Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Gstaad
July 3 - 7, 2024
(8) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Did not play Greta Cicolari - 17th
2011 Did not play Greta Cicolari - 3rd
2012 Did not play Greta Cicolari - 9th
2013 Did not play Greta Cicolari - 9th
2014 Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 25th
2015 Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 9th
2016 Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 5th
2017 Did not play Rebecca Perry - 25th
2019 Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 17th
2021 Did not play Viktoria Orsi Toth - 17th
2023 Marta Menegatti - 5th Valentina Gottardi - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-9/2024 Elite16 Ostrava 6 5th 760 US$8,000.00
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 Gstaad Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/4/2024 Pool A Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (9) Lost 20-22, 23-25 0:45
Thu, 7/4/2024 Pool A Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (16, Q6) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 7/5/2024 Pool A Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (1) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Sat, 7/6/2024 Winner 2 Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft, United States (14, Q2) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti trail the series against the field 23-28 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 1-5
7/5/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Gottardi/Menegatti 8 Schoon/Stam 1 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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 # 2 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 # 3 Kloth/Nuss, United States 1-3
3/6/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Kloth/Nuss 2 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 9 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 9 Gottardi/Menegatti 8 22-20, 25-23 0:45
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 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
Series tied with # 13, Q1 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-1
5/23/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Pool C Alvarez/Moreno 14, Q6 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 21-19, 19-21, 18-16 1:00
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Alvarez/Moreno Q7 21-17, 14-21, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 14, Q2 Cannon/Kraft, United States 1-1
7/6/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Winner 2 Cannon/Kraft 14, Q2 Gottardi/Menegatti 8 21-17, 21-15 0:35
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 # 15, 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 # 16, Q6 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 2-0
7/4/24FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool A Gottardi/Menegatti 8 Lippmann/Ludwig 16, Q6 23-21, 21-17 0:40
6/8/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 Lippmann/Ludwig 15, Q10 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # Q3 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 1-3
5/24/24FIVBBPT Elite16 Espinho Pool C Artacho/Clancy 11 Gottardi/Menegatti 6 9-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:55
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
Lead the series against # Q7 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