Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 25, 2000
(9) Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy
 
Laura Bruschini
Italy
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 26, 1966 (57 yrs old)
Home Town: Lecco
Resides: Roma
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$177,751.25
Annamaria Solazzi
Italy

Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 10, 1965 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: Ancona
Resides: Rome
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 99
Career Best: 4th (5 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$167,270.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB71000377179139411 US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$650.00
Overall72000387179139411 US$283,670.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 China Open 3 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 9 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 9 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 8 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2000 Italy Open 7 5 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 13 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/1-6/2000 Brazil Open 12 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/1999 Brazil Open 11 17 68 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 China Open 14 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Japan Open 13 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Portugal Open 9 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 5 17 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 7/13-15/1999 Italy Satellite 1 5 12 US$650.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Canada Open 5 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 6 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/29-11/1/1998 Brazil Open 8 9 136 US$4,500.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/16/2000 Contender 1 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (16) Won 15-2 0:34
Thu, 9/21/2000 Winner 1 Ulrike Schmidt / Gudi Staub, Germany (8) Won 15-12 0:34
Sat, 9/23/2000 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (1) Lost 11-15 0:39
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Atlanta Did not play Consuelo Turetta - 13th
1997Los Angeles Annamaria Solazzi - 9th Laura Bruschini - 9th
1999Marseille Annamaria Solazzi - 17th Laura Bruschini - 17th
2001Klagenfurt Annamaria Solazzi - 5th Laura Bruschini - 5th
2003Rio de Janeiro Annamaria Solazzi - 37th Laura Bruschini - 37th
2005Berlin Diletta Lunardi - 25th Nicoletta Luciani - 33rd
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 2-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 15-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Schmidt/Staub, Germany 1-0
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Schmidt/Staub 8 15-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 15-2 0:34