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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Estathe' Italian Open
September 3 - 7, 2003

(Q17) Irina Brandstetter/Christine Mellitzer, Austria

Irina Ananeva Brandstetter
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tula

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (FIVB Klagenfurt 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$1,375.00

Christine Mellitzer
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

56 kg (123 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$7,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	US$2,750.00

Previous Milan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	10	25th	52	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	Q23	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q25	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q22	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q18	33rd	18	US$0.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/3/2003	Qualifier 2	Mika Teru Saiki / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q16)	Lost 14-21, 14-21

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Irina Brandstetter												Christine Mellitzer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,375.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,375.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$3,975.00
											Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$550.00
											Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$175.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,375.00	Total	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	$7,450.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$2,750.00	2	8	20.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$2,750.00	2	8	20.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Irina Brandstetter													Christine Mellitzer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1998	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00
											1999	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00
											2000	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	$2,875.00
											2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
											2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	$2,475.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,375.00	2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,375.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,375.00	Total	Total	34	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	23	$7,450.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6	85.7%	0-7	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-8	20.0%
2002-2003	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6	85.7%	0-7	0.0%	0-6	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-8	20.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-8	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-5	16.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	2	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

Head to Head Results
Brandstetter/Mellitzer trail the series against the field 1-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Fonseca/Minello	7	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	10	21-16, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	10	21-14, 21-19	1:06
Trail the series against # 15 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	10	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # Q16 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 0-1
9/3/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q16	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	Q17	21-14, 21-14
Lead the series against # Q27 Austin/Glover, England 1-0
6/11/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 1	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	Q18	Austin/Glover	Q47	23-21, 13-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # Q30 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Tychnova/Tychnova	Q43	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	Q22	21-16, 21-18	0:36