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 (41 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 (45 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
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