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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(Q23) Fabio Galli/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Fabio Galli
Italy

Photo: Paolo Amari

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cremona

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$22,355.00

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	11	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$12,500.00
Overall	20	0	0	2	1	2	2	3	0	2	0	1	6	1	US$15,500.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	7/22-24/2005	Italy Satellite	1	7th	10	US$500.00
FIVB C&S	7/15-17/2005	Italy Challenger	2	9th	24	US$950.00
FIVB C&S	7/7-10/2005	Italy Challenger	4	4th	42	US$2,300.00
FIVB C&S	7/1-3/2005	Italy Challenger	3	9th	24	US$950.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q18	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q18	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q13	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	Q15	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	25, Q5	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/27-29/2004	France Satellite	6	3rd	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S	8/21-22/2004	Corsica Satellite	5	3rd	16	US$1,200.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Dain Blanton / Kevin Wong, United States (25, Q10)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:50

Head to Head Results
Galli/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 1-10 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
8/21/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Winner 3	Ces/Dugrip	1	Galli/Raffaelli	5	18-21, 21-17, 17-15	1:12
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-2
7/10/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Bronze Medal	Baracetti/Depiaggio	1	Galli/Raffaelli	4	21-17, 23-21	0:52
7/9/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Winner 4	Baracetti/Depiaggio	1	Galli/Raffaelli	4	21-12, 19-21, 15-7	1:06
Trail the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	23	Galli/Raffaelli	25, Q5	21-10, 21-15	0:30
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 Blanton/Wong, United States 0-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Blanton/Wong	25, Q10	Galli/Raffaelli	Q23	21-15, 21-18	0:50
Trail the series against # 31, Q27 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	Galli/Raffaelli	Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/10/05	FIVB C&S	Italy Challenger	Semi-Finals	Ferreira/Ferreira	3	Galli/Raffaelli	4	21-13, 21-12	0:44
Trail the series against # Q5 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Cadieux/Heese	21, Q4	Galli/Raffaelli	Q13	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	25, Q5	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Asahi/Watanabe	29, Q15	Galli/Raffaelli	Q18	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # Q26 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Morikawa/Shiratori	Q15	Galli/Raffaelli	Q18	21-17, 21-15	0:37