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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Milan Challenger
August 31 - September 2, 2007

(15, Q24) Antonio De Paola/Matteo La Rocca, Italy

Antonio De Paola
Italy

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Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Modena 2007)

Career FIVB C&S Best:

13th (Milan 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

Matteo La Rocca
Italy

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 11, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Terracina

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Modena 2007)

Career FIVB C&S Best:

13th (Milan 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	US$900.00

Previous Milan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Milan Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/30/2007	Country Quota	Giorgio Colombo / Samuele Fioretta, Italy	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:43
Fri, 8/31/2007	Qualifier 1	Marten Christiansson / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (Q9)	Won 19-21, 26-24, 15-9	1:01
Fri, 8/31/2007	Qualifier 2	Martins Freidenfelds / Girts Glazers, Latvia (Q8)	Won 21-19, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
Fri, 8/31/2007	Qualifier 3	Hen Meir / Ohad Redco, Israel (Q17)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:47
Sat, 9/1/2007	Winner 1	Michal Biza / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (2)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:39
Sat, 9/1/2007	Contender 1	Sebastian Beck / Michael Bleiker, Switzerland (7)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:46

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$)
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Antonio De Paola												Matteo La Rocca
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$450.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$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
2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Antonio De Paola													Matteo La Rocca
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$450.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
2006-2007	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	4-4	50.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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
Challenger	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	3

Head to Head Results
De Paola/La Rocca lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Biza/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
9/1/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Winner 1	Biza/Tichy	2	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	21-13, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Contender 1	Beck/Bleiker	7	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	21-19, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against Colombo/Fioretta, Italy 1-0
8/30/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Country Quota	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	Colombo/Fioretta		21-16, 23-21	0:43
Lead the series against # Q8 Freidenfelds/Glazers, Latvia 1-0
8/31/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Qualifier 2	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	Freidenfelds/Glazers	Q8	21-19, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # Q9 Christiansson/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
8/31/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Qualifier 1	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	Christiansson/Gunnarsson	Q9	19-21, 26-24, 15-9	1:01
Lead the series against # Q17 Meir/Redco, Israel 1-0
8/31/07	FIVB C&S	Milan Challenger	Qualifier 3	De Paola/La Rocca	15, Q24	Meir/Redco	Q17	22-20, 21-18	0:47