Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Shanghai Open presented by City Beach
May 4 - 9, 2010
(12) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Sara Montagnolli - 25th Barbara Hansel - 25th
2005 Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th Sabine Swoboda - 25th
2008 Did not play Sabine Swoboda - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 10 7th 300 US$7,600.00
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
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open Q5 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 27 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/6/2010 Winner 1 Luana Madeira / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (21) Won 21-7, 21-19 0:34
Thu, 5/6/2010 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (28) Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:45
Fri, 5/7/2010 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (4) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:39
Fri, 5/7/2010 Contender 4 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (23, Q3) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2009FIVB1300012140203 $83,900.00 292454.7 %
2010FIVB200000110000 $13,600.00 6460.0 %
TotalFIVB38000122604221 $116,250.00 505846.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Barbara Hansel  Sara Montagnolli
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
13000134203 $41,950.00 2009FIVB13000134203 $41,950.00
2000011000 $6,800.00 2010FIVB2000011000 $6,800.00
77001156111142 $83,200.00 TotalTotal1221022821202345 $164,925.00
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%
2009-201031 59.6% 14 26.9% 7 13.5% 45-7 86.5% 14 25.0% 6 10.7% 36 64.3% 14-42 25.0% 31-36 46.3% 28-13 68.3% 20 61-49 55.5%
Against the Field28 53.8% 14 26.9% 10 19.2% 42-10 80.8% 14 19.4% 12 16.7% 46 63.9% 14-58 19.4% 56-90 38.4% 56-44 56.0% 10 57-67 46.0%
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
Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series against the field 22-20 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 18-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:57
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-14, 21-16 0:37
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Series tied with # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-1
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Akers/Turner 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Branagh/May-Treanor 20 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-2
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 21-17, 23-21 0:41
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 # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 9 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:07
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
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
Series tied with # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 21-17, 12-21, 20-18 1:07
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-9, 27-25 0:44
Trail the series against # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Bawden/Palmer 20, Q1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-0
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 Holtwick/Semmler 15 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Madeira/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Madeira/Maestrini 21 21-7, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 Martins/Santanna 12 21-19, 21-18 0:39
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 Martins/Santanna 15 23-21, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 23, Q3 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-1
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 21-19, 21-13 0:38
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Banck/Gunther 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom Q21 Hansel/Montagnolli Q12 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 27, Q11 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 Dampney/Mullin 24, Q5 21-18, 21-19 0:42
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 21, Q5 Dampney/Mullin Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 28 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Kolocova/Slukova 28 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:45
Trail the series against # Q9 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 0-1
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Remmers/Stiekema 9 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 26-24, 21-13 0:44
Lead the series against # Q10 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 24-22, 26-28, 15-13 1:18
Lead the series against # Q14 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 29 Boulton/Johns 44 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Urban/Wiatr 23, Q13 21-13, 21-12 0:34