Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Foro Italico Open presented by Skipper
May 12 - 17, 2009
(9) Paolo Nicolai/Matteo Varnier, Italy
 
Paolo Nicolai
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 6, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ortona
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 91 kg (200 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 153
Career Wins: 6
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$701,287.50
Matteo Varnier
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 16, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Sanremo
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$122,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB70000100051 US$33,900.00
Previous Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  Have not played together in the last year
Rome Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Joppe Paulides, Netherlands (24) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Thu, 5/14/2009 Winner 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (8, Q5) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Fri, 5/15/2009 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:37
Fri, 5/15/2009 Contender 4 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Sat, 5/16/2009 Contender 5 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Sat, 5/16/2009 Contender 6 Pedro Cunha / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Marques 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 6 Cunha/Solberg 2 Nicolai/Varnier 9 21-14, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Lead the series against # 8, Q5 Erdmann/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Erdmann/Windscheif 8, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 4 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Gavira/Herrera 11 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Boersma/Paulides 24 21-16, 21-19 0:41