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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$100,000 Brazil Open
December 4 - 7, 1997

(19) Nicola Grigolo/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Nicola Grigolo
Italy

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 8, 1967 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Padova

Resides:

Este, Padova

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Agrigento 1996)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$48,200.00

Andrea Raffaelli
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 19, 1969 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Benedetto del Tronto

Resides:

Porto D'Ascoli

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Cattolica 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$86,320.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	1	US$20,200.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$3,200.00
Overall	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	4	1	US$23,400.00

Previous Fortaleza Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Andrea Ghiurghi - 9th	Did not play
1996	Did not play	Antonio Babini - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	Q4	33	42	US$0.00
FIVB	9/4-7/1997	Spain Open	17	25	30	US$1,400.00
FIVB	8/29-31/1997	Turkey Open	18	17	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/21-24/1997	Bulgaria Challenger	1	4	42	US$2,400.00
FIVB	8/15-17/1997	Belgium Open	18	13	90	US$2,700.00
FIVB	8/8-10/1997	Portugal Open	23	17	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Austria Open	25	13	90	US$2,700.00
FIVB	7/25-27/1997	French Open	27	17	45	US$1,700.00
FIVB	7/18-20/1997	Italian Open	24	25	30	US$1,400.00
FIVB	7/4-6/1997	German Open	27	25	30	US$1,400.00
FIVB C&S	6/25-29/1997	Czech Republic Challenger	10	13	18	US$800.00
FIVB	2/20-23/1997	Brazil Open	25	25	30	US$1,400.00

Head to Head Results
Grigolo/Raffaelli trail the series against the field 0-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q3 Anton/Pomerenke, Germany 0-1
9/10/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Anton/Pomerenke	31	Grigolo/Raffaelli	Q4	15-12	0:52