Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023
(10) Valentina Gottardi/Marta Menegatti, Italy
 
Valentina Gottardi
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 19, 2002 (22 yrs old)
Home Town: Modena
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Saquarema 2023)
Career Winnings: US$90,968.50
Marta Menegatti
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rovigo
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 161
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$575,716.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB28131550821101 US$172,880.66
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Marta Menegatti - 33rd Valentina Gottardi - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 10 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 13, Q1 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 7 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 13, Q2 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2023 Elite16 Ostrava 15, Q4 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia Q1 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 3 1st 800 US$10,000.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic 15, Q10 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 4 9th 460 US$2,500.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 10/7/2023 Pool J Kianny Quesada / Angel Williams, Costa Rica (39) Won 21-9, 21-9 0:29
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool J Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (34) Won 21-9, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool J Betsi Flint / Julia Scoles, United States (15) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:39
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (13) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:41
Thu, 10/12/2023 Winner 2 Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (5) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 11-15 0:54
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Greta Cicolari - 9th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Greta Cicolari - 5th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 9th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Rebecca Perry - 37th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 5th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Marta Menegatti - 5th Valentina Gottardi - 5th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 43 5th 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 9th 800 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti lead the series against the field 29-24 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 2 Lisboa/Silva 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 2 Kloth/Nuss, United States 0-3
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Semi-Finals Kloth/Nuss 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-13, 21-17 0:36
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool B Kloth/Nuss 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-13, 21-16 0:35
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool D Kloth/Nuss 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-2
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Cheng/Hughes 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 11-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 30-28, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 4 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 9 21-10, 19-21, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 1-2
10/12/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Artacho/Clancy 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 0:54
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Artacho/Clancy 7 21-16, 27-25 0:45
3/26/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Bronze Medal Artacho/Clancy 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-2
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Salgado/Seixas 6 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/23/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Gold Medal Salgado/Seixas 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 7 21-14, 21-16 0:42
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool D Salgado/Seixas 12 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 16-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 7 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-3
8/19/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 6 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 16-14 0:53
7/7/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool D Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-17, 21-18 0:51
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Brunner/Huberli 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 5 16-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:53
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool A Brunner/Huberli 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 1 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 0-4
10/1/23FIVBElite16 Paris Bronze Medal Schoon/Stam 11 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-17, 22-20 0:42
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 18-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:50
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:37
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 23 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 11 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-2
8/18/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Muller/Tillmann 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:42
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Muller/Tillmann 10 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:52
Series tied with # 13 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Mader/Verge-Depre 13 22-20, 21-15 0:41
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Mader/Verge-Depre 7 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 21-10, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
4/16/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Gold Medal Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Lopes/Silva 8 18-21, 25-23, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with # 15 Flint/Scoles, United States 1-1
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Flint/Scoles 15 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-14, 21-18 0:39
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Flint/Scoles 9 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Cannon/Kraft, United States 1-0
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Cannon/Kraft 15, Q7 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 17 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-1
7/23/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Semi-Finals Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Bobner/Verge-Depre 9 21-14, 21-15 0:36
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Bobner/Verge-Depre 13, Q6 Gottardi/Menegatti 5 21-19, 25-23 0:47
8/11/22FIVBHamburg Elite 16 Pool D Gottardi/Menegatti 12 Bobner/Verge-Depre 13, Q3 21-16, 10-21, 15-12 0:49
7/22/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Pool C Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Bobner/Verge-Depre 10 24-22, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
7/8/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Graudina/Samoilova 15, Q6 21-19, 21-17 0:42
3/23/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Graudina/Samoilova 7 22-20, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 2-0
8/16/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Qualifier 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 Sliwka/Wachowicz Q8 21-16, 21-11 0:35
5/31/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 Sliwka/Wachowicz Q5 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 21 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool F Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Hermannova/Stochlova 19, Q11 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 24 Placette/Richard, France 1-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Placette/Richard 4 23-21, 22-20 0:50
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Placette/Richard 12 Gottardi/Menegatti 5 19-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 26 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
4/16/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Semi-Finals Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q16 21-19, 21-23, 18-16 1:04
Trail the series against # 27 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 2 Borger/Ittlinger 16, Q9 Gottardi/Menegatti Q1 21-17, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 29 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 1-0
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool F Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Fernandez/Soria 18, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 31 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 1-0
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 43 Gallay/Pereyra 24 21-15, 21-17 0:45
Lead the series against # 32 McBain/Pavan, Canada 1-0
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 McBain/Pavan Q15 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 33 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-0
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Alvarez/Moreno Q7 21-17, 14-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 34 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 3-0
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Klinger/Klinger 34 21-9, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
7/22/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Klinger/Klinger 22, Q21 21-15, 21-17 0:45
5/21/22FIVBMadrid Futures Semi-Finals Gottardi/Menegatti 2 Klinger/Klinger 6 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 36 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-0
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 12 21-12, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 39 Quesada/Williams, Costa Rica 1-0
10/7/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Quesada/Williams 39 21-9, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # 42 Simisterra/Vilela, Ecuador 1-0
6/12/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool F Gottardi/Menegatti 43 Simisterra/Vilela 30 21-15, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # 43 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 1-0
6/16/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 43 Bianchin/Scampoli 12 25-23, 21-15 0:46