Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 25 - 29, 2007
(23) 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 Fortaleza Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 15 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 17 17 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26, Q2 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 36 17 200 US$7,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (10) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (7) Lost 10-21, 18-21 0:35
Thu, 9/27/2007 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 11-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 21-39
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 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Faure/Sarpaux 17 21-8, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-4
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:34
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 # 5 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
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 0-2
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 7 Faure/Sarpaux 23 21-10, 21-18 0:35
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Faure/Sarpaux 30 21-17, 24-22 0:53
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 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 # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 23 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 21-17, 21-18 0:39
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:54
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 # 11 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 # 12 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 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Faure/Sarpaux 17 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
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
Series tied with # 16 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 18 Faure/Sarpaux 15 21-15, 21-17 0:40
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Mouha/Van Breedam 30 21-19, 21-14 0:45
Trail the series against # 17 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-3
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 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 # 22 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 21-18 0:45
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 24 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-2
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-15, 21-16 0:42
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 # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-3
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Faure/Sarpaux 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-17, 21-15 0:32
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
Series tied with # 29 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Gioria/Momoli Q15 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Campisi/Lozano Q13 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q16 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q12 21-13, 22-20 0:40
9/13/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q21 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Series tied with # Q21 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