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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
August 1 - 4, 2002

(19) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Did not play	Nicola Grigolo - 13th
1998	Did not play	Roberto Masciarelli - 41st
1999	Andrea Raffaelli - 13th	Maurizio Pimponi - 13th
2000	Andrea Raffaelli - 25th	Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
2001	Did not play	Fosco Cicola - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	Q8	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	19	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	Q8	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	30, Q10	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	11/27-12/2/2001	Brazil Open	26, Q3	17	72	US$3,000.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool F	Espen Goranson / Kjell Goranson, Norway (43)	Won 22-20, 14-21, 15-13	0:54
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool F	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (6)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:42
Fri, 8/2/2002	Pool F	John Hyden / Chip McCaw, United States (30)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:59
Sat, 8/3/2002	Winner 1	Dain Blanton / Carl Henkel, United States (35)	Lost 23-25, 19-21	0:54

Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 10-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Baracetti/Conde	3	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	21-15, 21-14	0:38
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26, Q3	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Araujo/Insfran	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
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 0-2
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	7, Q3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-17	0:38
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Metzger/Wong	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-16, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 9 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	Pimponi/Raffaelli	9	21-15, 21-18	0:42
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Heuscher/Kobel	9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 11 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open		Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 16 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-0
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Berg/Dahl	13	18-21, 24-22, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 17 Rogers/Scott, United States 0-1
11/29/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Rogers/Scott	24	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26, Q3	21-13, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-2
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 4	Lopes/Neto	8, Q2	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q7	By Forfeit
7/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Lopes/Neto	24, Q10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	9	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-23, 21-15, 16-14	0:58
Trail the series against # 26 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 0-2
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Bosma/Cotrino	19	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:49
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bosma/Cotrino	10	Pimponi/Raffaelli	25	21-19, 25-23	0:51
Trail the series against # 28 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Horrem/Maaseide	30	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:58
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	23	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-13, 21-14	0:36
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	Horrem/Maaseide	23	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 30 Hyden/McCaw, United States 1-0
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	Hyden/McCaw	30	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 32 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
11/28/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26, Q3	Beligratis/Michalopoulos	Q11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 35 Blanton/Henkel, United States 0-1
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Blanton/Henkel	35	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	25-23, 21-19	0:54
Lead the series against # 36 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 1-0
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	14	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 40 Maderbock/Stamm, Austria 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	Maderbock/Stamm	43	21-14, 25-27, 15-9	1:00
Trail the series against # 42 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 0-2
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	25, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	21-10, 22-20	0:29
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Shiratori/Watanabe	21, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 43 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 2-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Pimponi/Raffaelli	19	Goranson/Goranson	43	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	0:54
9/12/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q7	Goranson/Goranson	27, Q10	23-21, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 44 Kais/Kais, Estonia 0-1
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open		Kais/Kais	29, Q12	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 47 Martell/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	Martell/Sotelo	Q25	21-19, 21-15	0:37