Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2007
(17) Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, Austria
 
Sara Montagnolli
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1978 (46 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Maria Holzman - 49th Did not play
2003 Barbara Hansel - 41st Chrisi Gschweidl - 57th
2004 Barbara Hansel - 33rd Chrisi Gschweidl - 41st
2005 Sabine Swoboda - 33rd Sara Montagnolli - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 19, Q3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 29 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
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$6,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool A Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (16, Q8) Lost 26-28, 25-27 0:56
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool A Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 16-21, 21-23 0:41
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool A Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (32, Q31) Won 21-14, 21-10 0:35
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (15) Won 25-23, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 2 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (8) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:42
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2006FIVB800001020131 $36,950.00 181456.3 %
2007FIVB700001012210 $40,300.00 131644.8 %
TotalFIVB33000021531093 $139,750.00 566645.9 %
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
9000012141 $19,475.00 2006FIVB8000012131 $18,475.00
7000013210 $20,150.00 2007FIVB7000013210 $20,150.00
871021412111739 $87,025.00 TotalTotal71102149121428 $80,325.00
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 Field24 61.5% 6 15.4% 9 23.1% 30-9 76.9% 3 4.8% 14 22.6% 45 72.6% 3-59 4.8% 48-88 35.3% 18-46 28.1% 01 33-68 32.7%
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
Total00225151500244412211090102
Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 25-48 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 17 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-16, 23-21 0:41
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 0-2
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 1:01
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 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-4
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:57
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Pohl/Rau 13 21-17, 21-13 0:40
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:53
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 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 # 14 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 # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-4
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Kadijk/Mooren 15 25-23, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 24 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
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 # 16, Q8 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 16, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 28-26, 27-25 0:56
Series tied with # 18 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-1
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 # 19 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 # 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 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 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 # 23 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 # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 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 # 27 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:01
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
Series tied with # 28, Q4 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 # 29 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
Lead the series against # 32, Q31 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Lubetz/Sude 32, Q31 21-14, 21-10 0:35
Series tied with # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-13, 12-21, 15-8 0:49
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
Trail the series against # Q5 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q7 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 # Q13 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
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 # Q22 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
Trail the series against # Q24 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