Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Sanya Open
October 26 - 31, 2010
(Q5) Monika Brzostek/Karolina Marciniak, Poland
 
Monika Brzostek
Poland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 28, 1989 (36 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
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 18, 1988 (37 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 (Ă…land 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 Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Karolina Marciniak - 17th Monika Brzostek - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 26, Q11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 10 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Q12 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam Q16 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open Q7 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open Q13 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open Q7 41st 18 US$0.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/27/2010 Qualifier 1 Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (Q28) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam700000000110 $7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1500000001440 $21,850.00
U21 World Championships200100010000 $0.00
Total2400100011550 $29,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Monika Brzostek Karolina Marciniak
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games          
2000001100 $9,000.00 World Championships          
460110281160 $143,175.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam13000000220 $8,050.00
370000148100 $24,912.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open23000001450 $11,925.00
7000020320 $3,600.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
3101001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships3001011000 $0.00
1000100000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000010000 $0.00
97112151523180 $180,687.50 Total40001022670 $19,975.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 4266.7 %
2008FIVB700000000421 $13,600.00 51327.8 %
2008FIVB Age Group WC100100000000 $0.00 5271.4 %
2009FIVB500000001112 $10,250.00 7750.0 %
2010FIVB900000000027 $5,500.00 41225.0 %
TotalFIVB21000000015510 $29,350.00 163233.3 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC200100010000 $0.00 9469.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Monika Brzostek  Karolina Marciniak
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2006FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC2000020000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB2000000002 $0.00
2000101000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
7000000421 $6,800.00 2008FIVB7000000421 $6,800.00
1001000000 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
5000001112 $5,125.00 2009FIVB5000001112 $5,125.00
1100000000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
11000000038 $3,750.00 2010FIVB11000000029 $2,750.00
291011025613 $15,675.00 TotalTotal300010225515 $14,675.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall10 50.0% 2 10.0% 8 40.0% 12-8 60.0% 4 13.8% 1 3.4% 24 82.8% 4-25 13.8% 10-24 29.4% 6-9 40.0% 00 16-33 32.7%
2009-20105 41.7% 2 16.7% 5 41.7% 7-5 58.3% 4 21.1% 1 5.3% 14 73.7% 4-15 21.1% 5-14 26.3% 6-6 50.0% 00 11-20 35.5%
Against the Field1 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1-0 100.0% 3 30.0% 1 10.0% 6 60.0% 3-7 30.0% 2-12 14.3% 6-2 75.0% 00 4-7 36.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam003503001100000049
Challenge/Four Star/Open00660000090000001224
U21 World Championships002042002101100094
Total00111145003110110002537
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/07FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool A Brzostek/Marciniak 24, Q9 Kolocova/Slukova 12 17-21, 30-28, 15-8 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-2
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gioria/Momoli 27, Q1 Brzostek/Marciniak Q16 21-19, 21-13 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 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 # 25, Q6 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
6/29/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mizoe/Tanaka Q17 Brzostek/Marciniak Q16 23-21, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q16 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Brzostek/Marciniak 18 Borger/Buthe 8 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # Q28 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
10/27/10FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 1 Connelly/Minello Q28 Brzostek/Marciniak Q5 23-21, 21-16 0:38