Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(12) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool E Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21) Won 21-10, 23-21 0:35
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool E Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (28, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool E Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (5) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:41
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (19) Lost 20-22, 21-15, 13-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli lead the series against the field 23-22 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 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
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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 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 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 1-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/May-Treanor 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 21-19, 21-17 0:41
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Branagh/May-Treanor 20 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 8 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 16 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Bawden/Palmer 20, Q1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 1:04
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Banck/Gunther 21 21-10, 23-21 0:35
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 # 22 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 # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q12 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 # 28, Q6 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Huang/Yue 28, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 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 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 # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q5 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 # 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