Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 19 - 24, 2007
(29) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Sabine Swoboda - 25th Sara Montagnolli - 25th
2006 Sabine Swoboda - 33rd Sara Montagnolli - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 30 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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$3,400.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/20/2007 Pool D Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 13-21, 21-23 0:40
Wed, 6/20/2007 Pool D Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (13) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool D Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (20) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Fri, 6/22/2007 Winner 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (18, Q1) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Sat, 6/23/2007 Winner 3 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (26, Q11) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:39
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2007FIVB500001002110 $27,200.00 81044.4 %
2007CEV100000001000 $1,300.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB3100002143993 $126,650.00 516045.9 %
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
5000012110 $13,600.00 2007FIVB5000012110 $13,600.00
1000001000 $650.00 2007CEV1000001000 $650.00
1031021615172041 $89,325.00 TotalTotal801021611151430 $81,575.00
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 Field21 55.3% 6 15.8% 11 28.9% 27-11 71.1% 3 4.8% 15 23.8% 45 71.4% 3-60 4.8% 42-88 32.3% 18-52 25.7% 01 30-71 29.7%
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 26-48 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 18 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 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 # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-5
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 21-13, 23-21 0:40
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
Series tied with # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Faure/Sarpaux 16, Q4 21-17, 28-26 0:49
Trail the series against # 11, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-5
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Pohl/Rau 13 21-17, 21-13 0:40
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 18, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:42
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
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 # 21 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 # 22, Q2 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 # 23 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 # 24 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-4
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 22-20, 21-19 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-3
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Kadijk/Mooren 21 21-16, 21-14 0:41
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 # 26, Q11 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Scott/Turner 26, Q11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 21-12, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 27 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
Lead the series against # 28 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 # 30, Q3 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
Trail the series against Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Bede/Behar 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q8 21-11, 21-11 0:38
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 21-14, 21-18 0:35
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 # Q28 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58