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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
May 3 - 8, 2016

(2) Monika Brzostek/Kinga Wojtasik, 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

Kinga Kolosinska Wojtasik
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 2, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lublin

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Blackpool 2009)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$236,212.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
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	57	1	1	1	0	3	0	13	0	15	9	6	8	US$320,825.00

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	6	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	12	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	8	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	8	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	16	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	21	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	24	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	20	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	24	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	24, Q5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	27	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	25, Q3	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2015	Prague Open	9	17th	180	US$1,200.00

Sochi Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/4/2016	Pool B	Ievgeniia Baieva / Valentyna Davidova, Ukraine (31, Q20)	Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Wed, 5/4/2016	Pool B	Jennifer Fopma / Brittany Hochevar, United States (18)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:33
Thu, 5/5/2016	Pool B	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (15, Q1)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:30
Fri, 5/6/2016	Winner 1	Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (14)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 5/6/2016	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (1)	Lost 15-21, 21-23	0:38

Head to Head Results
Brzostek/Wojtasik trail the series against the field 25-33 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-4
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	21-15, 23-21	0:38
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
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 # 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-4
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	22	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q5	21-14, 21-12	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 4 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-4
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Mader/Zumkehr	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-15, 21-14	0:37
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Mader/Zumkehr	15	21-17, 21-9	0:31
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Mader/Zumkehr	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:39
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Brzostek/Wojtasik	31, Q10	19-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:55
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 # 5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-4
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	6	21-15, 25-27, 15-13	0:50
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Gallay/Klug	24	21-18, 21-10	0:31
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	Gallay/Klug	25	21-15, 21-17	0:40
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	25, Q6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q5	21-18, 21-17	0:38
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-17, 22-24, 15-9	0:54
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gallay/Klug	25, Q5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q12	20-22, 21-14, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-4
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	21-17, 22-24, 15-13	0:59
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	19-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:52
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	21-19, 14-21, 15-8	0:43
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:33
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	6	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q5	21-16, 21-13	0:34
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 7 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 2-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Matauatu/Pata	21	18-21, 23-21, 15-12	0:52
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	Matauatu/Pata	25, Q3	21-16, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-2
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	16-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:55
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	24	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-16, 22-20	0:41
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with # 9 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 10 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-1
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool A	Capers/Kessy	17	Brzostek/Wojtasik	16	19-21, 23-21, 15-7	1:01
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27	Capers/Kessy	16	23-21, 27-25	0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-1
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool F	Laboureur/Sude	22	Brzostek/Wojtasik	6	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:42
Lead the series against # 12 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	van Gestel/van der Vlist	29, Q12	21-12, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Xia/Xue, China 1-0
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Xia/Xue	31	21-13, 14-21, 15-8	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-0
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	14	21-19, 21-17	0:36
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Lahti/Lehtonen	24	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	Hansel/Schwaiger	15, Q1	21-12, 21-19	0:30
Series tied with # 16 Wang/Yue, China 2-2
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	16	Wang/Yue	12	21-17, 21-23, 15-11	0:58
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wang/Yue	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:55
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	Wang/Yue	9	21-19, 21-17	0:37
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Wang/Yue	9	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	21-16, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-2
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Nestarcova/Pridalova	25	24-22, 21-12	0:36
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	24-26, 23-21, 15-12	0:58
5/22/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Fopma/Hochevar, United States 0-1
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Fopma/Hochevar	18	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 19 Abalakina/Syrtseva, Russia 0-1
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool F	Abalakina/Syrtseva	27, Q7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	6	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # 20 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool E	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	28, Q7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	21	20-22, 25-23, 15-9	1:01
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	25, Q7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	By Forfeit	0:21
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q7	21-16, 21-9	0:31
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brzostek/Wojtasik	27, Q11	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 31, Q20 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool B	Brzostek/Wojtasik	2	Baieva/Davidova	31, Q20	22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 2-0
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	25	21-15, 21-14	0:31
7/25/13	FIVB	Anapa Open	Pool D	Brzostek/Wojtasik	4	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	13	21-12, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # Q21 Cerna/Rehackova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	Cerna/Rehackova	Q30	21-10, 21-18	0:34