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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

Andrea Ahmann/Jana Vollmer, Germany

Andrea "Andi" Lipp Ahmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 19, 1968 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Suttgart-bad

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV Alanya 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$86,613.49

Jana Vollmer
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 5, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mlada Boleslav (CZE)

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$91,648.34

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	CQ	Money
CEV	5	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$25,611.39
FIVB	30	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	13	5	2	1	US$112,860.00
Overall	35	0	1	0	0	5	0	8	0	13	5	2	1	US$138,471.39

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	19	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	21	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	18	25th	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	19	9th	120	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		2nd	180	€ 12,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	11	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	13	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	24	5th	312	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	21, Q5	25th	54	US$3,000.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		5th	60	€ 2,250.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	21, Q4	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	10	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	25	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	21	17th	60	US$2,500.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool C	Anna Bobrova / Natalya Uryadova, Russia	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:45
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool C	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool C	Katerina Tychnova / Marketa Tychnova, Czech Republic	Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 1	Helke Claasen / Martina Stoof, Germany	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:35
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 2	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Ahmann/Vollmer lead the series against the field 29-21 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q4	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	21-19, 21-23, 15-8	0:54
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q15	Alcon/Pol	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 2-0
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	13	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q5	21-19, 21-17	0:42
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	Arjona/Kadjo	12	21-10, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-2
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	14	Ahmann/Vollmer	19	21-18, 21-12	0:39
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q5	12-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:51
Lead the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Ahmann/Vollmer		Baburina/Osheyko		21-16, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against Bobrova/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Ahmann/Vollmer		Bobrova/Uryadova		21-18, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
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 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Ahmann/Vollmer		21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	15-21, 29-27, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against Claasen/Stoof, Germany 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer		Claasen/Stoof		21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against Filina/Zorina, Russia 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Ahmann/Vollmer		Filina/Zorina		21-8, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 2	Gattelli/Perrotta		Ahmann/Vollmer		14-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	19	Ahmann/Vollmer	20	21-17, 21-19	0:32
Lead the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer		Hakedal/Torlen		21-12, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-3
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Ahmann/Vollmer		Kadijk/Leenstra		21-15, 21-16	0:43
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool F	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Ahmann/Vollmer	11	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:44
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-14, 22-20	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Ahmann/Vollmer	10	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	21-15, 21-14	0:35
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	23-21, 21-14	0:38
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Kadijk/Leenstra	4	Ahmann/Vollmer	20	21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 5-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Ahmann/Vollmer		21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	21-13, 21-17	0:34
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer		Karadassiou/Sfyri		10-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:52
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-13	0:42
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-5
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Ahmann/Vollmer	21	21-19, 22-24, 15-12	1:02
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Ahmann/Vollmer	19	21-15, 32-30	0:49
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	25-23, 21-16	0:45
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	22-20, 21-19	0:44
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Ahmann/Vollmer	32, Q7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	0:40
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q10	21-15, 24-22	0:38
Lead the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-0
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	25-23, 21-13	0:45
Series tied with Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	11	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-14, 21-15	0:30
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		Ahmann/Vollmer		17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q5	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q28	21-15, 21-14	0:29
Series tied with Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-3
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool C	Ahmann/Vollmer	19	Pohl/Rau	14	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau		Ahmann/Vollmer		21-15, 21-18	0:44
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Ahmann/Vollmer		19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:52
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Pohl/Rau		22-20, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Ahmann/Vollmer	21	Pohl/Rau	12	24-26, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	15	Ahmann/Vollmer	42	21-15, 18-21, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Ahmann/Vollmer		Tychnova/Tychnova		21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-19, 21-17	0:50
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-13, 28-26	0:47
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-17, 21-16	0:31
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	Ahmann/Vollmer	32, Q7	30-28, 13-21, 15-13	0:48