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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
April 13 - 16, 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 Winnings:

US$67,968.50

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:

156

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$556,716.93

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	22	1	3	1	4	3	0	5	2	1	1	0	1	US$134,880.66

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/14/2023	Pool C	Anniina Parkkinen / Sara Sinisalo, Finland (22, Q9)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:38
Fri, 4/14/2023	Pool C	Hegeile Almeida / Taiana Lima, Brazil (10)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:51
Sat, 4/15/2023	Winner 1	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (4)	Won 23-21, 22-20	0:50
Sat, 4/15/2023	Winner 2	Talita Antunes / Thamela Coradelli, Brazil (14)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:41
Sun, 4/16/2023	Semi-Finals	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (24, Q16)	Won 21-19, 21-23, 18-16	1:04
Sun, 4/16/2023	Gold Medal	Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (8)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-11	0:58

Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti lead the series against the field 10-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 4 Placette/Richard, France 1-1
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 # 6 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-1
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 # 8 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
4/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Gold Medal	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Lopes/Silva	8	18-21, 25-23, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 10 Almeida/Lima, Brazil 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Almeida/Lima	10	16-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:51
Series tied with # 14 Antunes/Coradelli, Brazil 1-1
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 2	Gottardi/Menegatti	3	Antunes/Coradelli	14	21-15, 23-21	0:41
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Antunes/Coradelli	5	Gottardi/Menegatti	4	21-18, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 15, Q4 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
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 # 19 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Gottardi/Menegatti	15, Q10	Schneider/Sude	Q7	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 21, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q9 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q11 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