European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008
(25) 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: 10
Tournaments: 74
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)
Career CEV Best: 13th (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$81,209.25
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: 6
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2005)
Career CEV Best: 17th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$92,515.21
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
CEV400000000211000 US$0.00
FIVB480000101621012331 US$153,150.00
FIVB C&S301010010000000 US$2,750.00
Overall550101102623113331 US$155,900.00
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters Q9 17 120 € 0.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 22 13 180 US$3,900.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q14 17 120 € 0.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/10/2008 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (8) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:40
Thu, 7/10/2008 Contender 1 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (9) Lost 21-16, 11-21, 4-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Faure/Sarpaux trail the series against the field 23-41
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 1, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:44
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-14, 21-17 0:36
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q3 21-12, 21-16 0:41
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 23-21, 22-20 0:47
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-4
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 11 Faure/Sarpaux 22 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:56
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 8 Faure/Sarpaux 15 21-16, 21-10 0:41
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 27 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 21-15, 21-13 0:39
11/4/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 6 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:49
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 32 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-12, 21-18 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-3
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-4
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool H Glesnes/Maaseide 25, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 13-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:02
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 # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-1
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Faure/Sarpaux 25 22-20, 21-19 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-3
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 Faure/Sarpaux 25 16-21, 21-11, 15-4 0:59
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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 Baburina/Osheyko Q3 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:08
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 # 21 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 # 23 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Gschweidl/Hansel Q29 21-17, 21-18 0:42
10/18/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 21, Q11 Gschweidl/Hansel Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q17 21-12, 21-17 0:39
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Van Iersel/Wesselink 29 21-18, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
5/9/08CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 2 Faure/Sarpaux Q9 Graessli/Zumkehr Q8 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-4
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
Lead the series against # 32 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Faure/Sarpaux 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:45