Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Alice Italian Open
September 1 - 5, 2004
(9) 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 Milan Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Annamaria Solazzi - 25th Laura Bruschini - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 31, Q7 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 26, Q1 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 28, Q7 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open Q9 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 31, Q12 13th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 31, Q10 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/3/2004 Winner 1 Amparo Hopf / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (24) Won 21-11, 21-10 0:29
Fri, 9/3/2004 Winner 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (25, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Sat, 9/4/2004 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:42
Sat, 9/4/2004 Contender 4 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (14) Lost 10-21, 13-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 25-22 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 21-19, 21-17 0:42
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q12 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Leenstra 12 Bruschini/Solazzi 28, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:42
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
Series tied with # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 16 Bruschini/Solazzi 26, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 23, Q9 Bruschini/Solazzi 26, Q1 21-19, 19-21, 19-17 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-3
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 21-10, 21-13 0:35
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 26, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25 21-18, 22-20 0:37
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 # 16 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-2
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 23 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q12 22-20, 21-17 0:54
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 24 Hopf/Pol, Spain 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Hopf/Pol 24 21-11, 21-10 0:29
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Lessard/Maxwell 25, Q1 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Josefsen/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q12 Josefsen/Wiig Q21 21-16, 21-10 0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # 30, Q9 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
Lead the series against # 32, Q12 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 Tychnova/Tychnova Q26 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:46