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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 25 - 29, 2007

(5) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States

Nicole Branagh
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orinda, CA

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$392,075.00

Elaine Youngs
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 14, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orange, CA

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$685,022.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2008

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	4	1	0	0	US$366,100.00

Previous Fortaleza Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Barbra Fontana - 5th
2004	Did not play	Holly McPeak - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/28-9/1/2007	St. Petersburg Open	3	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/26/2007	Winner 1	Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (28, Q2)	Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:57
Wed, 9/26/2007	Winner 2	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (12)	Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-9	0:49
Thu, 9/27/2007	Winner 3	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:45
Thu, 9/27/2007	Contender 4	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:37
Fri, 9/28/2007	Contender 5	Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (28, Q2)	Won 12-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:53
Fri, 9/28/2007	Contender 6	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 9/28/2007	Semi-Finals	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:40
Sat, 9/29/2007	Bronze Medal	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (7)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:43

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$36,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	2	2	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	$180,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	1	1	3	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$149,700.00
Total	25	1	3	5	3	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	$366,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nicole Branagh												Elaine Youngs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$25,000.00	World Championships	7	0	0	1	1	5	0	0	0	0	$59,000.00
39	0	2	3	1	7	11	6	3	0	$186,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	2	4	4	3	5	7	1	0	0	$218,250.00
37	3	2	4	6	4	13	1	3	0	$179,525.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	10	6	11	10	16	8	2	1	0	$394,982.50
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,750.00
82	3	4	7	7	15	24	9	6	0	$392,075.00	Total	100	12	10	18	14	27	15	3	1	0	$681,982.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$26,500.00	10	7	58.8 %
2007	FIVB	7	0	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	$92,400.00	30	8	78.9 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	2	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$118,900.00	40	15	72.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nicole Branagh													Elaine Youngs
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,050.00
											1998	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	0	$27,025.00
											1999	FIVB	7	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	$44,000.00
											2000	FIVB	11	3	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	$59,500.00
											2001	FIVB	10	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	$88,750.00
											2002	FIVB	8	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,507.50
											2003	FIVB	7	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	$44,000.00
											2004	FIVB	8	2	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	$66,250.00
											2005	FIVB	7	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	$56,700.00
8	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	$21,450.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	$39,400.00
7	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$46,200.00	2007	FIVB	7	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	$46,200.00
15	0	0	2	1	5	3	0	1	3	$67,650.00	Total	Total	85	11	7	15	12	23	13	3	1	0	$558,382.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	80	77.7%	16	15.5%	7	6.8%	96-7	93.2%	17	36.2%	7	14.9%	23	48.9%	17-30	36.2%	80-23	77.7%	33-14	70.2%	0	0	113-37	75.3%
2006-2007	32	80.0%	4	10.0%	4	10.0%	36-4	90.0%	11	45.8%	3	12.5%	10	41.7%	11-13	45.8%	32-10	76.2%	15-7	68.2%	0	0	47-17	73.4%
Against the Field	47	75.8%	12	19.4%	3	4.8%	59-3	95.2%	9	33.3%	4	14.8%	14	51.9%	9-18	33.3%	94-28	77.0%	42-14	75.0%	0	0	68-21	76.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	29	1	0	0	14	7	2	2	2	0	0	2	47	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	9	2	6	3	3	1	1	52	22
Total	0	0	0	0	38	1	0	0	44	19	4	8	5	3	1	3	113	37

Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 24-11 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-16, 21-15	0:40
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Branagh/Youngs	8	22-20, 21-15	0:58
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória 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 0-2
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	3	21-12, 21-14	0:34
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Branagh/Youngs	11	21-18, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	5	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	21-12, 21-17	0:36
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	3	Antunes/Ribeiro	2	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-2
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	4	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-13, 21-13	0:45
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Kessy/Ross	16	15-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Branagh/Youngs	11	22-20, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-0
9/29/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Bronze Medal	Branagh/Youngs	5	Bede/Behar	7	21-16, 21-14	0:43
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Branagh/Youngs	11	Bede/Behar	6	21-17, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	8	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q8	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Branagh/Youngs	5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	21	22-20, 21-13	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	9	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	28	21-19, 21-15	0:37
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 3	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	18	Branagh/Youngs	8	21-18, 15-21, 15-7	1:05
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-14, 15-21, 15-9	0:49
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Kuhn/Schwer	24	21-16, 21-7	0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	Branagh/Youngs	5	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Cooke/Martin	40	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
Trail the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	Branagh/Youngs	8	18-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-15, 21-12	0:35
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool I	Branagh/Youngs	9	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	33	21-12, 22-24, 15-13	1:02
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool H	Branagh/Youngs	8	Faure/Sarpaux	9	21-14, 21-13	0:42
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Branagh/Youngs	8	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	21-16, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Branagh/Youngs	8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	22-20, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Branagh/Youngs	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 2-0
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	5	Connelly/Pires	28, Q2	12-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:53
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	5	Connelly/Pires	28, Q2	18-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	11	Koizumi/Tanaka	22	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # Q12 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	3	Boulton/Johns	30, Q8	21-19, 21-14	0:40