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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010

(10) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Eboli 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$140,512.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	70	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	4	14	19	8	1	7	US$250,500.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,300.00
Overall	71	0	0	0	1	1	1	15	4	14	19	8	1	7	US$252,800.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	25, Q2	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	13	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2009	Sanya Open	16	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	15	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	14	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2009	Kristiansand Open	11	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	13	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	14	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	16	5th	480	US$11,400.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	15, Q2	17th	160	US$5,100.00
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

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/18/2010	Pool G	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (23)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:45
Wed, 5/19/2010	Pool G	Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (26, Q9)	Lost 21-16, 21-23, 13-15	0:55
Thu, 5/20/2010	Pool G	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Gioria/Momoli trail the series against the field 20-34 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Gioria/Momoli	14	By Forfeit
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Gioria/Momoli	19	21-13, 21-18	0:37
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Gioria/Momoli	17	21-16, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-2
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	1	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-11, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:46
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q15	Kessy/Ross	5	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 1-0
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Akers/Turner	6	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	8	Gioria/Momoli	25, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:37
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 2	Gioria/Momoli	16	Salgado/Salgado	1	13-21, 26-24, 15-8	0:56
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	12	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q15	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-4
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Gioria/Momoli	10	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-19, 21-11	0:38
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Gioria/Momoli	43	18-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Gioria/Momoli	23, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	Gioria/Momoli	18	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Gioria/Momoli	12	21-19, 21-16	0:39
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	Gioria/Momoli	30, Q6	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Gioria/Momoli	13	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-3
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-19, 21-15	0:47
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	19	Gioria/Momoli	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:53
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Gioria/Momoli	13	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-18, 21-16	0:34
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Zumkehr	19	Gioria/Momoli	14	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Bawden/Palmer	30, Q15	Gioria/Momoli	14	21-18, 25-23	0:49
Trail the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	18	Gioria/Momoli	15	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-4
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Gioria/Momoli	16	Holtwick/Semmler	7	24-22, 21-16	0:41
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Gioria/Momoli	11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-18, 24-26, 15-10	0:54
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Gioria/Momoli	13	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/1/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Gioria/Momoli	18	21-11, 21-18	0:36
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Gioria/Momoli	19	21-17, 19-21, 17-15	0:53
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	Q16	Gioria/Momoli	Q17	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-2
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Banck/Gunther	22	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 3	Banck/Gunther	8	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:59
Series tied with # 22 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 4	Remmers/Stiekema	6	Gioria/Momoli	16	25-23, 24-26, 15-13	0:58
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Gioria/Momoli	30, Q6	Remmers/Stiekema	Q27	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 23 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	23	Gioria/Momoli	10	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 3-0
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	16	Candelas/Garcia	17	21-12, 21-14	0:32
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gioria/Momoli	16	Candelas/Garcia	33	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	30, Q6	Candelas/Garcia	Q22	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 26, Q9 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Wesselink	26, Q9	Gioria/Momoli	10	16-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Forrer/Schmocker	30, Q11	Gioria/Momoli	Q6	15-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
6/3/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q15	Boulton/Johns	Q18	21-15, 21-12	0:36
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	29, Q7	Boulton/Johns	30, Q10	21-18, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	5	Gioria/Momoli	12	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-3
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Martins/Santanna	16	Gioria/Momoli	17	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 3	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	Gioria/Momoli	Q14	21-17, 22-20	0:39
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	Gioria/Momoli	26, Q5	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # Q2 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	Lessard/Martin	18, Q3	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:57
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	16	Lessard/Martin	17	22-20, 21-13	0:44
Trail the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	24, Q4	Gioria/Momoli	25, Q2	21-19, 15-21, 15-7	0:46
Lead the series against # Q8 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 2-0
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Gioria/Momoli	14	Blundell/Harrison	30, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:34
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	12	Blundell/Harrison	21	10-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Gioria/Momoli	16	Dampney/Mullin	18	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	11	Jursone/Minusa	22	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-17, 21-19	0:39