Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Japan Open
May 25 - 29, 2005
(22) Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, Austria
 
Sara Montagnolli
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Innsbruck
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 154
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Marseille 2010)
Career Winnings: US$255,350.00
Sabine Swoboda
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 23, 1975 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$107,075.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB4700002155151441 US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S6102101100000 US$6,650.00
Overall5310212265151441 US$188,400.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kerstin Pichler - 41st Did not play
2003 Did not play Chrisi Gschweidl - 33rd
2004 Barbara Hansel - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 22 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/20-25/2004 Brazil Open 17 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 26, Q2 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/27-29/2004 France Satellite 3, Q1 7th 10 US$500.00
FIVB C&S 8/21-22/2004 Corsica Satellite 1 4th 14 US$800.00
FIVB C&S 8/5-7/2004 Switzerland Satellite 1 3rd 24 US$1,700.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/26/2005 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (11) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:37
Thu, 5/26/2005 Contender 1 Nicoletta Luciani / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (27) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 5/27/2005 Contender 2 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (12) Lost 13-21, 11-21 0:32
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000100 $10,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500002020350 $73,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open30000001351190 $97,300.00
Satellite610210110000 $6,650.00
Total531021226515140 $188,400.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sara Montagnolli Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
7000000100 $10,975.00 World Championships3000000200 $6,750.00
4900034412150 $124,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam27000022370 $40,225.00
89001141720160 $115,975.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5700001912140 $56,625.00
2000001010 $600.00 Challenger1000000010 $150.00
7102112000 $3,425.00 Satellite6102111000 $3,325.00
154103592433320 $255,350.00 Total94102141217220 $107,075.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2004FIVB200000010100 $8,500.00 5455.6 %
2004FIVB C&S300110100000 $3,000.00 8561.5 %
2005FIVB200000000110 $5,000.00 1420.0 %
TotalFIVB400000010210 $13,500.00 6842.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S300110100000 $3,000.00 8561.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sara Montagnolli  Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000002 $0.00 1998FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB          
1000001000 $100.00 1999FIVB C&S          
5000000014 $750.00 2000FIVB          
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S          
9000000036 $3,250.00 2001FIVB7000000205 $2,875.00
1000000010 $150.00 2001FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
5000000005 $0.00 2002FIVB8000000035 $2,475.00
11000001019 $4,875.00 2003FIVB8000000008 $0.00
12000001218 $7,500.00 2004FIVB9000001116 $5,875.00
3001110000 $1,500.00 2004FIVB C&S3001110000 $1,500.00
2000000110 $2,500.00 2005FIVB2000000110 $2,500.00
540011143836 $21,075.00 TotalTotal390011114625 $15,375.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall49 59.0% 13 15.7% 21 25.3% 62-21 74.7% 9 11.0% 19 23.2% 54 65.9% 9-73 11.0% 49-54 47.6% 22-40 35.5% 11 72-95 43.1%
2004-200517 63.0% 3 11.1% 7 25.9% 20-7 74.1% 5 14.7% 8 23.5% 21 61.8% 5-29 14.7% 17-21 44.7% 8-15 34.8% 00 25-36 41.0%
Against the Field15 62.5% 5 20.8% 4 16.7% 20-4 83.3% 4 9.8% 11 26.8% 26 63.4% 4-37 9.8% 30-52 36.6% 18-30 37.5% 00 24-41 36.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000200000024
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001331212004110000002930
Challenge/Four Star/Open008212008290000004161
Satellite00100000122122110187
Total00225151500244412211090102
Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 25-23 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 14, Q2 Li/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Wang 27 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Luciani/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 Luciani/Solazzi 27 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell 25, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q14 Augoustides/Lubetz, Germany 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Augoustides/Lubetz 16 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Castelli/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
8/21/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 1 Castelli/Hamzaoui 9 21-19, 18-21, 17-15 0:50