Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2007
(8) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Nicole Branagh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,075.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB251353804100 US$366,100.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 17th
2003 Did not play Holly McPeak - 2nd
2004 Did not play Holly McPeak - 3rd
2005 Did not play Rachel Scott - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 8 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 8 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 11 4th 420 US$12,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool H Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (25) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool H Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (24) Won 21-16, 21-7 0:36
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool H Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (9) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (17) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 3 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 10-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 16-8 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 8 22-20, 21-15 0:58
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-12, 29-31, 17-15 1:10
Lead the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Bede/Behar 6 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Series tied with # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 7 Branagh/Youngs 8 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 11 Barros/Connelly 3 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 11, Q3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kadijk/Mooren 25 20-22, 21-17, 15-8 0:53
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 8 Kadijk/Mooren 18 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 16, Q8 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-16, 21-7 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 Koizumi/Tanaka 22 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-19, 21-12 0:44
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-14, 21-13 0:42
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 29 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Moiseeva/Uryadova 22 22-24, 21-15, 15-9 0:47
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24 21-13, 21-18 0:36