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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

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:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$214,684.02

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:

Tournaments:

113

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$208,975.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	11	4	2	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$49,274.96
FIVB	71	0	0	0	3	7	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$650.00
Overall	83	4	2	3	3	9	7	18	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$332,944.96

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	27, Q5	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	28, Q6	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q8	33	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		3	80	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	31, Q7	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	37	37	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q7	33	36	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	24	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	19	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q8	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q6	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	22	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	23	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	22	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	18	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	23	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	14	9	120	US$3,900.00
CEV	8/29-31/2002	European Championships	7	9	40	€ 1,350.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	14	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	21	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	14	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	12	25	30	US$1,650.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool D	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:37
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool D	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece	Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool D	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany	Lost 16-21, 21-16, 16-18	0:58
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic	Won 23-21, 21-18	0:34
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 2	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 7-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 31-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-2
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Bruschini/Solazzi		21-16, 16-21, 18-16	0:58
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Ahmann/Vollmer	22, Q1	Bruschini/Solazzi	27, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:41
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	23	Ahmann/Vollmer	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:52
Series tied with Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-2
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Bruschini/Solazzi		Alcon/Pol		21-12, 21-18	0:37
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-1
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Bruschini/Solazzi		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-2
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	37	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-14	0:37
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	4	15-3	0:31
Lead the series against Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	Erni/Trussel	Q26	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-3
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi		Gattelli/Perrotta		By Forfeit
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:44
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Bruschini/Solazzi	19	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	21-16, 21-18	0:37
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Gattelli/Perrotta	2	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	1:00
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool O	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	22-20, 21-19	0:43
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	21-13, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide		Bruschini/Solazzi		21-15, 21-13	0:35
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Bruschini/Solazzi	18	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:56
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	21-15, 27-29, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi		Hajeckova/Novotna		23-21, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Bronze Medal	Bruschini/Solazzi		Hakedal/Torlen		21-16, 21-14	0:36
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Bruschini/Solazzi		Hakedal/Torlen		21-18, 27-25	0:45
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	23	21-12, 21-10	0:30
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Ikauniece/Minusa	38	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Lead the series against Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	Keizer/Mooren	Q25	21-14, 21-18	0:34
3/10/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Keizer/Mooren	Q23	21-12, 28-26	0:49
Lead the series against Kilchenmann/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi		Kilchenmann/Schwer		21-15, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-2
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Bruschini/Solazzi		18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:55
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Bruschini/Solazzi		21-19, 17-21, 15-12	1:07
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	21-12, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-3
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	6	Bruschini/Solazzi	27, Q5	21-9, 21-16	0:35
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Lahme/Musch	8	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	21-14, 21-19	0:42
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lahme/Musch	26, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	22-20, 22-24, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	30, Q11	Bruschini/Solazzi	19	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Bruschini/Solazzi		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-15	0:45
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	21-19, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	Pohl/Rau	12	21-12, 21-17	0:35
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Pohl/Rau	10	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:59
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Pohl/Rau	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:50
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-2
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:37
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:44
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	15-9	0:55