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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 France Open
July 19 - 23, 2000

(27) Maurizio Pimponi/Andrea Raffaelli, Italy

Maurizio Pimponi
Italy

Photo: Carola Fabrizia Semino

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grosseto

Resides:

Grosseto

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$57,272.50

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	19	25	33	36	37	41	49	Money
FIVB	57	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	12	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$103,095.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	58	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	2	12	1	19	9	1	2	4	1	US$104,595.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1996	Did not play	Antonio Babini - 13th
1997	Did not play	Nicola Grigolo - 17th
1998	Andrea Raffaelli - 17th	Maurizio Pimponi - 17th
1999	Andrea Raffaelli - 9th	Maurizio Pimponi - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/12-16/2000	Italy Open	9	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2000	Norway Open	30	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Spain Open	9	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2000	Canada Open	16	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	16	25	34	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2000	Macau Open	11	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	1/18-23/2000	Brazil Open	15	7	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	1/12-16/2000	Argentina Open	21	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/5/1999	Brazil Open	21	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/17-22/1999	Spanish Open	Q1	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	Belgium Open	23	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Portugal Open	Q3	49	6	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Open of Austria	26	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/20-25/1999	Marseille World Championships	31	9	240	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/14-18/1999	Italian Open	9	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/7-11/1999	Norway Open	29	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/1999	German Open	Q6	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-27/1999	Russian Open	Q5	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Toronto Open	Q3	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB	4/7-11/1999	Mexico Open	29	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	12/3-6/1998	Brazil Open	23	25	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB	9/11-13/1998	Turkey Open	28	25	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB	9/3-6/1998	Spain Open	26	25	34	US$1,400.00
FIVB	8/7-9/1998	Portugal Grand Slam	26	17	80	US$2,200.00
FIVB	7/24-26/1998	French Open	23	17	51	US$1,700.00

Head to Head Results
Pimponi/Raffaelli lead the series against the field 3-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 de Melo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	Santos/de Melo	1	15-6	0:20
Trail the series against # 2 Loiola/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Loiola/Rego	2	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-8	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Laciga/Laciga	6	Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Jodard/Penigaud, France 1-0
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	Jodard/Penigaud	9	15-10	0:44
Lead the series against Rodriguez Ibarra/Sotelo, Mexico 1-0
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Pimponi/Raffaelli	31	Rodriguez Ibarra/Sotelo	18	15-6	0:26