Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 19 - 24, 2009
(27) Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria
 
Barbara Hansel
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 18, 1983 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Oberndorf
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 155
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2016)
Career Winnings: US$243,975.00
Sara Montagnolli
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1978 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Innsbruck
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 154
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Marseille 2010)
Career Winnings: US$255,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB69001432811710111101 US$293,600.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Kerstin Pichler - 41st
2004 Sara Montagnolli - 41st Barbara Hansel - 41st
2005 Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th Sabine Swoboda - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/5-9/2008 Phuket Thailand Open 19 17th 120 US$2,500.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/21/2009 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (6) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
Thu, 5/21/2009 Winner 2 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (11) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Fri, 5/22/2009 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:46
Fri, 5/22/2009 Contender 4 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7) Lost 21-16, 13-21, 9-15 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships300000000000 $11,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3000032020970 $165,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3600111261830 $116,850.00
Total690014328117100 $293,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Barbara Hansel Sara Montagnolli
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001000 $12,975.00 World Championships7000000100 $10,975.00
7000032715180 $138,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4900034412150 $124,375.00
77011251317110 $90,900.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open89001141720160 $115,975.00
1001000000 $1,600.00 Challenger2000001010 $600.00
1000010000 $250.00 Satellite7102112000 $3,425.00
1000000100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
155012582133290 $243,975.00 Total154103592433320 $255,350.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2003FIVB1100000010019 $9,750.00 81534.8 %
2004FIVB1000000000118 $6,500.00 61233.3 %
2008FIVB100000000100 $2,500.00 1233.3 %
2009FIVB200000020000 $12,000.00 4450.0 %
TotalFIVB25000000302218 $30,750.00 193435.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Barbara Hansel  Sara Montagnolli
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1998FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           1999FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           1999FIVB C&S1000001000 $100.00
           2000FIVB5000000014 $750.00
           2000FIVB C&S1000001000 $450.00
           2001FIVB9000000036 $3,250.00
           2001FIVB C&S1000000010 $150.00
1000000100 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000002 $0.00 2002FIVB5000000005 $0.00
11000001019 $4,875.00 2003FIVB11000001019 $4,875.00
12000000318 $6,250.00 2004FIVB12000001218 $7,500.00
1000010000 $250.00 2004FIVB C&S3001110000 $1,500.00
15000000357 $12,875.00 2005FIVB16000012652 $27,000.00
           2005FIVB C&S3101001000 $1,825.00
8000000017 $1,700.00 2006FIVB9000012141 $19,475.00
5000000014 $1,750.00 2007FIVB13000014530 $31,400.00
6000000222 $5,150.00 2008FIVB14000003443 $17,900.00
1001000000 $1,600.00 2008FIVB C&S          
2000002000 $6,000.00 2009FIVB2000002000 $6,000.00
6400101391139 $40,450.00 TotalTotal1091021418182342 $122,175.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall58 59.2% 22 22.4% 18 18.4% 80-18 81.6% 23 16.9% 20 14.7% 93 68.4% 23-113 16.9% 58-93 38.4% 45-38 54.2% 22 105-133 44.1%
2008-200918 64.3% 6 21.4% 4 14.3% 24-4 85.7% 6 21.4% 2 7.1% 20 71.4% 6-22 21.4% 18-20 47.4% 12-6 66.7% 00 30-26 53.6%
Against the Field19 52.8% 9 25.0% 8 22.2% 28-8 77.8% 7 14.0% 10 20.0% 33 66.0% 7-43 14.0% 38-66 36.5% 32-36 47.1% 00 35-51 40.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000036000000000036
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0011723400014130303004967
Challenge/Four Star/Open00813210021230211005360
Total0019202847003536051400105133
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 19-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:00
7/6/04FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 1 Hansel/Montagnolli Q11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q22 22-20, 22-20 0:40
9/3/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q25 Hansel/Montagnolli Q8 21-18, 16-21, 15-13  
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 Lubetz/Sude 14 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom Q21 Hansel/Montagnolli Q12 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:45