Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007
(15) Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France
 
Morgane Faure
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 17, 1984 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: La Tronche
Height: 174 cm (5'8")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 61
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 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Mulhouse
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 59
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB48000010162112331 US$153,150.00
FIVB C&S30101001000000 US$2,750.00
Overall51010110262112331 US$155,900.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 17 17th 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26, Q2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 36 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 28, Q4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 19 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 26 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 16 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 19 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 24 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 26, Q2 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 26, Q4 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (18) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:40
Wed, 8/29/2007 Contender 1 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (31, Q12) Won 21-13, 22-20 0:40
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (16) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 3 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (8) Lost 16-21, 10-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 20-36 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Faure/Sarpaux 17 21-8, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-4
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Faure/Sarpaux 36 12-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-13 0:35
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-14, 21-13 0:42
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 23-21, 22-20 0:47
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Scott/Turner, United States 0-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Scott/Turner 19, Q5 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-14, 18-21, 15-6 0:49
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Scott/Turner 25 Faure/Sarpaux 36 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 8 Faure/Sarpaux 15 21-16, 21-10 0:41
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 27 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:39
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:49
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 32 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-2
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Moiseeva/Uryadova 24 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 Moiseeva/Uryadova Q6 11-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Faure/Sarpaux Q25 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Salgado/Salgado 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Faure/Sarpaux 17 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-19, 21-12 0:46
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-2
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 # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 21-18 0:45
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-17, 21-15 0:32
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:51
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 17 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-3
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-8, 26-28, 15-7 1:02
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-12, 21-17 0:37
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 21-16, 21-11 0:37
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Faure/Sarpaux 32 24-22, 21-15 0:50
Series tied with # 18 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 18 Faure/Sarpaux 15 21-15, 21-17 0:40
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Mouha/Van Breedam 30 21-19, 21-14 0:45
Series tied with # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 24 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-16 0:44
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-3
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 Faure/Sarpaux 16 24-22, 16-21, 15-11 0:53
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Faure/Sarpaux 24 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:02
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-14, 12-21, 20-18 1:13
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-10, 15-21, 15-13 0:58
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Faure/Sarpaux 19 16-21, 21-12, 16-14 1:02
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Gioria/Momoli Q15 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Ilustre/Pascua 30, Q11 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q12 21-13, 22-20 0:40
9/13/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q21 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Campisi/Lozano Q13 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:52
Series tied with # Q15 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 31, Q13 Baburina/Osheyko Q20 21-16, 28-26 0:42
8/30/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 20, Q9 Faure/Sarpaux Q8 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q20 Alenkina/Storozhenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
11/1/06FIVBThailand Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Alenkina/Storozhenko Q15 21-23, 21-15, 15-8 0:53