Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 5, 2006
(31, Q13) Morgane Faure/Virginie Sarpaux, France
 
Morgane Faure
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 17, 1984 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: La Tronche
Resides: Toulouse
Height: 174 cm (5'8")
Weight: 61 kg (134 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 61
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Phuket 2006)
Career Winnings: US$80,475.00
Virginie Sarpaux
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 12, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Mulhouse
Resides: Toulouse
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 59
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Phuket 2006)
Career Winnings: US$92,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB48000010162112331 US$153,150.00
FIVB C&S30101001000000 US$2,750.00
Overall51010110262112331 US$155,900.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 30 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 10 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 29, Q10 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q13 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 24, Q12 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 26, Q11 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open Q14 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 28, Q4 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open Q14 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 21, Q11 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open Q8 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 16, Q4 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/20-21/2005 France Satellite 4 2 18 US$1,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 8, Q1 9 10 US$450.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 32 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB C&S 7/23-24/2005 France Satellite 10 4 14 US$800.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open Q25 57 4 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open Q20 41 12 US$0.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 2 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (Q20) Won 21-16, 28-26 0:42
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 3 Annik Skrivan / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (Q29) Won 20-22, 21-17, 16-14 0:59
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool B Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:29
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool B Linjun Ji / Lu Wang, China (15) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:33
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool B Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (18) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 19-29
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Faure/Sarpaux 31, Q13 21-14, 21-13 0:29
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Faure/Sarpaux 32 21-12, 21-9 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 7, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-18, 21-19 0:46
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Barros/Connelly 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Faure/Sarpaux 30 21-17, 24-22 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Faure/Sarpaux 16, Q4 21-17, 28-26 0:49
Trail the series against # 11, Q5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Salgado/Salgado 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 32 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 15 Ji/Wang, China 0-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Ji/Wang 15 Faure/Sarpaux 31, Q13 21-18, 21-19 0:33
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Ji/Wang 14 Faure/Sarpaux 30 21-17, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 18 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Cook/Sanderson 18 Faure/Sarpaux 31, Q13 21-15, 21-15 0:35
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-3
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-12, 21-17 0:37
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 21-16, 21-11 0:37
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Faure/Sarpaux 32 24-22, 21-15 0:50
Trail the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 25, Q15 Turner/Wilson, United States 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Turner/Wilson 25, Q20 Faure/Sarpaux Q13 21-19, 21-12 0:36
Series tied with # 26 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Yanchulova/Yanchulova 1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against # 27 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kessy/Reynolds 12 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 28, Q11 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 Moiseeva/Uryadova Q6 11-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Faure/Sarpaux Q25 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 29, Q9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 2-2
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 Arjona/Kadjo Q7 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:55
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Arjona/Kadjo 21 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-12, 21-14 0:47
8/21/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Arjona/Kadjo 1 Faure/Sarpaux 4 16-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:05
8/20/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 3 Faure/Sarpaux 4 Arjona/Kadjo 1 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 30 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
10/18/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 Gschweidl/Hansel Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # Q2 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Keizer/Leenstra 25 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-6 Retired 0:14
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 Keizer/Leenstra 7 21-16, 21-15 0:36
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Keizer/Leenstra 11 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 21-17, 18-21, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # Q6 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
8/21/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Semi-Finals Faure/Sarpaux 4 Barrera/Hamzaoui 2 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # Q14 Gerlic/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 Gerlic/Kloeden 29, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Martin/Zakrzewski, Canada 1-0
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 Martin/Zakrzewski Q19 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # Q20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 31, Q13 Baburina/Osheyko Q20 21-16, 28-26 0:42
8/30/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 20, Q9 Faure/Sarpaux Q8 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q21 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 Eckl/Kaup 23, Q15 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q22 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
8/10/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 Labee/de Vries Q9 18-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # Q27 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 1-0
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 Baltakys/Barry Q23 21-19, 21-10 0:31
Trail the series against # Q28 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q29 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Faure/Sarpaux 31, Q13 Skrivan/Zumkehr Q29 20-22, 21-17, 16-14 0:59
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 Skrivan/Zumkehr Q21 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:52
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 Skrivan/Zumkehr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q30 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16, Q4 Boileau/Mondor 32, Q11 21-12, 21-18 0:39