Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 13 - 18, 2009
(15, Q2) Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy
 
Daniela Gioria
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 4, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Borgomanero
Height: 183 cm (5'11")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 109
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Vasto 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Marseille 2009)
Career Winnings: US$164,400.00
Giulia Momoli
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 30, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Asolo
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 96
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Eboli 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$140,512.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB700000111541419817 US$250,500.00
FIVB C&S10001000000000 US$2,300.00
Overall710001111541419817 US$252,800.00
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 18 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/12-16/2008 Sanya Open 12 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 16 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 8 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 8 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 14 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2008 Kristiansand Open 12 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 17 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 19 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/14/2009 Qualifier 2 Monika Brzostek / Karolina Marciniak, Poland (Q15) Won 24-22, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool B Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (18, Q3) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool B Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (31, Q24) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool B Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:46
Thu, 7/16/2009 Winner 1 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (22) Lost 20-22, 22-20, 12-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Gioria/Momoli trail the series against the field 17-29 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:46
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 Kessy/Ross 5 22-20, 14-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-13, 21-18 0:37
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Gioria/Momoli 17 21-16, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-18, 21-16 0:38
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 3 Bede/Connelly 1 Gioria/Momoli 8 21-11, 21-12 0:26
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Bede/Connelly 1 Gioria/Momoli 14 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 2 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-9, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 19 Akers/Turner 6 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Gioria/Momoli 43 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-3
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 7 Gioria/Momoli 18 21-11, 21-18 0:36
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:53
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler Q16 Gioria/Momoli Q17 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Gioria/Momoli 18 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Gioria/Momoli 12 21-19, 21-16 0:39
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 19 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Hakedal/Torlen 14 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-15, 21-18 0:37
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Hakedal/Torlen 8 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q4 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Huang/Zhang, China 0-1
11/15/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Huang/Zhang 15 Gioria/Momoli 12 21-13, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 5 Gioria/Momoli 12 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 Lessard/Martin 18, Q3 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 16 Lessard/Martin 17 22-20, 21-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 19, Q7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Pohl/Rau 19 Gioria/Momoli 43 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 20, Q17 Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 0-1
7/22/07FIVB C&SEboli Challenger Bronze Medal Cunha/Lavalle 5 Gioria/Momoli 2 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 22 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-2
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Banck/Gunther 22 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Banck/Gunther 8 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:59
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 19 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 30, Q6 Candelas/Garcia Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Series tied with # 26 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Gioria/Momoli 14 Baburina/Osheyko 20 25-23, 22-20 0:44
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Gioria/Momoli Q13 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 31, Q24 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 Suzuki/Tanaka 31, Q24 21-15, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Gioria/Momoli 16 Salgado/Salgado 1 13-21, 26-24, 15-8 0:56
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-3
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Martins/Santanna 16 Gioria/Momoli 17 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 3 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Gioria/Momoli Q14 21-17, 22-20 0:39
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q5 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # Q9 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 2-0
11/14/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 12 Andreasen/Vestergaard 19 21-12, 21-18 0:31
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Gioria/Momoli 19 Andreasen/Vestergaard 30, Q9 21-9, 21-12 0:26
Lead the series against # Q11 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 12 Blundell/Harrison 21 10-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 Boulton/Johns Q18 21-15, 21-12 0:36
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 29, Q7 Boulton/Johns 30, Q10 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 Esteves Ribalta/Fernandez Grasset, Cuba 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Gioria/Momoli 18 Esteves Ribalta/Fernandez Grasset 42 21-19, 27-25 0:46
Series tied with # Q15 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-1
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 Brzostek/Marciniak Q15 24-22, 21-11 0:34
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 1 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 Gioria/Momoli 8 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q18 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli Q14 Asao/Nishibori Q19 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:59