Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Tepic
April 17 - 21, 2024
(10) 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: 4
Tournaments: 25
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: 19
Tournaments: 156
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$556,716.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB22131430521101 US$134,880.66
Previous Tepic Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2023 Marta Menegatti - 4th Valentina Gottardi - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha 10 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 9 800 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 10 4 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg 13, Q1 9 600 US$6,000.00
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
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
Elite16 Tepic Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/18/2024 Pool B Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (2) Won 13-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
Thu, 4/18/2024 Pool B Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (15, Q1) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:49
Fri, 4/19/2024 Pool B Liliana Fernandez / Paula Soria, Spain (7, Q3) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:46
Sat, 4/20/2024 Winner 2 Svenja Muller / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (8) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:33
Sat, 4/20/2024 Semi-Finals Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (6) Lost 21-23, 10-21 0:39
Sun, 4/21/2024 Bronze Medal Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (4) Lost 20-22, 23-21, 23-25 1:19
Head to Head Results
Gottardi/Menegatti trail the series against the field 18-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1, Q2 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
4/26/23FIVBElite16 Uberlândia Qualifier 2 Borger/Ittlinger 16, Q9 Gottardi/Menegatti Q1 21-17, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-2
4/18/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Cheng/Hughes 2 13-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
8/17/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Cheng/Hughes 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 11-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Cheng/Hughes 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 30-28, 21-19 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Kloth/Nuss, United States 1-3
3/6/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Kloth/Nuss 2 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Semi-Finals Kloth/Nuss 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-13, 21-17 0:36
9/28/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool B Kloth/Nuss 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-13, 21-16 0:35
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool D Kloth/Nuss 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-4
4/21/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Bronze Medal Salgado/Seixas 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 22-20, 21-23, 25-23 1:19
3/7/24FIVBElite16 Doha Pool B Salgado/Seixas 7 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-15, 21-16 0:40
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Salgado/Seixas 6 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/23/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Gold Medal Salgado/Seixas 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 7 21-14, 21-16 0:42
7/6/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool D Salgado/Seixas 12 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 16-21, 25-23, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 5 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
3/25/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson 9 21-10, 19-21, 15-7 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 0-5
4/20/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Semi-Finals Schoon/Stam 6 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 23-21, 21-10 0:39
10/1/23FIVBElite16 Paris Bronze Medal Schoon/Stam 11 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 21-17, 22-20 0:42
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 18-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:50
3/24/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:37
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 23 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 7, Q3 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 2-0
4/19/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Fernandez/Soria 7, Q3 24-22, 21-19 0:46
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool F Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Fernandez/Soria 18, Q8 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 1-2
4/20/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Muller/Tillmann 8 21-10, 21-16 0:33
8/18/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Pool D Muller/Tillmann 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:42
6/2/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool B Muller/Tillmann 10 Gottardi/Menegatti 15, Q4 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-3
8/19/23FIVBElite16 Hamburg Winner 1 Brunner/Huberli 6 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 16-14 0:53
7/7/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool D Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Brunner/Huberli 4 21-17, 21-18 0:51
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Brunner/Huberli 4 Gottardi/Menegatti 5 16-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:53
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool A Brunner/Huberli 5 Gottardi/Menegatti 1 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 13, Q4 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
4/16/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Gold Medal Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Lopes/Silva 8 18-21, 25-23, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 14, Q8 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 3-0
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Gottardi/Menegatti 10 Klinger/Klinger 34 21-9, 18-21, 15-10 0:49
7/22/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Winner 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Klinger/Klinger 22, Q21 21-15, 21-17 0:45
5/21/22FIVBMadrid Futures Semi-Finals Gottardi/Menegatti 2 Klinger/Klinger 6 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 McBain/Pavan, Canada 2-0
4/18/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Pool B Gottardi/Menegatti 10 McBain/Pavan 15, Q1 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:49
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 McBain/Pavan Q15 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q5 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-0
4/16/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Semi-Finals Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Paulikiene/Raupelyte 24, Q16 21-19, 21-23, 18-16 1:04
Lead the series against # Q6 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-0
7/5/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Qualifier 2 Gottardi/Menegatti 13, Q2 Alvarez/Moreno Q7 21-17, 14-21, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # Q9 Placette/Richard, France 1-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Gottardi/Menegatti 3 Placette/Richard 4 23-21, 22-20 0:50
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool D Placette/Richard 12 Gottardi/Menegatti 5 19-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool F Gottardi/Menegatti 7 Hermannova/Stochlova 19, Q11 23-21, 21-16 0:41