Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Transavia Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2014
(2) Daniele Lupo/Paolo Nicolai, Italy
 
Daniele Lupo
Italy
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Rome
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$545,237.50
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB92391042022501441 US$993,675.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Francesco Montinaro - 9th Did not play
2009 Did not play Matteo Ingrosso - 13th
2011 Paolo Nicolai - 5th Daniele Lupo - 5th
2013 Paolo Nicolai - 17th Daniele Lupo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 2 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 4 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 5 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 7 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2014 Fuzhou Open 7 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 10/22-26/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 11 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 11 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 10 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 10 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 6 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
The Hague Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2014 Pool B Matteo Ingrosso / Enrico Rossi, Italy (31, Q20) Won By Forfeit 0:02
Thu, 7/17/2014 Pool B Isaac Kapa / Christopher McHugh, Australia (18) Won By Forfeit  
Thu, 7/17/2014 Pool B Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (15, Q2) Lost 14-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:50
Fri, 7/18/2014 Winner 1 Sebastian Chevallier / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (26, Q9) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 11-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Lupo/Nicolai lead the series against the field 55-26 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:46
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 1 15-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:48
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 18-21, 21-19, 15-12  
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-0
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 21-19, 16-21, 15-11 0:50
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Cerutti/Schmidt 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Lupo/Nicolai 7 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 24-26, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Samoilovs/Smedins 4 24-22, 25-23 0:45
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:50
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-19, 22-20 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gavira/Herrera 14 Lupo/Nicolai 6 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 44 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
4/29/12FIVBSilesia Open Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-11 0:34
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Gavira/Herrera 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 6 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-3
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Fijalek/Prudel 13 18-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:51
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 11 Lupo/Nicolai 10 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:57
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Fijalek/Prudel 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:54
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-18, 23-21 0:43
8/27/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Fijalek/Prudel 1 9-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:38
8/20/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 5 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Lupo/Nicolai 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-1
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Erdmann/Matysik 5 17-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:52
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool Q Erdmann/Matysik 8 Lupo/Nicolai 9 24-22, 22-20 0:44
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Solberg 5 Lupo/Nicolai 2 26-28, 21-16, 18-16 0:58
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Rego/Solberg 8 21-19, 24-26, 15-12 0:52
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 7 Rego/Solberg 4 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 4-2
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Stiekema/Varenhorst 15 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:44
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 15 10-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:43
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 7 Stiekema/Varenhorst 12 21-19, 21-15 0:35
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 20 22-20, 21-19 0:39
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 25, Q5 Lupo/Nicolai 10 25-27, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 4-1
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 18-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:57
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 13-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:41
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-16, 21-17 0:34
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Felipe/Goncalves 12 Lupo/Nicolai 5 20-22, 24-22, 15-13 0:56
Series tied with # 13 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-14, 21-17 0:31
7/27/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Lupo/Nicolai 6 Gibb/Patterson 1 21-16, 21-13 0:37
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Gibb/Patterson 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 19-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:47
5/26/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Patterson 7 Lupo/Nicolai 3 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 19 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-14, 21-19 0:33
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 13 Lupo/Nicolai 4 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 15, Q2 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Bourne/Hyden 15, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 4-0
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 18 21-13, 23-21 0:45
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:46
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 5 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 21 21-16, 21-13 0:34
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Walkenhorst/Windscheif 20 28-26, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool I Lupo/Nicolai 9 Saxton/Schalk 40 10-21, 21-18, 15-13  
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Lupo/Nicolai 12 Saxton/Schalk 28, Q8 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 2-0
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Kapa/McHugh 18 By Forfeit  
5/1/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Kapa/McHugh 29, Q13 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 4-0
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 5 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 22 21-16, 21-18 0:38
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:52
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 17 21-12, 22-20 0:36
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-1
7/31/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool A Doppler/Horst 24 Lupo/Nicolai 13 21-18, 21-17 0:41
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Doppler/Horst 29 27-25, 21-19 0:40
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Doppler/Horst 28, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 4-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Huber/Seidl 27, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 2 21-14, 21-19 0:38
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Huber/Seidl 23, Q3 21-11, 21-19 0:35
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Lupo/Nicolai 1 Huber/Seidl 16 24-22, 22-20 0:44
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 4 Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:39
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool J Lupo/Nicolai 16, Q14 Huber/Seidl 32 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Series tied with # 22 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Ranghieri/Tomatis 18 21-19, 22-20 0:36
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q4 Lupo/Nicolai 11 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Kantor/Losiak 30 Lupo/Nicolai 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 25 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Ontiveros/Virgen 22 21-14, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
Series tied with # 26, Q9 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-1
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Chevallier/Strasser 26, Q9 Lupo/Nicolai 2 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:49
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Chevallier/Strasser 24, Q1 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Hatch/Redmann 31, Q12 Lupo/Nicolai 2 22-20, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Hatch/Redmann 26, Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:36
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Hatch/Redmann 22 21-15, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 31, Q20 Ingrosso/Rossi, Italy 1-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Ingrosso/Rossi 31, Q20 By Forfeit 0:02
Lead the series against # 32 Nummerdor/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Lupo/Nicolai 2 Nummerdor/van de Velde 31, Q22 21-11, 21-9 0:26
Lead the series against # Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
4/30/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Eithun/Horrem 26, Q6 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:51
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Eithun/Horrem 22 25-23, 21-8 0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Santos/Santos Pereira, Qatar 1-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Santos/Santos Pereira 32 21-18, 24-22 0:35
Lead the series against # Q15 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 4 Petutschnig/Winter 29, Q11 21-17, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # Q16 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
4/23/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 7 Kissling/Kovatsch 26, Q9 21-18, 21-15 0:34