Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(10) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Nadege Belle Perat - 49th Did not play
2001 Nadege Belle Perat - 57th Did not play
2003 Marion Castelli - 41st Did not play
2004 Marion Castelli - Country Quota Did not play
2006 Virginie Sarpaux - 17th Morgane Faure - 17th
2007 Virginie Sarpaux - 9th Morgane Faure - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 28, Q1 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 28, Q3 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 9 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 24 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 18 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 19 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 19 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 20 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 22 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q3 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 20 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 23 17 120 US$3,000.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (23, Q4) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (7) Lost 14-21, 23-21, 15-17 1:03
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 2 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (25, Q6) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 26-38
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 22 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 22-20, 21-19 0:49
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Salgado/Salgado 11 Faure/Sarpaux 20 21-10, 21-18 0:35
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool E Salgado/Salgado 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-12, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-3
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Mouha/Van Breedam 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 17-21, 22-20, 15-11 1:02
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Mouha/Van Breedam 21 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q3 22-24, 24-22, 15-12 1:07
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
Lead the series against # 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Faure/Sarpaux 24 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
Series tied with # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-3
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 17 Faure/Sarpaux 18 21-19, 21-13 0:41
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 23-21, 21-10 0:41
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 # 7 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-5
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 7 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-14, 21-23, 17-15 1:03
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 22-20, 21-10 0:42
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 13 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 21-18 0:40
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Claasen/Roder 14 Faure/Sarpaux 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:59
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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 13 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 # 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-3
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Moiseeva/Uryadova 24 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-19, 21-11 0:39
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 # 15, Q1 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Ilustre/Pascua 30, Q11 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Faure/Sarpaux 22 16-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:47
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
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
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-13, 23-21 0:40
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
Series tied with # 23, Q4 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 10 Baburina/Osheyko 23, Q4 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q19 Faure/Sarpaux Q3 21-18, 21-19 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 30, Q25 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-17, 12-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 22 Cooke/Martin 27, Q6 21-15, 21-18 0:38
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Cooke/Martin 24 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 3-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:49
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Keizer/de Vries 29, Q12 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 0:50
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:57