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July 24 - 28, 2007
(36) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Virginie Sarpaux - 41st Morgane Faure - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 28, Q4 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 19 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 26 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 9 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 19 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 24 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 26, Q2 5 360 US$10,000.00
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
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool L Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (13) Won 21-8, 26-28, 15-7 1:02
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool L Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (12) Lost 21-12, 14-21, 11-15 0:52
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool L Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (37) Won 21-19, 21-10 0:40
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (25) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009Stavanger Did not play Tatiana Barrera - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 36 17 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 21-49
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 # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-13, 21-9 0:37
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16 21-13, 21-19 0:42
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 27-25, 21-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-17, 28-26 0:49
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 7 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 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-3
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Barros/Connelly 5 Faure/Sarpaux 9 22-20, 21-17 0:50
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 # 9 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-14, 21-13 0:42
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 23-21, 22-20 0:47
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Faure/Sarpaux 36 12-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-13 0:35
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 23-21, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-3
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-8, 26-28, 15-7 1:02
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Faure/Sarpaux 9 Kadijk/Mooren 25 21-13, 10-21, 15-11 0:51
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-16, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 19 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-12, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-16, 14-21, 15-13 0:55
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Faure/Sarpaux 16, Q4 21-17, 28-26 0:49
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-15, 21-12 0:36
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26 28-30, 21-13, 15-13 1:10
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Faure/Sarpaux 19 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:57
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 21-19, 21-19 0:59
Series tied with # 24 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-14, 12-21, 20-18 1:13
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-10, 15-21, 15-13 0:58
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Faure/Sarpaux 19 16-21, 21-12, 16-14 1:02
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 25 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Scott/Turner 25 Faure/Sarpaux 36 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 24 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-16 0:44
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 27 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
Series tied with # 28 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24 19-21, 22-20, 18-16 1:01
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 # 29 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-2
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:51
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 # 30 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 22 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 33 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 # 34 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 Faure/Sarpaux 16 24-22, 16-21, 15-11 0:53
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Faure/Sarpaux 24 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:02
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 37 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Gattelli/Perrotta 37 21-19, 21-10 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-16, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 39 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 40 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Cooke/Martin 24 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 41 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 27 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:39
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 # 42 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-2
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Moiseeva/Uryadova 24 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-15, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 44 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Ilustre/Pascua 30, Q11 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 46 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Mouha/Van Breedam 30 21-19, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 47 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