Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Edmonton
July 20 - 23, 2023
(7) 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 Edmonton Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 5 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/10-14/2022 Hamburg Elite 16 12 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/21-24/2022 Agadir Challenge 3 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
Challenge Edmonton Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2023 Pool F Liliana Fernandez / Paula Soria, Spain (18, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/21/2023 Pool F Barbora Hermannova / Marie-Sara Stochlova, Czech Republic (19, Q11) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Sat, 7/22/2023 Winner 1 Terese Cannon / Sarah Sponcil, United States (1) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:52
Sat, 7/22/2023 Winner 2 Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (22, Q21) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:45
Sun, 7/23/2023 Semi-Finals Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (9) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Sun, 7/23/2023 Gold Medal Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti lead the series against the field 21-9 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Cannon/Sponcil, United States 2-0
7/22/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Cannon/Sponcil 1 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:52
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Cannon/Sponcil 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 6, Q16 McBain/Pavan, Canada 1-0
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 McBain/Pavan Q15 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
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 # 9 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 14, Q4 Antunes/Coradelli, Brazil 1-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Antunes/Coradelli 14 21-15, 23-21 0:41
3/18/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Winner 1 Antunes/Coradelli 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 4 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18, Q8 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 # 19, Q11 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
Lead the series against # 20 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 1-0
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 # 22, Q21 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
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 # Q5 Kraft/Stockman, United States 3-0
5/31/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 Kraft/Stockman Q13 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Kraft/Stockman Q15 24-22, 21-18 0:42
7/23/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Kraft/Stockman 9 17-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # Q12 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
Trail the series against # Q18 Carro/Lobato, Spain 0-1
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool F Carro/Lobato 19 Gottardi/Menegatti 43 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q27 Bentele/Lutz, Switzerland 0-1
5/29/22FIVBCervia Futures Semi-Finals Bentele/Lutz 11, Q1 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # Q28 Rodriguez/Simo, United States 0-1
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool D Rodriguez/Simo 21, Q14 Gottardi/Menegatti 4 18-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # Q29 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 1-0
7/24/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Bronze Medal Gottardi/Menegatti 3 McNamara/McNamara 8 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q32 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Schneider/Sude Q7 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58