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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 25 - 29, 2006

(26, Q4) Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France

Morgane Faure
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 17, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

La Tronche

Height:

174 cm (5'8")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Phuket 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$80,475.00

Virginie Sarpaux
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 12, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mulhouse

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Phuket 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$92,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	48	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	21	12	3	3	1	US$153,150.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,750.00
Overall	51	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	6	21	12	3	3	1	US$155,900.00

Previous Acapulco Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Virginie Sarpaux - 41st	Morgane Faure - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/13-17/2006	Portugal Open	27, Q5	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	26, Q2	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	31, Q13	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	30	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open	10	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	29, Q10	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q13	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	24, Q12	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	26, Q11	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	Q14	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	28, Q4	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	Q14	41st	12	US$0.00

Mexico Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/25/2006	Qualifier 2	Stine Andreasen / Pia Hove, Denmark (Q20)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:44
Thu, 10/26/2006	Winner 1	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (7)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:46
Thu, 10/26/2006	Contender 1	Haydee Lopez / Laura Miranda, Mexico (10)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
Fri, 10/27/2006	Contender 2	Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (8)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:49

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0	$54,450.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	14	5	0	$91,700.00
Satellite	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00
Total	51	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	6	21	12	0	$155,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Morgane Faure												Virginie Sarpaux
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	$29,225.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	$29,225.00
35	0	0	0	0	1	7	14	5	0	$45,850.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	39	0	0	0	0	2	8	16	5	0	$54,750.00
5	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,900.00	Satellite	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
61	0	1	0	1	2	11	22	12	0	$80,475.00	Total	59	0	1	0	1	2	9	25	12	0	$92,350.00

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
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	$14,250.00	6	13	31.6 %
2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00	9	6	60.0 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	$26,200.00	18	21	46.2 %
Total	FIVB	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	6	6	$40,450.00	24	34	41.4 %
Total	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00	9	6	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Morgane Faure													Virginie Sarpaux
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$350.00	2003	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$175.00	2004	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	$7,125.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	5	$7,125.00
3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,375.00	2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,375.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	$13,100.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	$13,100.00
30	0	1	0	1	1	5	6	6	10	$22,125.00	Total	Total	23	0	1	0	1	0	2	6	6	7	$21,600.00

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	41	57.7%	11	15.5%	19	26.8%	52-19	73.2%	14	15.1%	10	10.8%	69	74.2%	14-79	15.1%	41-69	37.3%	25-29	46.3%	0	1	66-99	40.0%
2005-2006	16	69.6%	3	13.0%	4	17.4%	19-4	82.6%	10	24.4%	2	4.9%	29	70.7%	10-31	24.4%	16-29	35.6%	13-6	68.4%	0	1	29-36	44.6%
Against the Field	20	46.5%	6	14.0%	17	39.5%	26-17	60.5%	9	20.0%	6	13.3%	30	66.7%	9-36	20.0%	40-60	40.0%	30-46	39.5%	0	0	35-53	39.8%

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	11	1	7	26	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	36
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	6	0	3	0	0	13	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	61
Satellite	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	1	9	6
Total	0	0	25	7	9	30	0	0	16	36	1	1	0	1	0	1	75	105

Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 12-18 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Faure/Sarpaux	31, Q13	21-14, 21-13	0:29
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Faure/Sarpaux	32	21-12, 21-9	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	8	Faure/Sarpaux	24, Q12	23-21, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Faure/Sarpaux	32	Hakedal/Torlen	17	21-12, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	23-21, 22-20	0:47
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Faure/Sarpaux	29, Q10	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	21-19, 21-12	0:46
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q2	21-11, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	8	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	21-16, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Lopez/Miranda, Mexico 1-0
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 1	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	Lopez/Miranda	10	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:05
Trail the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q2	19-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:51
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Faure/Sarpaux	Q14	21-11, 17-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Petrova/Skalnikova	21	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	16-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 14 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Claasen/Roder	22	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-3
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q11	21-12, 21-17	0:37
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Faure/Sarpaux	8, Q1	21-16, 21-11	0:37
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Faure/Sarpaux	32	24-22, 21-15	0:50
Trail the series against # 17 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	Faure/Sarpaux	29, Q10	21-16, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Faure/Sarpaux	24, Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Faure/Sarpaux	21, Q11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28	13-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:51
Series tied with # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Faure/Sarpaux	29, Q10	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Semi-Finals	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	1	Faure/Sarpaux	10	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	1:05
Trail the series against # 24, Q9 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/24/05	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Bronze Medal	Jursone/Minusa	6	Faure/Sarpaux	10	21-16, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
6/27/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	29, Q10	Baltakys/Barry	Q23	21-19, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # Q7 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
8/10/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	8, Q1	Labee/de Vries	Q9	18-21, 25-23, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # Q11 Martin/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	Q14	Martin/Zakrzewski	Q19	12-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # Q15 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-0
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Faure/Sarpaux	31, Q13	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q29	20-22, 21-17, 16-14	0:59
5/31/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	24, Q12	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q21	17-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:52
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Faure/Sarpaux	8, Q1	Skrivan/Zumkehr	9	21-18, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q20 Andreasen/Hove, Denmark 1-0
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 2	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	Andreasen/Hove	Q20	21-16, 21-15	0:44