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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 (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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 25-48 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 17 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-16, 23-21	0:41
11/17/05	FIVB	South 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
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Tian/Wang	3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	19, Q3	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	1:01
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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	29	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:42
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan 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
7/27/05	FIVB	France 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
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin 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
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	19, Q3	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:57
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Montagnolli/Swoboda	29	Pohl/Rau	13	21-17, 21-13	0:40
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	14-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:53
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	21-12, 21-15	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy 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
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	29	21-13, 23-21	0:40
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	30	21-14, 21-8	0:33
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 # 14 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 # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-4
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	Kadijk/Mooren	15	25-23, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	24	Montagnolli/Swoboda	19, Q3	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
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 # 16, Q8 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin 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
7/25/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	Q4	21-13, 21-16	0:36
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland 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
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris 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
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Montagnolli/Swoboda	29	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	Montagnolli/Swoboda	30	20-22, 21-11, 15-11	1:03
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore 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
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul 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
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho 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
5/31/07	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 # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria 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
6/20/06	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
Trail the series against # 27 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
Series tied with # 28, Q4 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Faure/Sarpaux	16	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-16, 14-21, 15-13	0:55
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada 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
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	20	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	22-20, 21-19	0:42
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	15	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-18, 24-22	0:43
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24, Q18	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	27-25, 15-21, 16-14	0:58
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy 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
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin 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
6/1/07	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
Trail the series against # Q5 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q1	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q22 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
11/2/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Skrivan/Zumkehr	29	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 2	Skrivan/Zumkehr	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-8, 21-14	0:31
7/26/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q4	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q29	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland 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
8/28/04	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Contender 3	Baburina/Osheyko	12, Q4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3, Q1	21-19, 21-13	0:32
8/22/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Bronze Medal	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Montagnolli/Swoboda	1	21-19, 21-14	0:34