Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(19) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Tatiana Barrera - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 22 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 20 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 23 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (14) Lost 21-23, 10-21 0:41
Thu, 5/22/2008 Contender 1 Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (30, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:49
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 2 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (13) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 27-47 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 16 Series, 4 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 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
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-18, 21-11 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 27-25, 21-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-13, 21-9 0:37
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16 21-13, 21-19 0:42
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-17, 28-26 0:49
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 0-4
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Scott/Turner 13 Faure/Sarpaux 20 21-18, 21-17 0:47
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Scott/Turner 13, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 21-15, 21-11 0:39
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 # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-3
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 21-18 0:40
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 22 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 23-21, 21-10 0:41
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 23 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 21-17, 21-18 0:39
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24 19-21, 22-20, 18-16 1:01
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 5 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Faure/Sarpaux 22 16-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:47
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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-3
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Faure/Sarpaux 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
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
Series tied with # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 26, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Gattelli/Perrotta 37 21-19, 21-10 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Ilustre/Pascua 30, Q11 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 16-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 29, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-15, 21-12 0:36
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26 28-30, 21-13, 15-13 1:10
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Faure/Sarpaux 19 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:57
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 21-19, 21-19 0:59
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 3-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:49
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Keizer/de Vries 29, Q12 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 0:50
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 32 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
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 22 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 22-20, 21-19 0:49
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Salgado/Salgado 11 Faure/Sarpaux 20 21-10, 21-18 0:35
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Salgado/Salgado 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q2 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 22 Cooke/Martin 27, Q6 21-15, 21-18 0:38
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Cooke/Martin 24 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Van Iersel/Wesselink 29 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16, Q4 Boileau/Mondor 32, Q11 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 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