17 0:31
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Garcia/Gaxiola 19 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 32, Q10 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 Barros/Rodrigues, Brazil 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Bruschini/Solazzi 22 Barros/Rodrigues 6, Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q14 Boileau/Morin, Canada 2-0
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 23 Boileau/Morin 26, Q5 21-14, 21-5 0:29
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Boileau/Morin 38 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # Q20 Almaral/Huerta, Mexico 1-0
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bruschini/Solazzi 5 Almaral/Huerta 28 15-5 0:33
Trail the series against # Q24 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Dumont/Martin 31, Q23 Bruschini/Solazzi 18 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52