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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009

(6) 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:

Tournaments:

191

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Kristiansand 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$284,560.67

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:

Tournaments:

192

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$310,014.91

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	12	0	1	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$46,496.96
FIVB	69	0	0	1	4	3	2	8	1	17	0	10	0	11	1	10	1	US$293,600.00
Overall	81	0	1	1	5	5	2	13	1	17	1	11	1	11	1	10	1	US$340,096.96

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/8-13/2009	Barcelona Open	8	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2009	The Hague Open	8	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	8	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2009	Kristiansand Open	5	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	9	4th	560	US$18,400.00
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
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	8	9th	240	€ 1,800.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	11	4th	420	€ 2,800.00
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
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	11, Q5	9th	240	€ 1,100.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/16/2009	Pool C	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (14)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:55
Wed, 9/16/2009	Pool C	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (3)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:40
Thu, 9/17/2009	Pool C	Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11)	Lost 21-19, 20-22, 12-15	1:02

Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series against the field 19-13 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-2
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 4	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	Mouha/Van Breedam	6	21-16, 9-21, 15-13	0:48
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	6	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	21-14, 21-18	0:39
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	6	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	21-19, 21-13	0:45
Series tied with # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	16-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-4
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	6	21-19, 21-16	0:40
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Holtwick/Semmler	15	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-18, 21-16	0:47
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-16, 21-16	0:37
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	21-16, 21-17	0:37
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:55
Series tied with # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-3
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	21-17, 23-21	0:41
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Bronze Medal	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	21-13, 21-14	0:38
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	19-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:00
7/6/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q22	22-20, 22-20	0:40
9/3/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q25	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q8	21-18, 16-21, 15-13
Lead the series against # 5 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Prokopeva/Ukolova	9	21-13, 21-18	0:38
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	Prokopeva/Ukolova	9	21-15, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-1
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Montagnolli	21, Q5	Hakedal/Torlen	12	21-14, 22-20	0:38
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	11	Hakedal/Torlen	4	21-15, 21-17	0:41
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	Hakedal/Torlen	8	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:54
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen		Hansel/Montagnolli		21-16, 21-18	0:33
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q24	Hakedal/Torlen	Q9	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
Series tied with # 10 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	11	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-9, 27-25	0:44
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	Keizer/Van Iersel	Q4	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Hansel/Montagnolli	6	19-21, 22-20, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 13 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Mooren/Wesselink	24	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Hansel/Montagnolli	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	14	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	24-22, 26-28, 15-13	1:18
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:48