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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 25 - 29, 2003

(Q8) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Did not play	Mirko Castagnoli - 33rd
1997	Did not play	Nicola Grigolo - 25th
1998	Andrea Raffaelli - 25th	Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
1999	Andrea Raffaelli - 33rd	Maurizio Pimponi - 33rd
2001	Andrea Raffaelli - 25th	Maurizio Pimponi - 25th
2002	Andrea Raffaelli - 5th	Maurizio Pimponi - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	Q6	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	22, Q4	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	21	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	19	17	80	US$3,000.00
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

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 2	Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (Q40)	Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:49
Wed, 6/25/2003	Qualifier 3	Paulao Moreira / Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazil (23, Q9)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 12-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12	Pimponi/Raffaelli	21	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Child/Heese, Canada 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Child/Heese	5	Pimponi/Raffaelli	21	21-17, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 14 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	11	Pimponi/Raffaelli	22, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:42
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Pimponi/Raffaelli	26	21-23, 21-15, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against # 15 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 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 # 18 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 # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Horrem/Maaseide	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	22, Q4	21-17, 21-9	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 23, Q9 Moreira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Moreira/Silva	23, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Kogel/Mulder	27	Pimponi/Raffaelli	22, Q4	21-18, 21-8	0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Karasev/Zaitsev, Russia 2-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Pimponi/Raffaelli	21	Karasev/Zaitsev	28, Q4	21-14, 13-21, 15-11	0:57
6/14/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Pool C	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Karasev/Zaitsev	14	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # Q11 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
Trail the series against # Q15 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
9/13/01	FIVB	Spain Open		Gartmayer/Nowotny	26, Q9	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	Rodriguez/Rodriguez Herrera	Q40	21-16, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # Q27 Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
6/13/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Qualifier 3	Pimponi/Raffaelli	30, Q10	Babich/Khudoley	Q26	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q31 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
Lead the series against # Q32 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
Trail the series against # Q34 Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra, Mexico 0-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Hernandez/Rodriguez Ibarra	32, Q38	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q6	22-20, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # Q40 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Pimponi/Raffaelli	Q8	Xu/Xu	Q40	13-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:49