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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007

(6) 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:

192

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$310,014.91

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:

119

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$136,903.91

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	Money
CEV	12	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	US$44,580.72
FIVB	47	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	5	15	0	14	0	4	1	US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S	6	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,650.00
Overall	65	1	2	2	1	3	3	7	9	16	1	14	1	4	1	US$232,980.72

Previous Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Sabine Swoboda - 13th	Sara Montagnolli - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	20	13th	180	US$4,500.00
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
CEV	7/5-8/2007	Swiss Masters	12	2nd	540	€ 8,150.00
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
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/23/2007	Winner 2	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (22)	Lost 14-21, 20-22	0:45
Thu, 8/23/2007	Contender 1	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (12)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 17-38 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
7/8/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	21-16, 21-15	0:41
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda		21-17, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-7
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	21-19, 21-16	0:43
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Pohl/Rau	1	21-19, 21-18	0:46
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
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-14, 18-21, 15-4	0:51
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	14-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:53
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-18
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 # 3 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 # 4 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-3
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Claasen/Roder	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	14	21-14, 10-21, 15-7	0:48
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	5	21-19, 21-17	0:50
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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 7 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	30	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	21-17, 21-12	0:38
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Alcon/Matveeva	32, Q36	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:01
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
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 # 9 Alseda/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	Alseda/Pol		21-11, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	6	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	Mouha/Van Breedam		21-14, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Gschweidl/Hansel	10	16-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:54
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Gschweidl/Hansel		16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Jursone/Minusa	11	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	1:05
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	5	21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:17
Trail the series against # 22 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-4
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Montagnolli/Swoboda	6	21-14, 22-20	0:45
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	21-16, 21-17	0:42
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	25-23, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	21-18, 21-16	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 24 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