Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(37) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Did not play Consuelo Turetta - 17th
1996 Caterina De Marinis - 17th Consuelo Turetta - 13th
1997 Annamaria Solazzi - 13th Laura Bruschini - 13th
1998 Annamaria Solazzi - 17th Laura Bruschini - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q7 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 24 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 19 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q8 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q6 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 22 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 23 25th 60 US$3,500.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool M Dianne DeNecochea / Nancy Reynolds, United States (13) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:39
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool M Angela Lavalle / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (36) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:55
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool M Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (12) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:33
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Annamaria Solazzi - 9th Laura Bruschini - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Annamaria Solazzi - 17th Laura Bruschini - 17th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Annamaria Solazzi - 5th Laura Bruschini - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Diletta Lunardi - 25th Nicoletta Luciani - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 16 9th 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 5 17th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 15 5th 300 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 37 37th 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi trail the series against the field 23-29 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 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 # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool F Tian/Wang 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-15, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 19 21-16, 21-17 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lahme/Musch 26, Q9 Bruschini/Solazzi Q8 22-20, 22-24, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Bruschini/Solazzi 37 21-15, 21-17 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M DeNecochea/Reynolds 13 Bruschini/Solazzi 37 21-14, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Bruschini/Solazzi 22 Kadijk/Leenstra 6 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
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 # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Minello 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 0-1
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool H Wang/You 8 Bruschini/Solazzi 24 20-22, 24-22, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-2
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool H Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Bruschini/Solazzi 24 21-19, 21-18 0:44
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Bruschini/Solazzi 19 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 21-16, 21-18 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 28 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
Series tied with # 29 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
Trail the series against # 30 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool H Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q3 Bruschini/Solazzi 24 21-19, 21-18 0:37
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 # 34 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
Trail the series against # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-2
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dumont/Martin 31, Q27 Bruschini/Solazzi Q6 23-21, 21-17 0:41
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Dumont/Martin 31, Q23 Bruschini/Solazzi 18 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 36 Lavalle/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool M Lavalle/Rodrigues 36 Bruschini/Solazzi 37 24-22, 21-18 0:55
Trail the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-2
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Alcon/Pol 30, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi Q7 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 39 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Bruschini/Solazzi 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:51