Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Portugal Open
August 4 - 8, 1999
(Q3) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Mirko Castagnoli - 13th
1997 Did not play Nicola Grigolo - 17th
1998 Andrea Raffaelli - 17th Maurizio Pimponi - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Open of Austria 26 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/20-25/1999 Marseille World Championships 31 9th 240 US$7,500.00
FIVB 7/14-18/1999 Italian Open 9 17th 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/7-11/1999 Norway Open 29 25th 34 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/1999 German Open Q6 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/1999 Russian Open Q5 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Toronto Open Q3 33rd 28 US$0.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 29 25th 34 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/3-6/1998 Brazil Open 23 25th 34 US$1,400.00
FIVB 9/11-13/1998 Turkey Open 28 25th 34 US$1,400.00
FIVB 9/3-6/1998 Spain Open 26 25th 34 US$1,400.00
FIVB 8/7-9/1998 Portugal Grand Slam 26 17th 80 US$2,200.00
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Loiola/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Loiola/Rego 2 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-8 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 de Melo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Santos/de Melo 1 15-6 0:20
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Rodriguez Ibarra/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Rodriguez Ibarra/Sotelo 18 15-6 0:26
Lead the series against # 28 Jodard/Penigaud, France 1-0
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Jodard/Penigaud 9 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Hannemann/Hannemann, Samoa, American 1-0
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Hannemann/Hannemann Q9 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # Q26 Rovkin/Ryukhov, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/20/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 Rovkin/Ryukhov Q57 15-4 0:20