Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Olympic Bay Sanya Open
April 24 - 29, 2012
(20) 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 Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011 Sara Montagnolli - 17th Barbara Hansel - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 27 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 20 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 18 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 20 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q1 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 23, Q1 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q1 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 27 37th 40 US$3,400.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 1 Jana Kohler / Julia Sude, Germany (13) Won 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (4) Won 21-14, 21-23, 21-19 1:08
Fri, 4/27/2012 Winner 3 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (21) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 4/27/2012 Winner 4 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:38
Sat, 4/28/2012 Contender 6 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (4) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:41
Sat, 4/28/2012 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:29
Sun, 4/29/2012 Bronze Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli trail the series against the field 33-35 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 1-4
4/29/12FIVBSanya Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 21-16, 21-17 0:45
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 21-11, 21-17 0:38
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Xue/Zhang 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 21-15, 21-17 0:34
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 # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-8
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 21-13, 21-17 0:35
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 # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-7
4/28/12FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Antonelli/Antunes 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 21-14, 21-17 0:29
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 21-10, 21-10 0:29
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Antonelli/Antunes 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 18-21, 21-13, 19-17 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-0
4/28/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Kolocova/Slukova 4 21-12, 21-18 0:41
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Kolocova/Slukova 4 21-14, 21-23, 21-19 1:08
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
Series tied with # 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-2
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 21-16, 21-10 0:34
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 24-26, 21-15, 15-8 0:52
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
Trail the series against # 8 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-1
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Gielen/Mouha 15 Hansel/Montagnolli 18 21-17, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Lavalle/Maestrini 25, Q12 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-15, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Kohler/Sude 13 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 14, Q3 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 # 15 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Bansley/Maloney 24, Q7 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-4
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 17 Hansel/Montagnolli 18 26-24, 24-22 0:47
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 # 17 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-2
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Birlova/Ukolova 22 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 11-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:52
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Birlova/Ukolova 27, Q4 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 22-20, 14-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-2
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 21-19, 21-17 0:44
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  
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 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 # 25 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 Gioria/Momoli 21 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 26, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-0
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Hansel/Montagnolli 23, Q1 Goricanec/Graessli 10 21-14, 21-17 0:30
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool C Hansel/Montagnolli 27 Goricanec/Graessli 46 13-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 5-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 18 Martins/Santanna 31, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:33
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Martins/Santanna 29, Q3 14-21, 25-23, 15-5 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 29 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
6/28/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Boulton/Johns Q16 15-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 29 Boulton/Johns 44 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # Q9 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Lessard/Martin 21 24-22, 21-17 0:44
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Lessard/Martin 26 Hansel/Montagnolli 7 21-14, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Giombini/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Giombini/Orsi Toth 29, Q14 21-12, 21-12 0:32