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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 2 - 5, 2023

(3) Valentina Gottardi/Marta Menegatti, Italy

Valentina Gottardi
Italy

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 19, 2002 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Modena

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Saquarema 2023)

Career CEV Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$73,842.50

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:

178

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$594,934.64

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,408.00
FIVB	22	1	3	1	4	3	0	5	2	1	1	0	1	US$134,880.66
Overall	24	1	3	1	4	5	0	5	2	1	1	0	1	US$143,288.66

Previous Vienna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2017	Did not play	Rebecca Perry - 37th
FIVB 2018	Did not play	Viktoria Orsi Toth - 9th
FIVB 2019	Did not play	Viktoria Orsi Toth - 25th
2021	Did not play	Viktoria Orsi Toth - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	7	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	13, Q2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	15, Q4	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	3	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	15, Q10	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	5	13	460	US$5,000.00
CEV	8/15-20/2022	European Championships	11	5	600	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	12	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	3	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/7-10/2022	Lecce Futures	1	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	43	5	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	5/26-29/2022	Cervia Futures	3	4	280	€ 400.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Madrid Futures	2	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	23	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q17	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	10/6-10/2021	World Tour Finals - Italy	1	9	0	US$7,500.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/2/2023	Pool C	Sofia Gonzalez / Sol Guidarelli, Spain (30)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
Wed, 8/2/2023	Pool C	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (19)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:37
Thu, 8/3/2023	Winner 2	Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (15)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:40
Fri, 8/4/2023	Winner 3	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (11)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:50

Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti lead the series against the field 20-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-2
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Gottardi/Menegatti	13, Q2	Brunner/Huberli	4	21-17, 21-18	0:51
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Brunner/Huberli	4	Gottardi/Menegatti	5	16-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:53
10/6/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool A	Brunner/Huberli	5	Gottardi/Menegatti	1	21-16, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 0-3
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Schoon/Stam	2	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q4	18-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:50
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool B	Schoon/Stam	2	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q10	21-16, 21-15	0:37
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool B	Schoon/Stam	2	Gottardi/Menegatti	23	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-1
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Muller/Tillmann	10	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q4	21-17, 13-21, 16-14	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool B	Mader/Verge-Depre	7	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q4	21-10, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-0
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 1	Gottardi/Menegatti	13, Q2	Graudina/Samoilova	15, Q6	21-19, 21-17	0:42
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool B	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q10	Graudina/Samoilova	7	22-20, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	7	Klinger/Klinger	22, Q21	21-15, 21-17	0:45
5/21/22	FIVB	Madrid Futures	Semi-Finals	Gottardi/Menegatti	2	Klinger/Klinger	6	19-21, 21-12, 16-14	1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-1
7/23/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Semi-Finals	Gottardi/Menegatti	7	Bobner/Verge-Depre	9	21-14, 21-15	0:36
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q6	Gottardi/Menegatti	5	21-19, 25-23	0:47
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool D	Gottardi/Menegatti	12	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	21-16, 10-21, 15-12	0:49
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Bobner/Verge-Depre	10	24-22, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-0
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q4	Gruszczynska/Ola	Q5	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-2
8/4/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Alvarez/Moreno	11	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	21-18, 23-21	0:50
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	13, Q2	Alvarez/Moreno	Q7	21-17, 14-21, 15-11	0:53
8/19/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Alvarez/Moreno	17	Gottardi/Menegatti	11	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 1-0
6/16/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	43	Bianchin/Scampoli	12	25-23, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
4/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q16	21-19, 21-23, 18-16	1:04
Lead the series against # 14 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool F	Gottardi/Menegatti	7	Hermannova/Stochlova	19, Q11	23-21, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15	21-12, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 2	Borger/Ittlinger	16, Q9	Gottardi/Menegatti	Q1	21-17, 21-23, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Placette/Richard, France 2-1
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Placette/Richard	19	21-17, 21-14	0:37
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Placette/Richard	4	23-21, 22-20	0:50
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool D	Placette/Richard	12	Gottardi/Menegatti	5	19-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:56
Lead the series against # 20 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 1-0
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool F	Gottardi/Menegatti	7	Fernandez/Soria	18, Q8	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Dunarova/Resova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/27/22	FIVB	Cervia Futures	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Dunarova/Resova	14, Q11	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Carro/Lobato, Spain 0-1
6/11/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool F	Carro/Lobato	19	Gottardi/Menegatti	43	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 25 Bentele/Lutz, Switzerland 0-1
5/29/22	FIVB	Cervia Futures	Semi-Finals	Bentele/Lutz	11, Q1	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 27 Parkkinen/Sinisalo, Finland 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Parkkinen/Sinisalo	22, Q9	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 28 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 0-1
7/24/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Semi-Finals	Piersma/van Driel	17, Q4	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 30 Gonzalez/Guidarelli, Spain 1-0
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Gonzalez/Guidarelli	30	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:59