Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006
(26, Q2) 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 Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 26, Q4 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 27, Q5 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 26, Q2 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 31, Q13 25 80 US$3,400.00
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
Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/1/2006 Qualifier 2 Yelena Alenkina / Marina Storozhenko, Kazakhstan (Q15) Won 21-23, 21-15, 15-8 0:53
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 1 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (7) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:59
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 2 Giulia Momoli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (23) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 1:02
Fri, 11/3/2006 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:40
Fri, 11/3/2006 Contender 4 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (19, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Sat, 11/4/2006 Contender 5 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (10) Won 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 1:06
Sat, 11/4/2006 Contender 6 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:49
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 15-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:49
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 32 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-19, 21-12 0:46
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 21-19, 21-19 0:59
Trail the series against # 8 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 5 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 16-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 20 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
Lead the series against # 23 Momoli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Momoli/Perrotta 23 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 1:02
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 29 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 # 32 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee, Thailand 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 Phokongploy/Tenpaksee Q22 21-16, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
9/13/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q21 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q14 Andreasen/Hove, Denmark 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 Andreasen/Hove Q20 21-16, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 Alenkina/Storozhenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
11/1/06FIVBThailand Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Alenkina/Storozhenko Q15 21-23, 21-15, 15-8 0:53