European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 8 - 11, 2008
(4) 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: 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 (50 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 St. Pölten Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Sabine Swoboda - 13th Sara Montagnolli - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 21 25th 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 8 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
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$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 5 13th 180 € 1,300.00
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/10/2008 Winner 1 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (13) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 15-17 0:59
Sat, 5/10/2008 Contender 1 Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (12, Q3) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 12-15 1:05
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000100 $10,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500002020350 $73,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open30000001351190 $97,300.00
Satellite610210110000 $6,650.00
Confederation Championship300000101100 $7,000.00
Total561021236616140 $195,400.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sara Montagnolli Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
7000000100 $10,975.00 World Championships3000000200 $6,750.00
4900034412150 $124,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam27000022370 $40,225.00
89001141720160 $115,975.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5700001912140 $56,625.00
2000001010 $600.00 Challenger1000000010 $150.00
7102112000 $3,425.00 Satellite6102111000 $3,325.00
13010023510 $18,425.00 Confederation Championship6000012300 $6,000.00
1671135112738330 $273,775.00 Total100102151420220 $113,075.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2004FIVB200000010100 $8,500.00 5455.6 %
2004FIVB C&S300110100000 $3,000.00 8561.5 %
2005FIVB1600000111652 $54,000.00 203238.5 %
2005FIVB C&S310100010000 $3,650.00 10283.3 %
2005CEV100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2006FIVB800001020131 $36,950.00 181456.3 %
2006CEV400001101100 $8,300.00 11761.1 %
2007FIVB1300001013530 $62,800.00 192939.6 %
2007CEV301000001100 $10,450.00 8657.1 %
2008FIVB200000001010 $5,700.00 3537.5 %
2008CEV201000001000 $8,700.00 4357.1 %
TotalFIVB410000215513123 $167,950.00 658443.6 %
TotalFIVB C&S610210110000 $6,650.00 18772.0 %
TotalCEV1002001103201 $27,450.00 231757.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sara Montagnolli  Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000002 $0.00 1998FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB          
1000001000 $100.00 1999FIVB C&S          
4000000220 $500.00 1999CEV1000000001 $0.00
1010000000 $450.00 1999CEV Under Age          
5000000014 $750.00 2000FIVB          
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S          
2000001100 $1,050.00 2000CEV          
1000000100 $0.00 2000CEV C&S          
1000001000 $0.00 2000CEV Under Age          
9000000036 $3,250.00 2001FIVB7000000205 $2,875.00
1000000010 $150.00 2001FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
1000000100 $775.00 2001CEV1000000100 $775.00
1000100000 $450.00 2001CEV Under Age          
5000000005 $0.00 2002FIVB8000000035 $2,475.00
1000000100 $225.00 2002CEV1000000100 $225.00
1000001000 $150.00 2002CEV C&S1000001000 $150.00
11000001019 $4,875.00 2003FIVB8000000008 $0.00
2000000011 $0.00 2003CEV2000001100 $2,000.00
12000001218 $7,500.00 2004FIVB9000001116 $5,875.00
3001110000 $1,500.00 2004FIVB C&S3001110000 $1,500.00
2000001100 $1,500.00 2004CEV          
16000012652 $27,000.00 2005FIVB16000012652 $27,000.00
3101001000 $1,825.00 2005FIVB C&S3101001000 $1,825.00
1000000001 $0.00 2005CEV1000000001 $0.00
9000012141 $19,475.00 2006FIVB8000012131 $18,475.00
4000021100 $4,150.00 2006CEV4000021100 $4,150.00
13000014530 $31,400.00 2007FIVB13000014530 $31,400.00
3010001100 $5,225.00 2007CEV3010001100 $5,225.00
2000001010 $2,850.00 2008FIVB2000001010 $2,850.00
2010001000 $4,350.00 2008CEV2010001000 $4,350.00
1221322621232341 $119,950.00 TotalTotal951221616201730 $111,300.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall14 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% 00 26-21 55.3%
2007-20089 69.2% 3 23.1% 1 7.7% 12-1 92.3% 3 20.0% 4 26.7% 8 53.3% 3-12 20.0% 9-8 52.9% 6-5 54.5% 00 15-13 53.6%
Against the Field6 54.5% 4 36.4% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 5 26.3% 6 31.6% 8 42.1% 5-14 26.3% 12-16 42.9% 18-14 56.3% 00 15-15 50.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000021000200000024
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001331212004110000002930
Challenge/Four Star/Open008212008290000004161
Satellite00100000122122110187
Confederation Championship000000001300000046
Total00225151500254712211094108
Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 27-41 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-15, 21-19 0:37
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:42
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 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
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11, Q11 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 # 12, Q3 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 0-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Gemise Fareau/Giordano 12, Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 4 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 13 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Gschweidl/Hansel 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 4 21-15, 15-21, 17-15 0:59
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
Lead the series against # 14, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 15, Q7 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 # 16 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
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 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/22/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Semi-Finals Tychnova/Tychnova 7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 1 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # Q2 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 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 # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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