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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(8) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$136,903.91

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	Money
CEV	12	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	US$44,580.72
FIVB	47	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	5	15	0	14	0	4	1	US$181,750.00
FIVB C&S	6	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,650.00
Overall	65	1	2	2	1	3	3	7	9	16	1	14	1	4	1	US$232,980.72

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB C&S	8/18-20/2005	Liechtenstein Satellite	2	3	16	US$1,200.00
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	3	9	10	US$450.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open		27	12	€ 0.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	9	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	26, Q4	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	Q3	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	18	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	21	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	24	33	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	18, Q3	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	21	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	22	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	22	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/20-25/2004	Brazil Open	17	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/1-5/2004	Italy Open	26, Q2	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/27-29/2004	France Satellite	3, Q1	7	10	US$500.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 2	Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany (24)	Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-11	0:53
Sat, 8/26/2006	Winner 3	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (17)	Lost 17-21, 21-14, 10-15	0:53
Sat, 8/26/2006	Contender 3	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (22)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:54
Sat, 8/26/2006	Contender 4	Sarka Nakladalova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (16)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Montagnolli/Swoboda trail the series against the field 19-27

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-5
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-14, 18-21, 15-4	0:51
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	14-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:53
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-18
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	21-12, 21-15	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	8	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q1	21-11, 21-19	0:35
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Mooren	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	24-22, 21-11	0:44
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Kadijk/Mooren	12	21-14, 21-19	0:40
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Kadijk/Mooren	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-13, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-19, 21-17	0:45
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-3
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Leenstra	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-9, 23-21	0:24
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Keizer/Leenstra	12	21-16, 21-19	0:39
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Keizer/Leenstra	16	Montagnolli/Swoboda	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Keizer/Leenstra	22	Montagnolli/Swoboda	24	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:54
Series tied with # 7 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-19, 21-14	0:41
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	22, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	Mouha/Van Breedam		21-14, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-0
6/27/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Matveeva/Zunzunegui	Q28	25-23, 25-23	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q1	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 16 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 4	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	16	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	25-23, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
8/28/04	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Contender 3	Baburina/Osheyko	12, Q4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3, Q1	21-19, 21-13	0:32
8/22/04	FIVB C&S	Corsica Satellite	Bronze Medal	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Montagnolli/Swoboda	1	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Campisi/Lozano		18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
6/27/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	28, Q5	Campisi/Lozano	Q21	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:02
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	1:10
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
10/14/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina Satellite	Winner 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	3	19-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:45
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-13, 18-21, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	10	32-30, 21-16	1:07
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 4-1
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:54
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	21-14, 21-17	0:40
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	23-21, 20-22, 16-14	1:04
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	23-21, 23-25, 15-13	1:10
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	16-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 23 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-3
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	15	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-18, 24-22	0:43
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	24, Q18	Montagnolli/Swoboda	9	27-25, 15-21, 16-14	0:58
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	32, Q40	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-19, 20-22, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # 24 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	Eckl/Kaup	24	21-18, 16-21, 15-11	0:53