Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 4, 2007
(5) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Barbra Fontana - 4th
2002 Did not play Holly McPeak - 3rd
2003 Did not play Holly McPeak - 4th
2004 Did not play Holly McPeak - 4th
2005 Did not play Rachel Scott - 2nd
2006 Holly McPeak - Country Quota Rachel Scott - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool E Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (28, Q8) Won 20-22, 21-11, 17-15 0:55
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool E Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (21) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:42
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool E Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (12) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 2 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (17) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 22-12 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 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 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Branagh/Youngs 9 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Series tied with # 6 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 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 # 11 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Bede/Behar 6 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 14, Q1 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 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 21 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 22-20, 21-13 0:42
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 28 21-19, 21-15 0:37
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 18 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 1:05
Series tied with # 22 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 24, Q7 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Branagh/Youngs 8 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 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 # 28, Q8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q8 20-22, 21-11, 17-15 0:55
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
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 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 # 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 # Q13 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Cooke/Martin 40 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55