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(24) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Maria Holzman - 49th Did not play
2003 Barbara Hansel - 41st Chrisi Gschweidl - 57th
2004 Barbara Hansel - 33rd Chrisi Gschweidl - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 18, Q3 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 21 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 22 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/21/2005 Winner 1 Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (41) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:41
Tue, 6/21/2005 Contender 1 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (22) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:54
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Sabina Basagic - 41st Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Kerstin Pichler - 33rd Christine Mellitzer - 17th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Barbara Hansel - 33rd Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Sabine Swoboda - 33rd Sara Montagnolli - 33rd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Sabine Swoboda - 17th Sara Montagnolli - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Barbara Hansel - 33rd Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Barbara Hansel - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 24 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 20 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2005FIVB500000010211 $17,750.00 61037.5 %
TotalFIVB700000020311 $26,250.00 111444.0 %
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
5000001211 $8,875.00 2005FIVB5000001211 $8,875.00
570011154837 $27,450.00 TotalTotal420011125626 $21,750.00
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 Field16 45.7% 6 17.1% 13 37.1% 22-13 62.9% 7 13.5% 11 21.2% 34 65.4% 7-45 13.5% 32-64 33.3% 26-48 35.1% 11 30-57 34.5%
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 5-12 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 6 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Series tied with # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Kadijk/Mooren 12 21-14, 21-19 0:40
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 16 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Arjona/Kadjo 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q2 20-22, 21-14, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Clarke/Gerlic 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 15-21, 25-23, 15-10 1:02
Trail the series against # 22 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Keizer/Leenstra 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:54
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 26 Li/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Wang 27 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-16, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 30 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
Lead the series against # 37 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
Trail the series against # 41 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 41 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 45 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 # 47 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43