Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011
(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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Sara Montagnolli - 17th Barbara Hansel - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 15 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 10 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 9 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 5 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 7 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 15 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 19 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
Rome World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/14/2011 Pool C Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 27-29, 11-21 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barbara HanselTotal14540.0711263
 15210.2000141
 29330.0001122
Sara MontagnolliTotal421470.16701200
 1271320.4070800
 21515-0.2670400
Tue, 6/14/2011 Pool C Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (46) Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barbara HanselTotal351970.3435236
 115840.2670122
 214630.2143112
 36500.8332002
Sara MontagnolliTotal11620.36401310
 1302-0.6670500
 23200.6670310
 35400.8000500
Wed, 6/15/2011 Pool C Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (22) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barbara HanselTotal4300.7502333
 12201.0002112
 22100.5000221
Sara MontagnolliTotal4313100.0701824
 119650.0531213
 224750.0830611
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Barbara Hansel5327110.302871212
Sara Montagnolli9633190.14613334
Total14960300.2019401516
Opponents16081270.3385521414
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Sabina Basagic - 41st
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Did not play Kerstin Pichler - 33rd
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Sara Montagnolli - 33rd Barbara Hansel - 33rd
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Chrisi Gschweidl - 33rd Sabine Swoboda - 33rd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Did not play Sabine Swoboda - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Sara Montagnolli - 33rd Barbara Hansel - 33rd
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Katharina Schutzenhofer - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 32 33rd 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 29 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 27 37th 40 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli trail the series against the field 42-44 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-7
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 21-13, 21-15 0:34
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 17 24-22, 21-14 0:42
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 17 21-14, 21-14 0:31
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 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-4
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Bronze Medal Antonelli/Antunes 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 23-21, 22-20 0:44
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 23-21, 21-19 0:42
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
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 2-4
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 29-27, 21-11 0:49
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Kessy/Ross 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-17, 21-15 0:36
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Kessy/Ross 2 21-17, 21-13 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
7/25/10FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 1:08
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
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 21-19, 21-19 0:47
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 # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-4
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 23 30-32, 21-13, 15-10 1:00
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-15, 23-21 0:47
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
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
Series tied with # 8 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Xue/Zhang 3 21-17, 21-19 0:41
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 17 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-3
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Cunha/Lima 10 Hansel/Montagnolli 23 21-16, 21-16 0:35
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cunha/Lima 24, Q7 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 26-24, 21-17 0:50
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Cunha/Lima 24, Q7 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-18, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Salgado/Salgado 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-15, 22-20 0:48
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Salgado/Salgado 5 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:10
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 9 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:07
Trail the series against # 13 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-2
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 19 21-15, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 Gioria/Momoli 21 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 16 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Lessard/Martin 26 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 17 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-14, 21-17 0:39
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:00
Series tied with # 18 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-1
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Bawden/Palmer 25, Q1 20-22, 21-19, 15-7 0:59
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Bawden/Palmer 20, Q1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 Kolocova/Slukova 20 18-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:58
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Kolocova/Slukova 28 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-2
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 17 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-19, 21-12 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 22 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-3
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Hajeckova/Skalnikova 22 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 23 21-19, 21-19 0:42
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 13-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:50
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Hansel/Montagnolli 17 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:44
Series tied with # 23 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Baquerizo/Fernandez 23, Q7 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 21-18, 12-21, 15-11 0:53
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 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 Martins/Santanna 16 21-23, 21-14, 15-9 0:50
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 # 29 Giombini/Rosso, Italy 1-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Hansel/Montagnolli 23 Giombini/Rosso 26 21-17, 26-24 0:44
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Giombini/Rosso 24, Q6 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 21-11, 24-26, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 30 Huang/Yue, China 2-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Hansel/Montagnolli 19 Huang/Yue 30, Q8 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:04
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 12 Huang/Yue 28, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 31 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
Lead the series against # 32 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 # 36 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 # 40 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 # 41 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 # 42 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 10 Meppelink/Wesselink 23 11-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:49
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Meppelink/Wesselink 18 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 44 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Novakova/Tobiasova 30, Q20 7-4 Retired 0:12
Lead the series against # 45 Maaseide/Torlen, Norway 1-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Maaseide/Torlen 31, Q22 21-13, 21-9 0:26
Lead the series against # 46 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Goricanec/Graessli 46 13-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:44