Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 25 - 29, 2007
(5) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Barbra Fontana - 5th
2004 Did not play Holly McPeak - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 3 3 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 9 5 600 US$18,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 1 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (28, Q2) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:57
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (12) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:49
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 3 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:45
Thu, 9/27/2007 Contender 4 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 5 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (28, Q2) Won 12-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 6 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 9/28/2007 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:40
Sat, 9/29/2007 Bronze Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (7) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:43
Head to Head Results
Branagh/Youngs lead the series against the field 24-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-16, 21-15 0:40
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 0-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-12, 21-14 0:34
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Branagh/Youngs 11 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-12, 21-17 0:36
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-13, 21-13 0:45
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 # 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 2-0
9/29/07FIVBBrazil Open Bronze Medal Branagh/Youngs 5 Bede/Behar 7 21-16, 21-14 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Branagh/Youngs 11 Bede/Behar 6 21-17, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 22-20, 21-13 0:42
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 # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:49
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-16, 21-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 Branagh/Youngs 5 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 22 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-15, 21-12 0:35
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 # 23 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 # 24 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 2-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 5 Connelly/Pires 28, Q2 12-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 5 Connelly/Pires 28, Q2 18-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q12 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 3 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:40