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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 (47 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 (50 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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$10,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	3	5	0	$73,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	11	9	0	$97,300.00
Satellite	6	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$6,650.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Total	56	1	0	2	1	2	3	6	6	16	14	0	$195,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sara Montagnolli												Sabine Swoboda
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$10,975.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$6,750.00
49	0	0	0	3	4	4	12	15	0	$124,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	7	0	$40,225.00
89	0	0	1	1	4	17	20	16	0	$115,975.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	57	0	0	0	0	1	9	12	14	0	$56,625.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$600.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
7	1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	$3,425.00	Satellite	6	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	$3,325.00
13	0	1	0	0	2	3	5	1	0	$18,425.00	Confederation Championship	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	$6,000.00
167	1	1	3	5	11	27	38	33	0	$273,775.00	Total	100	1	0	2	1	5	14	20	22	0	$113,075.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$8,500.00	5	4	55.6 %
2004	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	8	5	61.5 %
2005	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	5	2	$54,000.00	20	32	38.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,650.00	10	2	83.3 %
2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	1	$36,950.00	18	14	56.3 %
2006	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	$8,300.00	11	7	61.1 %
2007	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	4	2	0	$57,800.00	18	25	41.9 %
2007	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$10,450.00	8	6	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	37	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	4	12	10	3	$157,250.00	61	75	44.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	6	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$6,650.00	18	7	72.0 %
Total	CEV	8	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	$18,750.00	19	14	57.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sara Montagnolli													Sabine Swoboda
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	1999	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	$500.00	1999	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00	1999	CEV Under Age
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$750.00	2000	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2000	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,050.00	2000	CEV
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2000	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2000	CEV Under Age
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	$3,250.00	2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	$2,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00	2001	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$775.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00	2001	CEV Under Age
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	$2,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00	2002	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$225.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00	2002	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$150.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	$4,875.00	2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2003	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	8	$7,500.00	2004	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	$5,875.00
3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2004	CEV
16	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	5	2	$27,000.00	2005	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	5	2	$27,000.00
3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,825.00	2005	FIVB C&S	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,825.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	1	$19,475.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	1	$18,475.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$4,150.00	2006	CEV	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$4,150.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	2	0	$28,900.00	2007	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	2	0	$28,900.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,225.00	2007	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,225.00
116	1	2	2	2	6	19	22	21	41	$110,250.00	Total	Total	89	1	1	2	1	6	14	19	15	30	$101,600.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	14	70.0%	5	25.0%	1	5.0%	19-1	95.0%	7	25.9%	8	29.6%	12	44.4%	7-20	25.9%	14-12	53.8%	12-9	57.1%	0	0	26-21	55.3%
2006-2007	10	71.4%	4	28.6%	0	0.0%	14-0	100.0%	5	27.8%	4	22.2%	9	50.0%	5-13	27.8%	10-9	52.6%	9-4	69.2%	0	0	19-13	59.4%
Against the Field	6	60.0%	3	30.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	3	15.8%	7	36.8%	9	47.4%	3-16	15.8%	12-18	40.0%	12-16	42.9%	0	0	12-17	41.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	13	3	12	12	0	0	4	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	30
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	8	2	1	2	0	0	8	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	61
Satellite	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	2	1	2	2	1	1	0	18	7
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Total	0	0	22	5	15	15	0	0	25	47	1	2	2	1	1	0	94	108

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