European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008
(8) 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: 15
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: 15
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$136,903.91
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125273341Money
CEV1202001114110100 US$44,580.72
FIVB470000215515014041 US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S610210110000000 US$6,650.00
Overall651221337916114141 US$232,980.72
Previous Gran Canaria Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2001 Kerstin Pichler - 33rd Christine Mellitzer - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 25, Q4 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 24 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 6 17th 160 € 1,000.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/18/2008 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (9, Q1) Won 24-22, 21-14 0:43
Fri, 4/18/2008 Winner 2 Meritxell Alseda / Cristina Hopf, Spain (16) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 3 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:40
Sat, 4/19/2008 Semi-Finals Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (10, Q5) Won 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:06
Sun, 4/20/2008 Gold Medal Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (11, Q6) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 34-48 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
7/8/07CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-16, 21-15 0:41
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-8
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-19, 21-16 0:43
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Pohl/Rau 1 21-19, 21-18 0:46
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
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-14, 18-21, 15-4 0:51
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:53
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-18  
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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 Alcon/Matveeva 24 22-20, 21-12 0:41
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:01
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 7 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Hajeckova/Novotna 2 30-28, 16-21, 15-10 1:15
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9, Q1 24-22, 21-14 0:43
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-16, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-18, 21-16 0:45
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 # 10, Q5 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 Glesnes/Maaseide 10, Q5 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:06
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 11, Q6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-5
4/20/08CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-19, 21-14 0:43
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 6 21-14, 22-20 0:45
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-16, 21-17 0:42
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 25-23, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-11, 21-13 0:40
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15, Q1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 21-17, 30-28 0:48
Lead the series against # 14, Q13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 32-30, 21-16 1:07
Series tied with # 15, Q15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Alseda/Hopf, Spain 1-0
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 Alseda/Hopf 16 21-15, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 14 21-14, 10-21, 15-7 0:48
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-19, 21-17 0:50
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 # Q2 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-3
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 19 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-14, 21-12 0:39
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Jursone/Minusa 11 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 1:05
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:17
Trail the series against # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q4 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 31, Q20 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # Q7 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Gschweidl/Hansel 10 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # Q8 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 6 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q9 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q8 Petrova/Skalnikova Q25 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # Q10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-4
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24 21-13, 24-22 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-14, 21-10 0:36
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-15, 21-12 0:36
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-13, 12-21, 15-8 0:49
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 19-21, 22-20, 15-9 1:10
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
Lead the series against # Q14 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-15, 21-16 0:42
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
Lead the series against # Q17 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Campisi/Lozano 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 28, Q5 Campisi/Lozano Q21 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:02
Trail the series against # Q19 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 Gioria/Momoli 29, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:39