Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 15 - 19, 2004
(31, Q10) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Daniela Gattelli - 9th Did not play
2001 Annamaria Solazzi - 17th Laura Bruschini - 17th
2002 Annamaria Solazzi - 25th Laura Bruschini - 25th
2003 Annamaria Solazzi - 9th Laura Bruschini - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 27, Q5 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 28, Q6 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open Q8 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 31, Q7 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 37 37th 80 US$1,875.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/15/2004 Qualifier 2 Chrisi Gschweidl / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (Q23) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Wed, 6/16/2004 Qualifier 3 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (30, Q7) Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-9 1:03
Thu, 6/17/2004 Winner 1 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:38
Thu, 6/17/2004 Contender 1 Jia Tian / Xi Zhang, China (18) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi trail the series against the field 26-29 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 14 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 # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q10 21-13, 21-19 0:38
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 21-18, 21-19 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Lochowicz/Pottharst 12 Bruschini/Solazzi 28, Q6 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Bruschini/Solazzi Q7 Erni/Trussel Q26 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11, Q8 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 21, Q9 Bruschini/Solazzi Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 18 Tian/Zhang, China 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Tian/Zhang 18 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q10 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 Clarke/Gerlic 17 22-20, 21-18 0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 21-16, 21-15 0:41
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 # 30, Q7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q10 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q7 21-23, 21-19, 15-9 1:03
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 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Ahmann/Vollmer 22, Q1 Bruschini/Solazzi 27, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
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 # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q21 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 # Q23 Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/15/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q10 Gschweidl/Swoboda Q23 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Bruschini/Solazzi Q8 Keizer/Mooren Q25 21-14, 21-18 0:34
3/10/04FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 Keizer/Mooren Q23 21-12, 28-26 0:49