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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Spain Open
July 6 - 10, 2004

(28, Q7) Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy

Laura Bruschini
Italy

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 26, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lecco

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$177,751.25

Annamaria Solazzi
Italy

Photo: Carl Schneider

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1965 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ancona

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (5 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$167,270.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	71	0	0	0	3	7	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$650.00
Overall	72	0	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,670.00

Previous Mallorca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Annamaria Solazzi - 9th	Laura Bruschini - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/6/2004	Qualifier 1	Annabelle Borchard / Irina Brandstetter, Austria (Q26)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:34
Wed, 7/7/2004	Qualifier 2	Tatiana Barrera / Claire Jaouen, France (30, Q10)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:34
Thu, 7/8/2004	Winner 1	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (5)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:38
Thu, 7/8/2004	Contender 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (12)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:42

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$22,575.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	0	$33,050.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	54	0	0	0	2	5	7	15	7	9	7	0	$216,395.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Total	72	0	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	13	9	0	$283,670.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Bruschini												Annamaria Solazzi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$14,037.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$13,162.50
14	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	0	$22,025.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2	0	$18,025.00
73	0	0	0	2	13	31	15	9	0	$127,528.75	Challenge/Four Star/Open	74	0	0	0	2	13	28	17	10	0	$120,672.50
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$975.00	Challenger	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,650.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$900.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
97	0	0	0	3	16	38	21	12	0	$170,391.25	Total	99	0	0	0	5	16	36	21	12	0	$159,910.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	$28,100.00	1	1	50.0 %
1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	2	0	0	$31,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2000	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	2	1	0	0	$30,000.00	2	1	66.7 %
2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	$40,000.00	17	14	54.8 %
2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	$24,645.00	14	13	51.9 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	$18,375.00	8	19	29.6 %
2004	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	$19,000.00	18	14	56.3 %
Total	FIVB	56	0	0	0	0	5	6	13	8	10	8	6	$191,120.00	61	64	48.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Bruschini													Annamaria Solazzi
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$781.25	1994	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	$3,750.00	1995	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	0	0	$5,375.00
7	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	$15,800.00	1996	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	1	0	$16,975.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$375.00	1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	$14,050.00	1997	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	$14,050.00
8	0	0	0	3	0	2	3	0	0	$24,675.00	1998	FIVB	8	0	0	0	3	0	2	3	0	0	$24,675.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$15,500.00	1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$15,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
11	0	0	0	0	4	6	1	0	0	$22,000.00	2000	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	$15,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	$20,000.00	2001	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	0	$22,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	$12,322.50	2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	$12,322.50
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	$9,187.50	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	4	$9,187.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	$9,500.00	2004	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	$9,500.00
86	0	0	0	3	16	33	17	10	7	$148,266.25	Total	Total	87	0	0	0	4	16	32	20	9	6	$146,110.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	41	74.5%	6	10.9%	8	14.5%	47-8	85.5%	17	22.7%	11	14.7%	47	62.7%	17-58	22.7%	41-47	46.6%	23-19	54.8%	1	1	68-70	49.3%
2003-2004	23	76.7%	1	3.3%	6	20.0%	24-6	80.0%	8	19.5%	5	12.2%	28	68.3%	8-33	19.5%	23-28	45.1%	9-11	45.0%	1	0	33-39	45.8%
Against the Field	26	72.2%	3	8.3%	7	19.4%	29-7	80.6%	9	25.0%	6	16.7%	21	58.3%	9-27	25.0%	52-42	55.3%	24-24	50.0%	0	0	39-33	54.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	7	3	7	2	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	12	2	12	18	0	0	9	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	46
Total	0	0	19	5	20	24	0	0	14	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	70

Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 34-29 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	21, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-3
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	6	Bruschini/Solazzi	27, Q5	21-9, 21-16	0:35
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	8	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	21-14, 21-19	0:42
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	22-20, 22-24, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Lochowicz/Pottharst	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q6	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q7	21-17, 21-17	0:38
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	22, Q1	Bruschini/Solazzi	27, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:41
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	23	Ahmann/Vollmer	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-2
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	23	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q12	22-20, 21-17	0:54
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	Pohl/Rau	12	21-12, 21-17	0:35
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Pohl/Rau	10	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:59
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Pohl/Rau	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:50
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Clarke/Gerlic	17	22-20, 21-18	0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-2
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	37	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Series tied with # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:42
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Bruschini/Solazzi	23	21-16, 21-15	0:32
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Wang/You, China 0-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Wang/You	8	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	20-22, 24-22, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q6	18-21, 21-15, 19-17	1:04
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	11	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-15, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q10	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q7	21-23, 21-19, 15-9	1:03
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Bruschini/Solazzi	18	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:56
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	21-15, 27-29, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:44
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Bruschini/Solazzi	19	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	21-16, 21-18	0:37
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool O	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	22-20, 21-19	0:43
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	21-13, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # 21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q12	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18, Q4	12-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-0
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	21-16, 21-15	0:41
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	21-12, 21-17	0:31
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	19	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 26 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/30/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	28, Q8	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q9	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	30, Q11	Bruschini/Solazzi	19	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:37
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 29 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-3
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26	Bruschini/Solazzi	23	24-26, 21-13, 15-13	0:56
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	21	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	12-21, 21-16, 20-18	1:01
8/24/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 2	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	21-15, 15-21, 15-12	0:46
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kusuhara/Tokuno	21	21-12, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
7/7/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q7	Barrera/Jaouen	30, Q10	21-10, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Josefsen/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q12	Josefsen/Wiig	Q21	21-16, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # Q17 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Ikauniece/Minusa	38	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q18 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	Erni/Trussel	Q26	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # Q19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	Keizer/Mooren	Q25	21-14, 21-18	0:34
3/10/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Keizer/Mooren	Q23	21-12, 28-26	0:49
Lead the series against # Q20 Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/15/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q10	Gschweidl/Swoboda	Q23	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q21 Makabe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/29/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q9	Makabe/Tanaka	Q24	21-10, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # Q26 Borchard/Brandstetter, Austria 1-0
7/6/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q7	Borchard/Brandstetter	Q26	21-13, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q28 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
3/9/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Barry/Lukiw	Q26	21-17, 21-14	0:44