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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 14 - 18, 2007

(20) 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 Åland Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	14	17th	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	9	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	20	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	17	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Aland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/15/2007	Winner 1	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (13)	Lost 21-17, 13-21, 12-15	0:51
Wed, 8/15/2007	Contender 1	Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (29, Q7)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:39
Thu, 8/16/2007	Contender 2	Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (19)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:42
Thu, 8/16/2007	Contender 3	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (5)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 21-34 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	14	21-16, 21-12	0:35
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 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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	21-16, 21-17	0:42
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 # 6 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-5
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	21-19, 21-16	0:43
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 # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	21-15, 21-19	0:37
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
Series tied with # 9 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Nystrom/Nystrom	25, Q4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	21-14, 21-10	0:36
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool E	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	29	21-15, 21-12	0:36
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 # 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-2
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	14	21-14, 10-21, 15-7	0:48
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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-1
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	Faure/Sarpaux	19	21-15, 21-16	0:42
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 # 21, Q2 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 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 # 24, Q5 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 3-1
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	14	Koizumi/Tanaka	19	22-20, 19-21, 16-14	0:58
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 # 25, Q3 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 # 27 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 # 29, Q7 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	Gioria/Momoli	29, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 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 # Q9 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool E	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	Ilustre/Pascua	44	25-23, 21-15	0:44