Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 2006
(25, Q1) 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 Modena Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q3 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 18 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 21 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 24 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
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$2,000.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/10/2006 Qualifier 2 Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (Q33) Won 21-12, 22-20 0:39
Wed, 5/10/2006 Qualifier 3 Hiromi Suzuki / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (Q17) Won 17-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:00
Thu, 5/11/2006 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (8) Lost 11-21, 19-21 0:35
Thu, 5/11/2006 Contender 1 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (9) Lost By Forfeit  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2005FIVB1600000111652 $54,000.00 203238.5 %
2005FIVB C&S310100010000 $3,650.00 10283.3 %
2006FIVB100000000010 $2,000.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB1900000121762 $64,500.00 273841.5 %
TotalFIVB C&S610210110000 $6,650.00 18772.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sara Montagnolli  Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
16000012652 $27,000.00 2005FIVB16000012652 $27,000.00
3101001000 $1,825.00 2005FIVB C&S3101001000 $1,825.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2006FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
7210212781338 $48,400.00 TotalTotal5710212491127 $42,700.00
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%
2005-200622 56.4% 6 15.4% 11 28.2% 28-11 71.8% 9 20.9% 10 23.3% 24 55.8% 9-34 20.9% 22-24 47.8% 15-21 41.7% 11 38-46 45.2%
Against the Field26 57.8% 7 15.6% 12 26.7% 33-12 73.3% 5 8.6% 15 25.9% 38 65.5% 5-53 8.6% 52-72 41.9% 24-54 30.8% 11 39-64 37.9%
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 15-30 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 17 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 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 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 # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 21-11, 21-19 0:35
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 24-22, 21-11 0:44
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 # 9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-3
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Keizer/Leenstra 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-9, 23-21 0:24
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Keizer/Leenstra 12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Keizer/Leenstra 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
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 # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 21-17 0:45
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 23-21, 20-22, 16-14 1:04
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 23-21, 23-25, 15-13 1:10
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-2
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Barrera/Hamzaoui 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:58
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Barrera/Hamzaoui 10 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q4 20-22, 25-23, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # 21, Q5 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 27, Q5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-16, 21-11 0:33
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka Q13 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Winner 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 19-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:45
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Barros/Connelly 7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q4 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q12 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-3
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-18, 24-22 0:43
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24, Q18 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 27-25, 15-21, 16-14 0:58
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # Q14 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Faure/Sarpaux 16, Q4 21-17, 28-26 0:49
Lead the series against # Q17 Suzuki/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 Suzuki/Teru Saiki Q17 17-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # Q18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
8/28/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Contender 3 Baburina/Osheyko 12, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:32
8/22/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Bronze Medal Baburina/Osheyko 10 Montagnolli/Swoboda 1 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q23 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 2 Skrivan/Zumkehr 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-8, 21-14 0:31
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q4 Skrivan/Zumkehr Q29 21-18, 21-15 0:37
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Skrivan/Zumkehr 31 21-14, 21-19 0:29
Lead the series against # Q28 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 1-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf 32, Q9 21-9, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # Q29 Jirak/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q3 Jirak/Pichler Q30 26-24, 21-8 0:36
Lead the series against # Q33 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker Q33 21-12, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # Q45 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/22/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Semi-Finals Tychnova/Tychnova 7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 1 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53