European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004
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: 109
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$214,684.02
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: 113
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$208,975.40
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
CEV114230101000000 US$49,274.96
FIVB71000377179139411 US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$650.00
Overall83423397189139411 US$332,944.96
Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
CEV 5/12-16/2004 Italian Open 3rd 80 € 4,500.00
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
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 18 17th 60 US$2,500.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/10/2004 Pool D Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain Won 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 6/10/2004 Pool D Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Fri, 6/11/2004 Pool D Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany Lost 16-21, 21-16, 16-18 0:58
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 1 Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic Won 23-21, 21-18 0:34
Fri, 6/11/2004 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland Lost 21-18, 18-21, 7-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 31-22 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-2
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Ahmann/Vollmer Bruschini/Solazzi 21-16, 16-21, 18-16 0:58
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
Series tied with Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-2
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Bruschini/Solazzi Alcon/Pol 21-12, 21-18 0:37
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
Series tied with Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-1
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool D Bruschini/Solazzi Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-2
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
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 4 15-3 0:31
Lead the series against 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 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-3
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi Gattelli/Perrotta By Forfeit  
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
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:00
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 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool A Glesnes/Maaseide Bruschini/Solazzi 21-15, 21-13 0:35
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
Lead the series against Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi Hajeckova/Novotna 23-21, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Bronze Medal Bruschini/Solazzi Hakedal/Torlen 21-16, 21-14 0:36
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Pool A Bruschini/Solazzi Hakedal/Torlen 21-18, 27-25 0:45
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Ikauniece/Minusa 23 21-12, 21-10 0:30
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool L Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Ikauniece/Minusa 38 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against 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 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 Kilchenmann/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi Kilchenmann/Schwer 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-2
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Bruschini/Solazzi 18-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:55
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Bruschini/Solazzi 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:07
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-3
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 6 Bruschini/Solazzi 27, Q5 21-9, 21-16 0:35
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Lahme/Musch 8 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:42
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 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 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-1
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Pool A Bruschini/Solazzi Pohl/Rau 21-19, 21-15 0:45
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-19, 21-23, 15-10 0:56
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
Series tied with Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-2
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
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 15-9 0:55