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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazuri Orlen Grand Slam
August 13 - 18, 2012

(2) Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti, Italy

Greta Cicolari
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 23, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bergamo

Resides:

Numana

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$211,900.00

Marta Menegatti
Italy

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 16, 1990 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rovigo

Resides:

Ariano Polesine

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$556,716.93

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	40	0	3	4	4	6	1	9	5	5	3	US$408,750.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Marta Menegatti - 9th	Greta Cicolari - 9th
2011	Marta Menegatti - 9th	Greta Cicolari - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	7	5	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	5	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	3	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	5	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	8	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	10	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	6	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	7	3	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	5	3	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	6	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	6	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	6	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	3	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	5	3	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	7	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	13	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	14	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	14	2	540	US$21,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	18	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	15	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	16	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	18	9	240	US$6,000.00

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/15/2012	Pool B	Geeske Banck / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (31, Q15)	Lost 24-26, 17-21	0:42
Wed, 8/15/2012	Pool B	Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (18)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:37
Thu, 8/16/2012	Pool B	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (15)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:36
Thu, 8/16/2012	Winner 1	Louise Bawden / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (11)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:34
Fri, 8/17/2012	Winner 2	Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:35
Fri, 8/17/2012	Winner 3	Liliane Maestrini / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (16)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:36
Sat, 8/18/2012	Semi-Finals	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (24)	Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
Sat, 8/18/2012	Gold Medal	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3)	Lost 16-21, 20-22	0:38

Head to Head Results
Cicolari/Menegatti lead the series against the field 49-39

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-9
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Kessy/Ross	4	20-22, 21-19, 19-17	1:03
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	4	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:59
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	21-17, 24-26, 15-13	0:57
11/5/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-18, 21-19	0:44
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	Kessy/Ross	5	26-24, 21-15	0:39
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	21-17, 21-16	0:34
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Kessy/Ross	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-16, 21-13	0:33
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	22-20, 21-8	0:37
5/7/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Ross	6	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	21-15, 21-18	0:39
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-6
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	21-16, 22-20	0:38
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-18, 21-16	0:41
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	21-13, 21-15	0:33
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	21-17, 21-18	0:35
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-17, 21-10	0:34
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:45
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	21-13, 21-11	0:26
Series tied with # 4 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-3
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-18, 21-15	0:37
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	4	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	0:55
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Antonelli/Antunes	6	22-20, 21-14	0:36
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 6	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Antonelli/Antunes	1	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-13, 21-19	0:34
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-2
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q6	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	21-18, 21-13	0:36
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/van Gestel	27, Q12	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-2
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-10, 21-17	0:32
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	21	21-15, 21-16	0:41
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-3
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Kolocova/Slukova	7	19-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Kolocova/Slukova	7	11-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:46
11/4/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 4	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Kolocova/Slukova	7	12-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:48
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Kolocova/Slukova	23	21-18, 21-15	0:35
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Kolocova/Slukova	19	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	0:58
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:51
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kolocova/Slukova	20	Cicolari/Menegatti	25	22-24, 21-15, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-3
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	21-14, 21-18	0:35
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	16-21, 21-19, 19-17	1:01
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	16-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:54
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:51
11/1/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	21-18, 16-21, 20-18	1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Bawden/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Bawden/Hinchley	11	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 3-1
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Barsuk/Vozakova	15	12-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	Barsuk/Vozakova	9	21-8, 23-21	0:34
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 1	Barsuk/Vozakova	22, Q5	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	21-19, 21-17	0:33
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	13	Barsuk/Vozakova	26	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-2
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	14	21-17, 24-22	0:41
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	16	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	12-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:47
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Cicolari/Menegatti	12	18-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	15	21-18, 21-14	0:36
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	10	36-34, 19-21, 15-12	1:08
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	Cicolari/Menegatti	29, Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Maestrini/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Maestrini/Salgado	16	21-19, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-15, 21-18	0:29
Lead the series against # 18 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 3-2
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Gielen/Mouha	18	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gielen/Mouha	13	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	21-15, 23-21	0:39
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Gielen/Mouha	21	21-19, 21-18	0:41
11/5/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 6	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Gielen/Mouha	12	21-15, 21-18	0:43
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Gielen/Mouha	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 4-2
8/4/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Baquerizo/Fernandez	16	21-15, 21-16	0:38
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	20-22, 21-14, 15-6	0:45
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	21-18, 21-17	0:36
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	28	21-12, 21-13	0:29
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Baquerizo/Fernandez	17	21-16, 21-15	0:38
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	25, Q12	Cicolari/Menegatti	9	21-23, 21-17, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 20 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Cicolari/Menegatti	8	Borger/Buthe	25, Q3	21-11, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Fendrick/Niles, United States 4-0
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Fendrick/Niles	23	21-14, 21-19	0:37
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Fendrick/Niles	14	21-16, 21-17	0:32
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool L	Cicolari/Menegatti	13	Fendrick/Niles	12	21-17, 21-17	0:36
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	Fendrick/Niles	16	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 5-1
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	Birlova/Ukolova	24	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
7/29/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool F	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Birlova/Ukolova	18	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	21-18, 22-20	0:38
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cicolari/Menegatti	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	22-20, 22-20	0:40
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Cicolari/Menegatti	6	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:52
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Goricanec/Graessli	28, Q9	18-21, 21-15, 15-6	0:45
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Akers/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Akers/Hochevar	21, Q3	21-15, 16-21, 15-3	0:44
Trail the series against # 31, Q15 Banck/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Banck/Walkenhorst	31, Q15	Cicolari/Menegatti	2	26-24, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	28, Q2	21-11, 21-17	0:34
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	Cicolari/Menegatti	15	21-19, 21-19	0:39
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # Q16 Klopf/Teufl, Austria 1-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Klopf/Teufl	30, Q10	21-14, 21-10	0:32