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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
June 17 - 22, 2014

(32, Q11) Laura Giombini/Daniela Gioria, Italy

Laura Giombini
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perugia

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Shepparton 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$60,462.50

Daniela Gioria
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 4, 1979 (46 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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	3	5	US$58,100.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Did not play	Giulia Momoli - 41st
2008	Did not play	Giulia Momoli - 41st
2012	Viktoria Orsi Toth - 41st	Giulia Momoli - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	30, Q12	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	21	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	27, Q9	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	23	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/29-11/3/2013	Phuket Open	14	17th	200	US$2,300.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	17	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	Q3	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	21	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/22-26/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	22	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	36	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	8	25th	240	US$2,750.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/17/2014	Qualifier 2	Henriette Iatika / Miller Pata, Vanuatu (Q6)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:31
Wed, 6/18/2014	Pool A	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (1)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
Wed, 6/18/2014	Pool A	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (16)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:39
Thu, 6/19/2014	Pool A	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17)	Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
Fri, 6/20/2014	Winner 1	Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (25)	Lost 12-21, 21-15, 13-15	0:45

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	$41,300.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	$9,800.00
Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	3	0	$58,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Giombini												Daniela Gioria
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,200.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$11,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals
28	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	4	0	$30,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	0	0	0	0	1	6	13	10	0	$79,650.00
29	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	5	0	$18,312.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	57	0	0	0	0	1	15	12	14	0	$71,550.00
5	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	$2,400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$600.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,150.00
											Satellite	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$950.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
73	0	0	1	0	4	9	20	10	0	$60,462.50	Total	109	0	0	1	1	2	23	27	24	0	$164,400.00

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
2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,800.00	1	2	33.3 %
2013	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3	$31,100.00	13	27	32.5 %
2014	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	$24,200.00	12	12	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	3	3	$58,100.00	26	41	38.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Giombini													Daniela Gioria
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$950.00
											2006	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	9	$7,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
											2007	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	$8,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,150.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
											2008	FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	2	7	$23,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3	0	$29,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0	$20,975.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$600.00	2010	FIVB C&S
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	$8,975.00	2011	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	2	$24,775.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	6	$7,100.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	$19,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3	$15,550.00	2013	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3	$15,550.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$12,100.00	2014	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	$12,100.00
42	0	0	0	0	1	4	14	8	15	$44,325.00	Total	Total	105	0	0	1	1	2	23	27	24	27	$164,400.00

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	16	59.3%	4	14.8%	7	25.9%	20-7	74.1%	8	18.2%	9	20.5%	27	61.4%	8-36	18.2%	16-27	37.2%	12-16	42.9%	0	0	28-43	39.4%
2013-2014	15	57.7%	4	15.4%	7	26.9%	19-7	73.1%	8	19.0%	9	21.4%	25	59.5%	8-34	19.0%	15-25	37.5%	12-16	42.9%	0	0	27-41	39.7%
Against the Field	9	69.2%	1	7.7%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	6	18.2%	8	24.2%	19	57.6%	6-27	18.2%	18-38	32.1%	14-22	38.9%	0	0	16-30	34.8%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	9	5	12	15	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	27
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	4	8	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13
Total	0	0	10	5	17	25	0	0	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	43

Head to Head Results
Giombini/Gioria trail the series against the field 16-28 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 17 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Giombini/Gioria	32, Q11	Holtwick/Semmler	1	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Giombini/Gioria	30, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 21-15	0:36
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Giombini/Gioria	21	21-15, 18-21, 20-18	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Antunes/Lima	9	Giombini/Gioria	25, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	17	Giombini/Gioria	36	21-18, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q9	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-17, 21-14	0:34
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	Giombini/Gioria	22	22-20, 30-28	0:48
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Giombini/Gioria	24, Q7	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Giombini/Gioria	23	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
11/1/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	4	Giombini/Gioria	14	21-18, 21-17	0:40
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Salgado/Salgado	9, Q1	Giombini/Gioria	8	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:57
Trail the series against # 9 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	15	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q9	21-15, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Xia/Xue, China 1-2
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Xia/Xue	14	Giombini/Gioria	30, Q12	21-23, 21-18, 15-12	0:51
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool E	Giombini/Gioria	21	Xia/Xue	5	22-20, 21-19	0:37
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool A	Xia/Xue	1	Giombini/Gioria	17	21-12, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Giombini/Gioria	22	Bawden/Clancy	11	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Wang/Yue	16	Giombini/Gioria	32, Q11	21-18, 23-21	0:39
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wang/Yue	22	Giombini/Gioria	30, Q12	22-20, 21-13	0:39
Series tied with # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Giombini/Gioria	32, Q11	Mader/Zumkehr	17	17-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Mader/Zumkehr	11	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q11	21-18, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Fopma/Pavlik, United States 0-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Fopma/Pavlik	19, Q1	Giombini/Gioria	30, Q12	21-19, 18-21, 16-14	0:48
Lead the series against # 19 Broder/May, Canada 2-1
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q9	Broder/May	22	21-13, 21-17	0:31
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Broder/May	20	Giombini/Gioria	17	21-17, 21-18	0:36
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q11	Broder/May	Q6	15-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 21 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	Giombini/Gioria	21	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 0-1
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool H	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q9	Giombini/Gioria	24, Q7	22-20, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 23 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q3	Giombini/Gioria	22	21-14, 13-21, 15-12	0:50
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	Giombini/Gioria	24, Q7	21-12, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	Giombini/Gioria	23	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 25 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laboureur/Sude	25	Giombini/Gioria	32, Q11	21-12, 15-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 27 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-2
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Gallay/Klug	20	Giombini/Gioria	23	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool A	Giombini/Gioria	17	Gallay/Klug	16	21-18, 21-14	0:36
7/9/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	Giombini/Gioria	Q6	24-22, 17-21, 28-26	1:11
Trail the series against # 31, Q10 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	Giombini/Gioria	21	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 3-0
6/17/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Giombini/Gioria	32, Q11	Iatika/Pata	Q6	21-19, 21-14	0:31
10/30/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool C	Giombini/Gioria	14	Iatika/Pata	19	16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool L	Giombini/Gioria	36	Iatika/Pata	37	16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:47
Series tied with # Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Giombini/Gioria	30, Q12	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q5	23-21, 21-12	0:34
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool E	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	Giombini/Gioria	21	16-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q9 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q9	Goricanec/Huberli	Q8	23-21, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # Q15 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Giombini/Gioria	25, Q6	Mizoe/Nishibori	Q11	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # Q16 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-1
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Giombini/Gioria	27, Q11	Hermannova/Williams	22	12-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:40
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Hermannova/Williams	24	Giombini/Gioria	25, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:34