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US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 2006

(Q4) Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, Austria

Sara Montagnolli
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 2, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Innsbruck

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

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 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	47	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	5	15	14	4	1	US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S	6	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,650.00
Overall	53	1	0	2	1	2	2	6	5	15	14	4	1	US$188,400.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sabine Swoboda - 25th	Sara Montagnolli - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	25	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	28, Q5	9th	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	28, Q8	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	25, Q1	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	17	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	24, Q2	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	22	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	10/11-15/2005	Argentina Satellite	2	1st	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2005	Indonesia Open	16	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	21	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	25	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/18-20/2005	Liechtenstein Satellite	2	3rd	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	3	9th	10	US$450.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	9	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	26, Q4	25th	56	US$3,250.00

Paris Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/25/2006	Qualifier 1	Isabelle Forrer / Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland (Q29)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 17-15	0:55
Tue, 7/25/2006	Qualifier 2	Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (28, Q13)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 26-40 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 18 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q8	21-11, 21-11	0:38
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-12, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	21-17, 17-21, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Barros/Connelly	7	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q4	21-15, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Ribeiro	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:43
9/15/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-13, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-2
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Barrera/Hamzaoui	21	19-12 Retired	0:16
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool A	Barrera/Hamzaoui	16	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-23, 21-15, 15-12	0:58
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Barrera/Hamzaoui	10	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q4	20-22, 25-23, 15-12	0:48
Series tied with # 10 Arjona/Kadjo, France 2-2
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	24, Q2	Arjona/Kadjo	25	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:12
9/15/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	Arjona/Kadjo	17	19-21, 23-21, 15-10	1:01
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	15	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18	21-15, 21-14	0:36
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Arjona/Kadjo	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q2	20-22, 21-14, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q1	21-11, 21-19	0:35
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Mooren	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	24-22, 21-11	0:44
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Kadijk/Mooren	12	21-14, 21-19	0:40
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Kadijk/Mooren	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-13, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Ji/Wang	8, Q3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	6-21, 21-13, 18-16	0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-3
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 1	Cook/Sanderson	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q8	17-21, 21-14, 16-14	1:03
8/27/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 5	Cook/Sanderson	8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	21-13, 21-11	0:34
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	17-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	21-12, 21-15	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-19, 21-17	0:45
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Series tied with # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
10/14/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina Satellite	Winner 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	3	19-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:45
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 22 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q1	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-3
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Leenstra	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-9, 23-21	0:24
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Keizer/Leenstra	12	21-16, 21-19	0:39
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Keizer/Leenstra	16	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Keizer/Leenstra	22	Montagnolli/Swoboda	24	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	22, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	23-21, 20-22, 16-14	1:04
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	23-21, 23-25, 15-13	1:10
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	16-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-1
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q8	Koizumi/Tanaka	Q9	21-17, 21-15	0:47
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	27, Q5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-16, 21-11	0:33
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q4	Koizumi/Tanaka	Q13	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with # 28, Q13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-1
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	Q4	21-13, 21-16	0:36
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18, Q3	Claasen/Roder	Q14	21-18, 22-20	0:43
Lead the series against # 30 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Faure/Sarpaux	16, Q4	21-17, 28-26	0:49
Lead the series against # 32, Q23 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/27/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Campisi/Lozano	Q21	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:02
Trail the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Zhang/Zuo, China 2-0
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Zhang/Zuo	12	21-17, 21-18	0:41
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Zhang/Zuo	12	21-13, 15-21, 15-12	0:46
Trail the series against # Q6 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Urata	18	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-19, 25-23	0:46
Lead the series against # Q7 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-1
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Lessard/Maxwell	23	Montagnolli/Swoboda	24, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:44
10/15/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina Satellite	Gold Medal	Montagnolli/Swoboda	2	Lessard/Maxwell	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q2	Lessard/Maxwell	25, Q1	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 2-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Hinchley/Lochowicz	23, Q5	21-19, 13-21, 15-11	0:58
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Hinchley/Lochowicz	24	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # Q10 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-3
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	15	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-18, 24-22	0:43
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24, Q18	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	27-25, 15-21, 16-14	0:58
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	32, Q40	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-19, 20-22, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # Q19 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
8/28/04	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Contender 3	Baburina/Osheyko	12, Q4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3, Q1	21-19, 21-13	0:32
8/22/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Bronze Medal	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Montagnolli/Swoboda	1	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q20 Suzuki/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q1	Suzuki/Teru Saiki	Q17	17-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # Q25 Fiset/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Fiset/Pruneau	24	21-13, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q26 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 2	Skrivan/Zumkehr	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-8, 21-14	0:31
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q4	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q29	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18, Q3	Skrivan/Zumkehr	31	21-14, 21-19	0:29
Lead the series against # Q29 Forrer/Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	Q4	Forrer/Guerra Arias-Schmocker	Q29	21-17, 17-21, 17-15	0:55