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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009

(31, Q12) Monika Brzostek/Karolina Marciniak, Poland

Monika Brzostek
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rybnik

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$180,687.50

Karolina Sowala Marciniak
Poland

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lask, Poland

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB U21 World Championships Brighton 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (Åland 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$19,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	5	3	7	1	US$29,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	24	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	3	7	1	US$29,350.00

Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q19	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	11/12-16/2008	Sanya Open	20	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	22	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	24, Q1	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	26	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB Age Group WC	9/3-7/2008	Under 21 World Championships	18	3rd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	27, Q8	25th	60	US$1,800.00

Marseille Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/20/2009	Qualifier 1	Claudia Ciavarelli / Valeria Rosso, Italy (Q21)	Won 21-11, 21-19	0:38
Tue, 7/21/2009	Winner 1	Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (34, Q8)	Won 18-21, 21-12, 17-15	0:47
Thu, 7/23/2009	Winner 2	Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak trail the series against the field 5-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/23/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Brzostek/Marciniak	31, Q12	21-16, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/14/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gioria/Momoli	15, Q2	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q15	24-22, 21-11	0:34
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	Gioria/Momoli	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q1	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 24, Q18 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 0-1
5/27/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 1	Urban/Wiatr	Q27	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q38	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 26 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-2
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	11	Brzostek/Marciniak	22	21-11, 21-10	0:24
9/17/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 1	Martins/Santanna	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	26	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-1
11/14/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Lubetz/Sude	14	Brzostek/Marciniak	20	21-9, 21-14	0:28
Lead the series against # 34, Q8 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
7/21/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	31, Q12	Dampney/Mullin	34, Q8	18-21, 21-12, 17-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 35, Q11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
9/6/07	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Marciniak	24, Q9	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 41, Q10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/7/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	Q14	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q19	21-15, 21-19	0:29
Trail the series against # 42 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
11/13/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	13	Brzostek/Marciniak	20	21-14, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
7/14/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	Q15	Asao/Nishibori	Q18	25-23, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q21 Ciavarelli/Rosso, Italy 1-0
7/20/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Marciniak	31, Q12	Ciavarelli/Rosso	Q21	21-11, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # Q24 Larche/Longuet, France 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool M	Larche/Longuet	7	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:43