Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 12 - 16, 2007
(30) 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: 187
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Marseille 2010)
Career Winnings: US$308,472.99
Sabine Swoboda
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 23, 1975 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 114
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$135,380.34
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125273341Money
CEV1202001114110100 US$44,580.72
FIVB470000215515014041 US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S610210110000000 US$6,650.00
Overall651221337916114141 US$232,980.72
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Sabina Basagic - 41st Did not play
2000 Maria Holzman - 41st Did not play
2001 Kerstin Pichler - 37th Did not play
2005 Sabine Swoboda - 33rd Sara Montagnolli - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 17 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 17 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 5 13th 180 € 1,300.00
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
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 8 7th 400 € 4,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 13 5th 360 € 3,000.00
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
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 16 13th 180 € 1,300.00
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$3,400.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 21st 60 € 0.00
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Winner 1 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 8-21 0:33
Wed, 6/13/2007 Contender 1 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (14) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 6/14/2007 Contender 2 Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (29, Q25) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:38
Thu, 6/14/2007 Contender 3 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (22) Lost 22-20, 11-21, 11-15 1:03
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000101 $10,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500002020353 $73,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open30000001351191 $97,300.00
Satellite610210110000 $6,650.00
Confederation Championship300000101100 $7,000.00
Total561021236616145 $195,400.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sara Montagnolli Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
7000000106 $10,975.00 World Championships3000000201 $6,750.00
49000344121511 $124,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam270000223713 $40,225.00
890011417201630 $115,975.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open57000019121421 $56,625.00
2000001010 $600.00 Challenger1000000010 $150.00
7102112000 $3,425.00 Satellite6102111000 $3,325.00
13010023511 $18,425.00 Confederation Championship6000012300 $6,000.00
16711351127383348 $273,775.00 Total1001021514202235 $113,075.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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 %
2005CEV100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2006FIVB800001020131 $36,950.00 181456.3 %
2006CEV400001101100 $8,300.00 11761.1 %
2007FIVB400000002110 $14,000.00 5838.5 %
2007CEV100000001000 $1,300.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB3000001143993 $113,450.00 485845.3 %
TotalFIVB C&S610210110000 $6,650.00 18772.0 %
TotalCEV600001102101 $9,600.00 111052.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sara Montagnolli  Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000002 $0.00 1998FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB          
1000001000 $100.00 1999FIVB C&S          
4000000220 $500.00 1999CEV1000000001 $0.00
5000000014 $750.00 2000FIVB          
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S          
2000001100 $1,050.00 2000CEV          
9000000036 $3,250.00 2001FIVB7000000205 $2,875.00
1000000010 $150.00 2001FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
1000000100 $775.00 2001CEV1000000100 $775.00
5000000005 $0.00 2002FIVB8000000035 $2,475.00
1000000100 $225.00 2002CEV1000000100 $225.00
11000001019 $4,875.00 2003FIVB8000000008 $0.00
2000000011 $0.00 2003CEV2000001100 $2,000.00
12000001218 $7,500.00 2004FIVB9000001116 $5,875.00
3001110000 $1,500.00 2004FIVB C&S3001110000 $1,500.00
2000001100 $1,500.00 2004CEV          
16000012652 $27,000.00 2005FIVB16000012652 $27,000.00
3101001000 $1,825.00 2005FIVB C&S3101001000 $1,825.00
1000000001 $0.00 2005CEV1000000001 $0.00
9000012141 $19,475.00 2006FIVB8000012131 $18,475.00
4000021100 $4,150.00 2006CEV4000021100 $4,150.00
4000002110 $7,000.00 2007FIVB4000002110 $7,000.00
1000001000 $650.00 2007CEV1000001000 $650.00
1021021515172041 $82,725.00 TotalTotal791021511151430 $74,975.00
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%
2006-200724 55.8% 8 18.6% 11 25.6% 32-11 74.4% 4 11.4% 10 28.6% 21 60.0% 4-31 11.4% 24-21 53.3% 12-21 36.4% 11 37-43 46.3%
Against the Field18 52.9% 6 17.6% 10 29.4% 24-10 70.6% 3 7.5% 9 22.5% 28 70.0% 3-37 7.5% 36-54 40.0% 18-38 32.1% 01 27-47 36.5%
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
Confederation Championship000000001300000046
Total00225151500254712211094108
Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 21-34 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway 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 0-4
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 21-14, 21-8 0:33
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-10, 21-23, 16-14 0:52
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:43
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:01
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
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 # 7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-5
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-14, 18-21, 15-4 0:51
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:53
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-18  
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 21-12, 21-15 0:41
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-2
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-19, 21-17 0:50
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q4 21-13, 21-16 0:36
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 13, Q6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 25-23, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:56
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 25-23, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:17
Trail the series against # 20 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-6 0:47
Trail the series against # 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 20-22, 21-11, 15-11 1:03
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-19, 21-15 0:50
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-2
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-13, 12-21, 15-8 0:49
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:10
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 32-30, 21-16 1:07
Lead the series against # 25 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czechia 1-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q8 Petrova/Skalnikova Q25 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Lessard/Maxwell 23 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:44
10/15/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Gold Medal Montagnolli/Swoboda 2 Lessard/Maxwell 1 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 26, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell 25, Q1 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 27, Q2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:47
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
Series tied with # 29, Q25 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Campisi/Lozano 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q5 Campisi/Lozano Q21 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
Trail the series against # Q12 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 # Q15 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Skrivan/Zumkehr 29 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
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