Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 17 - 22, 2009
(26, 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: 13
Tournaments: 97
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: 6
Tournaments: 40
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB220000000155371 US$29,350.00
FIVB Age Group WC20010001000000 US$0.00
Overall240010001155371 US$29,350.00
Previous Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 10 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 31, Q12 17th 160 US$4,000.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/18/2009 Qualifier 1 Ekaterina Birlova / Daria Yarzutkina, Russia (Q21) Won 21-13, 22-20 0:32
Tue, 8/18/2009 Qualifier 2 Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (24, Q5) Won 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Wed, 8/19/2009 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:48
Wed, 8/19/2009 Contender 1 Anastasia Barsuk / Galina Boyko, Russia (23, Q4) Won 21-11, 16-21, 15-10 0:40
Thu, 8/20/2009 Contender 2 Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (24, Q5) Won 18-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:56
Thu, 8/20/2009 Contender 3 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (17) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Marciniak trail the series against the field 7-12 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Brzostek/Marciniak 31, Q12 21-16, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q12 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 9 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Series tied with # 14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 15, Q2 Brzostek/Marciniak Q15 24-22, 21-11 0:34
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 1 Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q1 Gioria/Momoli 8 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-2
11/6/08FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 11 Brzostek/Marciniak 22 21-11, 21-10 0:24
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 26 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q12 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q12 Barsuk/Boyko 23, Q4 21-11, 16-21, 15-10 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Dampney/Mullin, England 3-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q12 Dampney/Mullin 24, Q5 18-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:56
8/18/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q12 Dampney/Mullin 24, Q5 23-25, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Brzostek/Marciniak 31, Q12 Dampney/Mullin 34, Q8 18-21, 21-12, 17-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 29 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 13 Brzostek/Marciniak 20 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/7/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova Q14 Brzostek/Marciniak Q19 21-15, 21-19 0:29
Series tied with # Q13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 23 Brzostek/Marciniak 10 21-17, 26-24 0:44
9/6/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool A Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q9 Baquerizo/Fernandez 13 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # Q15 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 0-1
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 1 Urban/Wiatr Q27 Brzostek/Marciniak Q38 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q21 Birlova/Yarzutkina, Russia 1-0
8/18/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 1 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q12 Birlova/Yarzutkina Q21 21-13, 22-20 0:32