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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Seoul Open
May 30 - June 3, 2007

(17) 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 Seoul Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	12	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	13	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	10	5th	480	US$12,800.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	40	US$0.00
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

Seoul Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/31/2007	Winner 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 12-15	0:56
Thu, 5/31/2007	Contender 1	Seol-Yi Kim / Mi-Hwa Yu, Korea (32)	Won 21-1, 21-3	0:19
Fri, 6/1/2007	Contender 2	Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (18, Q7)	Won 25-23, 21-16	0:47
Fri, 6/1/2007	Contender 3	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25)	Lost 13-21, 21-12, 8-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 16-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-10, 21-23, 16-14	0:52
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 # 5, Q1 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 # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:01
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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	21-19, 21-15	0:50
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-3
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Kadijk/Mooren	21	21-16, 21-14	0:41
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 # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	18-21, 21-15, 15-6	0:47
Lead the series against # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	18-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:56
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 # 18, Q7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	18, Q7	25-23, 21-16	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q8	Petrova/Skalnikova	Q25	21-18, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q5 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
Series tied with # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-13, 12-21, 15-8	0:49
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # 32 Kim/Yu, Korea 1-0
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	Kim/Yu	32	21-1, 21-3	0:19
Lead the series against # 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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