Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(9) 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 Lignano Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1992 Did not play Alessandro Bacci - 21st
1995 Did not play Alessandro Rigo - 38th
1996 Giorgio Pallotta - 41st Mirko Castagnoli - 25th
1997 Did not play Nicola Grigolo - 25th
1998 Andrea Raffaelli - 9th Maurizio Pimponi - 9th
1999 Andrea Raffaelli - 17th Maurizio Pimponi - 17th
2000 Andrea Raffaelli - 13th Maurizio Pimponi - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 26 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 26 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 25 17th 72 US$3,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/13/2001 Winner 1 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (24, Q10) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:35
Fri, 7/13/2001 Contender 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (8) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 2-10 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-17 0:38
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Trail the series against # 7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-23, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 20, Q6 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, Q10 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 25 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 Horrem/Maaseide 23 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 27 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 # Q1 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Berger/Stamm 17 Pimponi/Raffaelli 20 15-9 0:41