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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 22, 2001

(15) Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy

Laura Bruschini
Italy

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$177,751.25

Annamaria Solazzi
Italy

Photo: Carl Schneider

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (5 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$167,270.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	71	0	0	0	3	7	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$650.00
Overall	72	0	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,670.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Annamaria Solazzi - 9th	Laura Bruschini - 9th
1998	Annamaria Solazzi - 9th	Laura Bruschini - 9th
1999	Annamaria Solazzi - 17th	Laura Bruschini - 17th
2000	Annamaria Solazzi - 13th	Laura Bruschini - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Spain Open	12	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	14	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	9	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/16-25/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	9	5	0	US$0.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/18/2001	Winner 1	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:42
Wed, 7/18/2001	Contender 1	Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (31)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 7/19/2001	Contender 2	Dianne DeNecochea / Liz Masakayan, United States (16)	Lost 10-21, 18-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi trail the series against the field 8-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Fontana/Youngs	3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	21-13, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
9/23/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	15-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Minello/Pires	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-13, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-2
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Arce/McPeak	3	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-16, 21-14	0:36
9/12/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Arce/McPeak	1	Bruschini/Solazzi	16	12-6, 12-3	1:12
Trail the series against # 16 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 0-2
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	DeNecochea/Masakayan	16	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-10, 21-18	0:43
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	DeNecochea/Masakayan	19	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	27-25, 25-27, 17-15	1:11
Series tied with # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	21-13, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 25 Schmidt/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Schmidt/Vollmer	29	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	22-20, 15-21, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 27 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kusuhara/Tokuno	21	21-12, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Montagnolli/Pichler	31	21-13, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	21-12, 21-17	0:33