Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002
(31) Christine Mellitzer/Sabine Swoboda, Austria
 
Christine Mellitzer
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 21, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 56 kg (123 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 36
Career Best: 9th (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$7,450.00
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: 13
Tournaments: 94
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 
TourPlayed123457913172533374149Money
FIVB1500000000233331 US$10,700.00
FIVB C&S100000000010000 US$300.00
Overall1600000000243331 US$11,000.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Eveline Stremitzer - 40th Did not play
1998 Katharina Munchmeyer - 57th Did not play
2000 Katharina Munchmeyer - 49th Did not play
2001 Sabine Swoboda - 41st Christine Mellitzer - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 25 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 21, Q10 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open Q10 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open Q5 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 10/30-11/4/2001 Brazil Open 17 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 9 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q15 41st 18 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool G Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana, United States (7) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:35
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool G Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (42) Lost 8-21, 13-21 0:28
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool G Danalee Bragado-Corso / Nancy Reynolds, United States (18) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:29
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $2,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam300000000000 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100000000130 $7,950.00
Challenger100000000010 $300.00
Total1600000000240 $11,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Christine Mellitzer Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $1,375.00 World Championships3000000200 $6,750.00
6000000010 $1,375.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam27000022370 $40,225.00
24000000130 $3,975.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5700001912140 $56,625.00
3000000120 $550.00 Challenger1000000010 $150.00
2000001100 $175.00 Satellite6102111000 $3,325.00
36000001460 $7,450.00 Total94102141217220 $107,075.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2001FIVB700000000205 $5,750.00 51623.8 %
2002FIVB500000000023 $3,300.00 41225.0 %
TotalFIVB1200000000228 $9,050.00 92824.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Christine Mellitzer  Sabine Swoboda
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 1997FIVB          
3000000003 $0.00 1998FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $175.00 1998FIVB C&S          
2000000200 $250.00 1999FIVB C&S          
4000000004 $0.00 2000FIVB          
1000000010 $150.00 2000FIVB C&S          
7000000205 $2,875.00 2001FIVB7000000205 $2,875.00
1000000010 $150.00 2001FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
5000000023 $1,650.00 2002FIVB5000000023 $1,650.00
250000014416 $5,250.00 TotalTotal14000000239 $4,675.00
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
Overall6 50.0% 3 25.0% 3 25.0% 9-3 75.0% 1 3.1% 2 6.3% 29 90.6% 1-31 3.1% 6-29 17.1% 4-5 44.4% 00 10-34 22.7%
2001-20026 50.0% 3 25.0% 3 25.0% 9-3 75.0% 1 3.1% 2 6.3% 29 90.6% 1-31 3.1% 6-29 17.1% 4-5 44.4% 00 10-34 22.7%
Against the Field1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 18 100.0% 0-18 0.0% 2-36 5.3% 0-0 00 1-18 5.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000011000100000012
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000215000000000017
Challenge/Four Star/Open00714090001000000825
Total0071621500020000001034
Head to Head Results
Mellitzer/Swoboda trail the series against the field 1-14 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 14 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E McPeak/Youngs 5 Mellitzer/Swoboda 21, Q10 21-8, 21-9 0:24
Trail the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana, United States 0-1
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G DeNecochea/Fontana 7 Mellitzer/Swoboda 31 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Barros/Pires 8 Mellitzer/Swoboda 25 21-11, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Mellitzer/Swoboda 21, Q10 21-11, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 18 Bragado-Corso/Reynolds, United States 0-1
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Bragado-Corso/Reynolds 18 Mellitzer/Swoboda 31 21-11, 21-16 0:29
Trail the series against # 21 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Tian/Wang 9 Mellitzer/Swoboda 25 21-6, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool H Glesnes/Maaseide 24 Mellitzer/Swoboda 25 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 25 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool I Gougeon/Lessard 24 Mellitzer/Swoboda 9 21-11, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 29 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E Ji/Wang 28, Q24 Mellitzer/Swoboda 21, Q10 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # 30 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
7/3/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 Mellitzer/Swoboda 21, Q10 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 32 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool I Mellitzer/Swoboda 9 Boileau/Morin 41 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 34 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/4/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 Mellitzer/Swoboda Q8 21-13, 21-18 0:29
Trail the series against # 37 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
4/5/01FIVBMacau Open Gerlic/Lochowicz 27, Q6 Mellitzer/Swoboda Q10 21-11, 21-8 0:27
Trail the series against # 42 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Ahmann/Vollmer 42 Mellitzer/Swoboda 31 21-8, 21-13 0:28
Trail the series against # 44 Folco/Marini, Italy 0-1
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Folco/Marini Q18 Mellitzer/Swoboda Q15 21-10, 22-20 0:30