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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 12 - 16, 2008

(12) Daniela Gioria/Giulia Momoli, Italy

Daniela Gioria
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 4, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Borgomanero

Resides:

Colazza

Height:

183 cm (5'11")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

110

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Vasto 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Marseille 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$164,400.00

Giulia Momoli
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 30, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Asolo

Resides:

Crespano del Grappa

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Eboli 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$140,512.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	70	0	0	0	0	1	1	15	4	14	19	8	1	7	US$250,500.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,300.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	72	0	0	0	1	1	1	15	4	14	19	8	1	7	US$252,800.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	16	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	8	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	8	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	14	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	12	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	17	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	19	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	19	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q17	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q14	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	28, Q15	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	Q14	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Osaka Open	Q10	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	Q14	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	Q13	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	Q13	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	30, Q6	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	26, Q4	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	29, Q7	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q6	33	26	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q15	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	43	37	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB C&S	7/19-22/2007	Eboli Challenger	2	4	56	US$2,300.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	26, Q5	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q17	41	24	US$0.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 1	Susan Blundell / Anna Harrison, New Zealand (21)	Won 10-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:41
Thu, 11/13/2008	Winner 2	Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift, United States (5)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 13-15	0:50
Fri, 11/14/2008	Contender 2	Denise Johns / Shauna Mullin, England (22)	Won 21-18, 21-10	0:33
Fri, 11/14/2008	Contender 3	Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (19)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:31
Fri, 11/14/2008	Contender 4	Ying Li / Lu Wang, China (23, Q1)	Won 11-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
Sat, 11/15/2008	Contender 5	Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (15)	Lost 13-21, 18-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Gioria/Momoli trail the series against the field 9-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-0
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	28, Q15	Kessy/Ross	5	22-20, 14-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-3
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 4	Antonelli/Leao	3	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Leao	3	Gioria/Momoli	19	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Antonelli/Leao	32, Q19	Gioria/Momoli	23, Q3	21-10, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 3	Banck/Gunther	8	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	5	Gioria/Momoli	12	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Gioria/Momoli	12	21-19, 21-16	0:39
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	Gioria/Momoli	30, Q6	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 7 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-1
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 4	Remmers/Stiekema	6	Gioria/Momoli	16	25-23, 24-26, 15-13	0:58
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Gioria/Momoli	30, Q6	Remmers/Stiekema	Q27	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-3
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Martins/Santanna	16	Gioria/Momoli	17	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 3	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	Gioria/Momoli	Q14	21-17, 22-20	0:39
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	Gioria/Momoli	26, Q5	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Huang/Zhang, China 0-1
11/15/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Huang/Zhang	15	Gioria/Momoli	12	21-13, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	16	Lessard/Martin	17	22-20, 21-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 2-0
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Gioria/Momoli	12	Andreasen/Vestergaard	19	21-12, 21-18	0:31
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Gioria/Momoli	19	Andreasen/Vestergaard	30, Q9	21-9, 21-12	0:26
Trail the series against # 20 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 0-1
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	12	Blundell/Harrison	21	10-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Johns/Mullin, England 2-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Gioria/Momoli	12	Johns/Mullin	22	21-18, 21-10	0:33
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Johns/Mullin	25	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-16, 16-21, 21-19	1:01
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Johns/Mullin	30, Q8	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Li/Wang, China 1-0
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Gioria/Momoli	12	Li/Wang	23, Q1	11-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48