Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite 16 Ostrava
June 5 - 9, 2024
(6) 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 Ostrava Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Did not play Laura Giombini - 41st
2021 Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 25th
2023 Marta Menegatti - 13th Valentina Gottardi - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-26/2024 BPT Elite16 Espinho 6 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic 10 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha 10 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 9th 800 US$11,000.00
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
Elite16 Ostrava Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/6/2024 Pool C Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (14, Q9) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 6/7/2024 Pool C Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (3) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 6/7/2024 Pool C Svenja Muller / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (11) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 11-15 0:47
Sat, 6/8/2024 Winner 1 Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (15, Q10) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 6/8/2024 Winner 2 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4) Lost 20-22, 12-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti trail the series against the field 25-26 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 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 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-2
4/18/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Cheng/Hughes 2 13-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 3 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 3-4
6/7/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Gottardi/Menegatti 6 Salgado/Seixas 3 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/24/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Pool C Gottardi/Menegatti 6 Salgado/Seixas 3 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:56
4/21/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Bronze Medal Salgado/Seixas 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 22-20, 21-23, 25-23 1:19
3/7/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool B Salgado/Seixas 7 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-15, 21-16 0:40
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
Series tied with # 4 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-1
6/8/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 22-20, 21-12 0:40
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 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 0-5
4/20/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Schoon/Stam 6 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 23-21, 21-10 0:39
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
Series tied with # 8 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-2
5/25/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Winner 1 Graudina/Samoilova 8 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 2 Graudina/Samoilova 13, Q1 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-19, 21-13 0:34
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
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 1-3
6/7/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Muller/Tillmann 11 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:47
4/20/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Muller/Tillmann 8 21-10, 21-16 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13, Q5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-1
3/8/24FIVBElite16 Doha Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Mader/Verge-Depre 16, Q6 23-21, 29-27 0:59
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, Q9 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-0
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Gottardi/Menegatti 6 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 14, Q9 21-17, 21-14 0:34
4/16/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Semi-Finals Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q16 21-19, 21-23, 18-16 1:04
Lead the series against # 15, Q10 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
6/8/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 Lippmann/Ludwig 15, Q10 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 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 # Q4 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
3/7/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Bobner/Verge-Depre 15, Q5 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 2-0
4/19/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Fernandez/Soria 7, Q3 24-22, 21-19 0:46
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool F Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Fernandez/Soria 18, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # Q13 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