Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Brazil Open
November 27 - December 2, 2001
(26, Q3) 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: 8
Tournaments: 65
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: 16
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 
TourPlayed1234579131719253336374149Money
FIVB57000021321211991241 US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000000 US$1,500.00
Overall58000031321211991241 US$104,595.00
Previous Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Andrea Raffaelli - 25th Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
1999 Andrea Raffaelli - 17th Maurizio Pimponi - 17th
2000 Andrea Raffaelli - 25th Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/12-16/2001 Spain Open Q7 36 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open 9 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open 26 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 26 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 25 17 72 US$3,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 11/27/2001 Qualifier 1 Eduardo Bacil / Pedro Brazao, Brazil (23, Q14) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:39
Wed, 11/28/2001 Qualifier 3 Pavlos Beligratis / Thanassis Michalopoulos, Greece (Q11) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 1 Dain Blanton / Chip McCaw, United States (7) Won 15-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
Thu, 11/29/2001 Winner 2 Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (10) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:36
Thu, 11/29/2001 Contender 2 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (24) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 4-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-2
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 7, Q3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-17 0:38
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Metzger/Wong 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Laciga/Laciga 6 Pimponi/Raffaelli 31 15-6 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-23, 21-15, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Blanton/McCaw, United States 1-0
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 Blanton/McCaw 7 15-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-2
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 4 Lopes/Neto 8, Q2 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Lopes/Neto 24, Q10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 Pimponi/Raffaelli 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Heuscher/Kobel 9 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bosma/Cotrino 10 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 21-19, 25-23 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 25 Correa/Diez 9 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 20 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 23 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 21-13, 21-14 0:36
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26 Horrem/Maaseide 23 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Gartmayer/Nowotny 26, Q9 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 23, Q14 Bacil/Brazao, Brazil 0-1
11/27/01FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Bacil/Brazao 23, Q14 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
11/29/01FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Rogers/Scott 24 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 29, Q5 Kais/Kais, Estonia 0-1
9/13/01FIVBSpain Open Kais/Kais 29, Q12 Pimponi/Raffaelli Q7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q11 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
11/28/01FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 3 Pimponi/Raffaelli 26, Q3 Beligratis/Michalopoulos Q11 21-15, 21-17 0:33