Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 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: 12
Tournaments: 97
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: 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 Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 14 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 15 17 90 US$3,500.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool O Maike Friedrichsen / Danja Musch, Germany (47) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:42
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool O Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (20) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (4) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:50
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 3 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (12) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Annamaria Solazzi - 9th Laura Bruschini - 9th
1999Marseille Annamaria Solazzi - 17th Laura Bruschini - 17th
2003Rio de Janeiro Annamaria Solazzi - 37th Laura Bruschini - 37th
2005Berlin Diletta Lunardi - 25th Nicoletta Luciani - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 16 9 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 5 17 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 15 5 300 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 37 37 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 15-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
6/16/01FIVBItaly 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
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Minello/Pires 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-16, 21-14 0:35
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Minello/Pires 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-13, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-2
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Cook/Pottharst 4 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:50
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-16, 13-21, 15-11 0:52
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 15-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-2
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Arce/McPeak 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-16, 21-14 0:36
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Arce/McPeak 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 16 12-6, 12-3 1:12
Lead the series against # 10 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Montagnolli/Pichler 31 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 14 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 0-2
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 DeNecochea/Masakayan 16 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-10, 21-18 0:43
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 DeNecochea/Masakayan 19 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 27-25, 25-27, 17-15 1:11
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Pohl/Rau 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:50
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool O Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 22-20, 21-19 0:43
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-16, 21-17 0:42
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 21-13, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 21-17, 23-21 0:45
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 15-2 0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 29 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Pereira/Schuller 9 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 43 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 47 Friedrichsen/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool O Friedrichsen/Musch 47 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-19, 21-18 0:42