Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
September 12 - 16, 2001
(Q7) 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 Mallorca Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 9 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/12/2001 Qualifier 2 Eden Sequeira / Miguel Xisto, Portugal (Q26) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:29
Wed, 9/12/2001 Qualifier 3 Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (27, Q10) Won 23-21, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
Thu, 9/13/2001 Qualifier 4 Roberto Lopes / Franco Neto, Brazil (8, Q2) Lost By Forfeit  
Thu, 9/13/2001 Qualifier 10 Manuel Carrasco / Genildo Da Silva, Spain (32, Q35) Lost By Forfeit  
Thu, 9/13/2001 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26, Q9) Lost By Forfeit  
Thu, 9/13/2001 Kaarel Kais / Kristjan Kais, Estonia (29, Q12) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 3-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 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, Q2 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-2
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-19, 25-23 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Berger/Stamm 17 Pimponi/Raffaelli 20 15-9 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 26, Q9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 1-0
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 Goranson/Goranson 27, Q10 23-21, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Kais/Kais, Estonia 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Kais/Kais 29, Q12 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 32, Q35 Carrasco/Da Silva, Spain 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 10 Carrasco/Da Silva 32, Q35 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q26 Sequeira/Xisto, Portugal 1-0
9/12/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 Sequeira/Xisto Q26 21-14, 21-12 0:29