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June 21 - 25, 2005
(21) Laura Bruschini/Diletta Lunardi, 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
Diletta Lunardi
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 13, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Pione di Sacco (PD)
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 29
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 13th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$24,625.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB60000000231 US$23,500.00
FIVB C&S10000001000 US$1,200.00
Overall70000001231 US$24,700.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Caterina De Marinis - 7th Did not play
2003 Annamaria Solazzi - 25th Did not play
2004 Annamaria Solazzi - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 22 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 9 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 16 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 17, Q3 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 7/24-25/2004 Italy Challenger 4 9th 24 US$1,200.00
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/21/2005 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (44) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Tue, 6/21/2005 Winner 2 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (12) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 10-15 0:54
Tue, 6/21/2005 Contender 1 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (42) Won 21-10, 21-17 0:29
Wed, 6/22/2005 Contender 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (37) Lost 17-21, 22-24 0:47
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Annamaria Solazzi - 9th Did not play
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Annamaria Solazzi - 17th Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Annamaria Solazzi - 5th Did not play
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Annamaria Solazzi - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 21 25th 100 US$5,500.00
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Lunardi trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Bruschini/Lunardi 16 21-13, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 5 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 8 Bruschini/Lunardi 9 21-16, 19-21, 18-16 1:10
Trail the series against # 12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Bruschini/Lunardi 21 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13, Q2 Bruschini/Lunardi 22 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Lunardi 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 22-20, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Bruschini/Lunardi 17, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Bruschini/Lunardi 16 21-12, 21-9 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Lunardi 16 Keizer/Leenstra 17 21-18, 21-14 0:34
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Lunardi 17, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra 15 16-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 28 Hu/Zhang, China 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Hu/Zhang 10 Bruschini/Lunardi 17, Q3 22-24, 23-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 37 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Lessard/Maxwell 37 Bruschini/Lunardi 21 21-17, 24-22 0:47
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Bruschini/Lunardi 22 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q6 15-21, 21-19, 19-17 0:57
Trail the series against # 38 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 26, Q7 Bruschini/Lunardi 9 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 39 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Bruschini/Lunardi 17, Q3 Campisi/Lozano Q14 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 42 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Bruschini/Lunardi 21 Gschweidl/Hansel 42 21-10, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 44 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Bruschini/Lunardi 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 44 21-14, 21-13 0:31