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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 5 - 11, 2008

(20) Mathilde Giordano/Virginie Sarpaux, France

Mathilde Giordano
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 2, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nice

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Porticcio 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Dubai 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$20,275.00

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	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$5,500.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2008	Winner 1	Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (13)	Won 21-18, 22-20	0:39
Tue, 10/7/2008	Winner 2	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (4)	Won 21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 3	Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (21)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:44
Wed, 10/8/2008	Contender 4	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (7)	Lost 21-15, 17-21, 10-15	0:48

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mathilde Giordano												Virginie Sarpaux
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$6,125.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	$29,225.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$10,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	39	0	0	0	0	2	8	16	5	0	$54,750.00
8	0	1	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$3,800.00	Satellite	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,375.00
36	0	1	2	1	3	2	6	3	0	$20,275.00	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
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,500.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mathilde Giordano													Virginie Sarpaux
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,375.00	2004	FIVB
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,350.00	2004	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	5	$7,125.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$475.00	2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$1,375.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	5	2	$18,100.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	2	0	$33,150.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00	2007	FIVB C&S
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$4,500.00	2008	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	4	1	$25,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$575.00	2008	FIVB C&S
24	0	1	2	1	3	2	1	3	11	$12,675.00	Total	Total	55	0	1	0	1	2	9	22	12	8	$85,450.00

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	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2007-2008	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Giordano/Sarpaux	20	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Banck/Gunther	7	Giordano/Sarpaux	20	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Giordano/Sarpaux	20	Graessli/Zumkehr	13	21-18, 22-20	0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 3	Lessard/Martin	21	Giordano/Sarpaux	20	21-15, 21-17	0:44