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July 24 - 28, 2007
(9) Nicole Branagh/Elaine Youngs, United States
 
Nicole Branagh
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 31, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Orinda, CA
Resides: Hawthorne, CA
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 79 kg (174 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 83
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$392,575.00
Elaine Youngs
United States
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 14, 1970 (54 yrs old)
Home Town: Orange, CA
Resides: Durango, CO
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$685,022.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB251353804100 US$366,100.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Liz Masakayan - 5th
2001 Did not play Barbra Fontana - 2nd
2002 Did not play Holly McPeak - 5th
2003 Did not play Holly McPeak - 9th
2004 Did not play Holly McPeak - 3rd
2006 Holly McPeak - 5th Rachel Scott - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 8 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 8 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 11 4 420 US$12,000.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool I Dana Cooke / Annie Martin, Canada (40) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool I Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (16) Won 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool I Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (33) Won 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 1 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (6) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 2 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (28) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 7/27/2007 Winner 3 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 11-15 0:59
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Did not play Liz Masakayan - 5th
1999Marseille Did not play Liz Masakayan - 3rd
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Barbra Fontana - 4th
2003Rio de Janeiro Did not play Holly McPeak - 5th
2005Berlin Did not play Rachel Scott - 7th
2009Stavanger Elaine Youngs - 5th Nicole Branagh - 5th
2011Rome Angie Akers - 17th Did not play
2017Vienna Emily Capers - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 4 5 600 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 21-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 8 22-20, 21-15 0:58
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-12, 29-31, 17-15 1:10
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Branagh/Youngs 9 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:59
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 3 Branagh/Youngs 8 25-23, 21-19 0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Bede/Behar 6 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # 8 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 7 Branagh/Youngs 8 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 11 Barros/Connelly 3 22-20, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-16, 21-7 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 16 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Kessy/Ross 16 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:59
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Branagh/Youngs 11 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kadijk/Mooren 25 20-22, 21-17, 15-8 0:53
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 8 Kadijk/Mooren 18 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Branagh/Youngs 8 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 28 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 28 21-19, 21-15 0:37
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 18 Branagh/Youngs 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-7 1:05
Lead the series against # 32 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 Koizumi/Tanaka 22 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 33 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 36 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 40 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Cooke/Martin 40 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 41 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-19, 21-12 0:44
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 11 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 42 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Moiseeva/Uryadova 22 22-24, 21-15, 15-9 0:47
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24 21-13, 21-18 0:36