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US$800,000 Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam
April 30 - May 4, 2014

(Q12) Monika Brzostek/Kinga Wojtasik, 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:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Rio de Janeiro 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$208,148.45

Kinga Kolosinska Wojtasik
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 2, 1990 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lublin

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

130

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$277,514.06

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	13	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	US$38,875.13
FIVB	56	0	1	1	0	3	0	13	0	15	9	6	8	US$320,825.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	70	1	2	2	2	4	2	15	0	17	11	6	8	US$359,700.13

Previous Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Karolina Marciniak - 41st	Did not play
2011	Kinga Wojtasik - 25th	Monika Brzostek - 25th
2012	Kinga Wojtasik - 41st	Monika Brzostek - 41st
2013	Kinga Wojtasik - 17th	Monika Brzostek - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	25, Q3	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	10/29-11/3/2013	Phuket Open	17	17th	200	US$2,300.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	21	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	Q4	33rd	160	US$0.00
CEV	7/30-8/3/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	17	9th	250	€ 2,500.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2013	Anapa Open	4	9th	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	1	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	23	25th	240	US$2,750.00
CEV	5/29-6/1/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	9	7th	176	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	27, Q11	17th	320	US$3,700.00

Shanghai Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/30/2014	Qualifier 1	Kacie MacTavish / Caleigh Whitaker, Canada (Q21)	Won 21-16, 14-21, 15-8	0:48
Wed, 4/30/2014	Qualifier 2	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (25, Q5)	Lost 22-20, 14-21, 11-15	0:51

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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	37	0	1	1	0	2	0	8	0	10	5	10	$278,850.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	4	4	$23,975.00
U21 World Championships	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Confederation Championship	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	$15,500.00
Total	63	1	1	2	0	3	0	14	0	17	11	14	$336,325.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Monika Brzostek												Kinga Wojtasik
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	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$14,200.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
46	0	1	1	0	2	8	11	6	17	$143,175.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	47	0	1	1	0	2	11	12	9	11	$160,675.00
37	0	0	0	0	1	4	8	10	14	$24,912.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	49	0	0	0	1	2	12	16	8	10	$56,037.50
7	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	$3,600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$5,000.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	0	$9,500.00	Confederation Championship	11	0	1	1	1	0	3	2	3	0	$20,375.00
105	1	1	3	1	5	17	26	20	31	$190,187.50	Total	122	1	3	2	2	6	29	35	21	23	$256,587.50

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
2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	0	3	0.0 %
2011	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$7,100.00	4	11	26.7 %
2011	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,750.00	6	5	54.5 %
2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$8,600.00	4	9	30.8 %
2012	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$5,250.00	6	6	50.0 %
2013	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	3	$29,750.00	15	20	42.9 %
2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	4	5	44.4 %
2014	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$800.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	5	14	$48,250.00	25	47	34.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
Total	CEV	7	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	$12,500.00	16	16	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Monika Brzostek													Kinga Wojtasik
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	$6,800.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$5,125.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	$1,450.00	2009	CEV
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	$3,750.00	2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	$3,750.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2010	CEV
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$3,550.00	2011	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	$3,550.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,875.00	2011	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,875.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	$4,300.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$4,300.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,625.00	2012	CEV	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,625.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	3	$14,875.00	2013	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	3	$14,875.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00	2013	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$400.00	2014	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$400.00
68	1	1	1	1	2	8	13	11	30	$47,000.00	Total	Total	47	1	1	0	0	4	5	8	8	20	$33,425.00

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	59	57.3%	20	19.4%	24	23.3%	79-24	76.7%	15	14.3%	22	21.0%	68	64.8%	15-90	14.3%	59-68	46.5%	35-46	43.2%	2	3	96-117	45.1%
2013-2014	22	57.9%	9	23.7%	7	18.4%	31-7	81.6%	4	10.3%	6	15.4%	29	74.4%	4-35	10.3%	22-29	43.1%	13-13	50.0%	0	3	35-45	43.8%
Against the Field	27	47.4%	14	24.6%	16	28.1%	41-16	71.9%	5	9.3%	9	16.7%	40	74.1%	5-49	9.3%	54-72	42.9%	38-50	43.2%	1	3	47-64	42.3%

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	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	14	10	33	48	0	0	14	20	1	1	1	0	0	1	63	80
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	4	13	17	0	0	4	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	33
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	7	11	0	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	15
Total	0	0	21	14	63	78	0	0	24	36	2	2	2	0	1	1	113	133

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Wojtasik trail the series against the field 16-24 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antunes/Lima	10	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-8, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	23-21, 21-16	0:42
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	28	17-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Wang/Yue	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	21-16, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:45
8/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Semi-Finals	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Baquerizo/Fernandez	2, Q1	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-3
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:58
11/1/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	21-17, 21-19	0:51
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-23, 21-13, 15-5	0:47
Series tied with # 15 Kolocova/Slukova, Czechia 2-2
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	Kolocova/Slukova	6	22-24, 21-15, 16-14	0:54
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-23, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Kolocova/Slukova	2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	15	21-13, 21-10	0:28
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool D	Brzostek/Wojtasik	13	Kolocova/Slukova	4	21-15, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	Nestarcova/Pridalova	8	19-21, 21-14, 15-5	0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool D	Mader/Zumkehr	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q12	21-12, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 18 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	15	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-15, 24-22	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-1
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Wojtasik	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	24	21-17, 21-18	0:37
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Forrer/Verge-Depre	1	21-17, 12-21, 15-11	0:45
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool D	Forrer/Verge-Depre	29	Brzostek/Wojtasik	13	21-14, 21-14	0:31
7/21/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Contender 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Forrer/Verge-Depre	19	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Series tied with # 21, Q2 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-2
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool A	Brzostek/Wojtasik	1	Bieneck/Grossner	25	21-16, 15-21, 17-15	0:59
5/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Bieneck/Grossner	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-13, 21-11	0:31
5/22/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q8	21-16, 21-19	0:34
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q14	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
6/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	26-24, 21-15	0:38
8/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Gold Medal	Nystrom/Nystrom	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Klug	25, Q5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q12	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 30, Q17 Hermannova/Williams, Czechia 2-0
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	6	Hermannova/Williams	11, Q1	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:48
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Contender 3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Hermannova/Williams	7	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # Q6 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-1
10/30/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool A	Braakman/van der Vlist	16	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # Q7 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 0-2
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Radarong/Udomchavee	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	21-12, 21-18	0:37
10/30/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool A	Radarong/Udomchavee	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	17	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q13 Hansel/Zass, Austria 1-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	Hansel/Zass	28, Q6	21-8, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # Q21 MacTavish/Whitaker, Canada 2-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q12	MacTavish/Whitaker	Q21	21-16, 14-21, 15-8	0:48
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	MacTavish/Whitaker	Q22	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q22 Adelin/Longuet, France 1-0
7/24/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool D	Brzostek/Wojtasik	4	Adelin/Longuet	29	21-16, 21-13	0:29