Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
July 27 - August 1, 2009
(9) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Kerstin Pichler - 33rd
2002 Did not play Regine Silberberger - 37th
2003 Sara Montagnolli - 25th Barbara Hansel - 25th
2004 Sara Montagnolli - 17th Barbara Hansel - 17th
2005 Chrisi Gschweidl - 17th Sabine Swoboda - 25th
2006 Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th Sabine Swoboda - 5th
2007 Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th Sabine Swoboda - 25th
2008 Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th Kerstin Pichler - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 21, Q5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Q7 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 29 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 27 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/29/2009 Pool H Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (24) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Wed, 7/29/2009 Pool H Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (25) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool H Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (8) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:47
Thu, 7/30/2009 Winner 1 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (12) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:47
Fri, 7/31/2009 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (6) Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
Fri, 7/31/2009 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Sat, 8/1/2009 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:48
Sat, 8/1/2009 Bronze Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series against the field 18-15 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-0
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-2
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-19, 21-17 0:45
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Kessy/Ross 2 11-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 21-15, 21-10 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Series tied with # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 8 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Bede/Connelly 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-11, 21-17 0:47
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 29 21-14, 21-14 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 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  
Lead the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Hakedal/Torlen 12 21-14, 22-20 0:38
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 Hakedal/Torlen 8 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
6/12/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Hansel/Montagnolli Q24 Hakedal/Torlen Q9 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
Trail the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 29 21-13, 21-12 0:34
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 17 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 24 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Mooren/Wesselink 24 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 25 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Pohl/Rau 25 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Leao/Ribeiro 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Leao/Ribeiro 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 21-14, 21-16 0:39
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 Hansel/Montagnolli 25 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 Lubetz/Sude 14 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q12 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 0-1
11/7/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 2 Andreasen/Vestergaard 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q17 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Dampney/Mullin Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q18 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 29 Boulton/Johns 44 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # Q20 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Suzuki/Tanaka 46, Q17 Hansel/Montagnolli 14 13-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53