Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 18 - 23, 2010
(10) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Matteo Varnier - 5th Paolo Nicolai - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 24 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 23 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 20 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 32 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool P Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (23) Won 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:48
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool P Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (26) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:44
Fri, 5/21/2010 Pool P David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (7) Lost 13-11 Retired 0:21
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (13) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Nicolai/Varnier trail the series against the field 7-11 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool H Nicolai/Varnier 32 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Klemperer/Koreng 7 Nicolai/Varnier 10 13-11 Retired 0:21
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 5 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-17, 23-21 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 10 Nicolai/Varnier 23 28-26, 21-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 13 Nicolai/Varnier 10 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 13 Nicolai/Varnier 20 21-14, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Nicolai/Varnier 23 22-20, 13-21, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 13 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-15, 13-7 Retired 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Nicolai/Varnier 10 Jaani/Vesik 23 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:48
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Redmann/VanHuizen 37 Nicolai/Varnier 32 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 1 Nicolai/Varnier 9 Boersma/Paulides 24 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 26 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 26 Nicolai/Varnier 10 21-16, 21-19 0:44
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 10 Nicolai/Varnier 24 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Nicolai/Varnier 17 Lochhead/Pitman 16 22-20, 13-21, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # Q5 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Nicolai/Varnier 23 Dugrip/Salvetti 26, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q20 Gao/Li, China 0-1
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Gao/Li 9 Nicolai/Varnier 24 21-16, 29-27 0:50