Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
June 13 - 17, 2001
(25) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy
 
Maurizio Pimponi
Italy
Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 1, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Grosseto
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 65
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$57,272.50
Andrea Raffaelli
Italy
Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 19, 1969 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: San Benedetto del Tronto
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 121
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$86,320.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253336374149Money
FIVB57000021321211991241 US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall58000031321211991241 US$104,595.00
Previous Tenerife Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Giorgio Pallotta - 25th Mirko Castagnoli - 25th
1997 Did not play Nicola Grigolo - 25th
1998 Andrea Raffaelli - 25th Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
1999 Andrea Raffaelli - 33rd Maurizio Pimponi - 33rd
2000 Andrea Raffaelli - 25th Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/28-12/3/2000 Brazil Open 18 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 9/16-26/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 20 19th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 23 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 28 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 25 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 27 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 9 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 30 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 26 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Spain Open 9 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2000 Canada Open 16 17th 68 US$2,000.00
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/15/2001 Winner 1 Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (8) Lost 16-21, 11-21 0:29
Fri, 6/15/2001 Contender 1 Agustin Correa / Fabio Diez, Spain (9) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 6/15/2001 Contender 2 Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (10) Lost 19-21, 23-25 0:51
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 Correa/Diez 9 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-19, 25-23 0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Berger/Stamm 17 Pimponi/Raffaelli 20 15-9 0:41