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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
June 13 - 17, 2001

(25) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Maurizio Pimponi
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grosseto

Resides:

Grosseto

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$57,272.50

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 19, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Benedetto del Tronto

Resides:

Porto D'Ascoli

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$86,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	36	37	41	49	Money
FIVB	57	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	12	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	58	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	2	12	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$104,595.00

Previous Tenerife Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Giorgio Pallotta - 25th	Mirko Castagnoli - 25th
1997	Did not play	Nicola Grigolo - 25th
1998	Andrea Raffaelli - 25th	Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
1999	Andrea Raffaelli - 33rd	Maurizio Pimponi - 33rd
2000	Andrea Raffaelli - 25th	Maurizio Pimponi - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	18	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	20	19	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	23	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2000	Austria Open	28	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2000	Portugal Open	25	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2000	France Open	27	9	136	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	9	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	30	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	9	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	16	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	16	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	11	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	15	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	21	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	21	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	Q1	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	23	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	Q3	49	6	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	26	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	31	9	240	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	9	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	29	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/1999	German Open	Q6	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-27/1999	Russian Open	Q5	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Toronto Open	Q3	33	28	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/15/2001	Winner 1	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (8)	Lost 16-21, 11-21	0:29
Fri, 6/15/2001	Contender 1	Agustin Correa / Fabio Diez, Spain (9)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 6/15/2001	Contender 2	Javier Bosma / Antonio Cotrino , Spain (10)	Lost 19-21, 23-25	0:51

Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 1-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-16, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	Correa/Diez	9	21-14, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bosma/Cotrino	10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-19, 25-23	0:51
Trail the series against # 24 Berger/Stamm, Austria 0-1
9/19/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 2	Berger/Stamm	17	Pimponi/Raffaelli	20	15-9	0:41