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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam presented by Seat
June 9 - 14, 2010

(20) Matteo Ingrosso/Paolo Nicolai, Italy

Matteo Ingrosso
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 12, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rome

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Puerto Vallarta 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$135,445.28

Paolo Nicolai
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 6, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ortona

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

154

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$705,037.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012
Best Offensive Player 2014
Best Blocker 2016

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	US$18,150.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Matteo Varnier - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	18	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	25	9th	240	US$6,000.00

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/10/2010	Pool M	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (13)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:38
Fri, 6/11/2010	Pool M	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (4)	Lost 20-22, 21-19, 12-15	1:01
Fri, 6/11/2010	Pool M	Fabio Luiz Magalhaes / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (29)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
Sat, 6/12/2010	Winner 1	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (24, Q3)	Lost 24-26, 19-21	0:52

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$13,050.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$18,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Matteo Ingrosso												Paolo Nicolai
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00	World Championships	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$41,500.00
											World Tour Finals	8	0	0	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	$99,250.00
36	0	0	0	1	1	3	11	10	0	$81,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	77	2	6	6	4	10	27	16	4	0	$423,700.00
37	0	1	0	0	5	10	9	6	0	$50,525.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	50	2	4	4	1	15	10	8	5	0	$134,337.50
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$6,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	Challenger
4	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
82	0	1	2	1	9	15	20	16	0	$135,375.00	Total	154	6	13	13	6	31	43	29	9	0	$705,037.50

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
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$10,250.00	5	4	55.6 %
2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,100.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$15,350.00	6	7	46.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Matteo Ingrosso													Paolo Nicolai
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	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2007	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$2,500.00	2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$7,550.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	4	$9,925.00	2009	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	$16,725.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$7,950.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$7,900.00
21	0	0	2	0	3	4	4	1	7	$20,825.00	Total	Total	19	2	1	0	0	1	3	8	3	1	$32,175.00

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	3	42.9%	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	11.1%	1	11.1%	7	77.8%	1-8	11.1%	3-7	30.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	7-9	43.8%
2009-2010	3	42.9%	3	42.9%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	11.1%	1	11.1%	7	77.8%	1-8	11.1%	3-7	30.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	7-9	43.8%
Against the Field	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	2-12	14.3%	6-4	60.0%	0	0	4-8	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6
Total	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	9

Head to Head Results
Ingrosso/Nicolai trail the series against the field 3-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Gavira/Herrera	4	Ingrosso/Nicolai	20	22-20, 19-21, 15-12	1:01
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Ingrosso/Nicolai	25	21-17, 21-6	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Wu/Xu	13	Ingrosso/Nicolai	20	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Bellaguarda/Laciga	8	Ingrosso/Nicolai	18	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Series tied with # 16 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Ingrosso/Nicolai	18	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Ingrosso/Nicolai	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18, Q6	21-13, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24, Q3	Ingrosso/Nicolai	20	26-24, 21-19	0:52
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ingrosso/Nicolai	25	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 29 de Paula/Magalhaes, Brazil 1-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Ingrosso/Nicolai	20	Magalhaes/de Paula	29	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58