European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007
(6) Sara Montagnolli/Sabine Swoboda, Austria
 
Sara Montagnolli
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Innsbruck
Resides: Innsbruck
Height: 170 cm (5'7")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 192
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$310,014.91
Sabine Swoboda
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 23, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Vienna
Resides: Guntramsdorf
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$136,903.91
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125273341Money
CEV1202001114110100 US$44,580.72
FIVB470000215515014041 US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S610210110000000 US$6,650.00
Overall651221337916114141 US$232,980.72
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Sabine Swoboda - 13th Sara Montagnolli - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 20 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 14 17 100 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 9 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 20 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 17 9 320 US$8,000.00
CEV 7/5-8/2007 Swiss Masters 12 2 540 € 8,150.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 19, Q3 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 29 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 30 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 17 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 17 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 5 13 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 13 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 13 25 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 8 7 400 € 4,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 13 5 360 € 3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 10 5 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q4 33 40 US$0.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 16 13 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 25 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 28, Q5 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 28, Q8 25 80 US$3,400.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 21 60 € 0.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 25, Q1 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 17 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 24, Q2 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 22 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 10/11-15/2005 Argentina Satellite 2 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 16 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 21 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 25 7 200 US$8,000.00
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/23/2007 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (22) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:45
Thu, 8/23/2007 Contender 1 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (12) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 17-38
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
7/8/07CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-16, 21-15 0:41
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-7
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-19, 21-16 0:43
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Pohl/Rau 1 21-19, 21-18 0:46
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:57
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Pohl/Rau 13 21-17, 21-13 0:40
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-14, 18-21, 15-4 0:51
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:53
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-18  
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 21-12, 21-15 0:41
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-4
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Kadijk/Mooren 15 25-23, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 24 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Kadijk/Mooren 21 21-16, 21-14 0:41
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q1 21-11, 21-19 0:35
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 24-22, 21-11 0:44
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Kadijk/Mooren 12 21-14, 21-19 0:40
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-3
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 14 21-14, 10-21, 15-7 0:48
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-19, 21-17 0:50
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q4 21-13, 21-16 0:36
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 Claasen/Roder Q14 21-18, 22-20 0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-4
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 22-20, 21-19 0:42
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-18, 24-22 0:43
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24, Q18 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 27-25, 15-21, 16-14 0:58
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-19, 20-22, 15-11 0:57
Series tied with # 7 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:01
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 21-17 0:45
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Montagnolli/Swoboda 18, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Alseda/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 Alseda/Pol 21-11, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 6 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-15, 21-19 0:37
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:42
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Gschweidl/Hansel 10 16-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Jursone/Minusa 11 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 1:05
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:17
Trail the series against # 22 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-4
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 6 21-14, 22-20 0:45
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-16, 21-17 0:42
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 25-23, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-18, 21-16 0:45
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:56
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
8/28/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Contender 3 Baburina/Osheyko 12, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:32
8/22/04FIVB C&SCorsica Satellite Bronze Medal Baburina/Osheyko 10 Montagnolli/Swoboda 1 21-19, 21-14 0:34