Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(23) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Virginie Sarpaux - 41st Morgane Faure - 41st
2007 Virginie Sarpaux - 17th Morgane Faure - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 10 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 28, Q1 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q3 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 24 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 18 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 19 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 19 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool G Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (10) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:43
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool G Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (7) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (26, Q4) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:45
Thu, 7/24/2008 Winner 1 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (12, Q1) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 21-44 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q3 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 2 Faure/Sarpaux 18 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 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
Trail the series against # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-3
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 12 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-18, 21-15 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Faure/Sarpaux 24 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-4
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Faure/Sarpaux 23 21-18, 21-13 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-3
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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 # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-6
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux 23 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 7 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-14, 21-23, 17-15 1:03
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 22-20, 21-10 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-4
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 11 Faure/Sarpaux 22 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:56
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 # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-4
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Glesnes/Maaseide 25, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 13-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:02
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 # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-13, 23-21 0:40
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
Series tied with # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 Baburina/Osheyko 23, Q4 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q19 Faure/Sarpaux Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 30, Q25 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-17, 12-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 4-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 23 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 21-17, 23-21 0:45
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 # 27, Q5 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q17 21-12, 21-17 0:39
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Van Iersel/Wesselink 29 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 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