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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 16 - 22, 2012

(10) Barbara Hansel/Sara Montagnolli, Austria

Barbara Hansel
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 18, 1983 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oberndorf

Resides:

Neumarkt am Wallersee

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Xiamen 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$243,975.00

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:

154

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Buenos Aires 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Marseille 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$255,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	69	0	0	1	4	3	2	8	1	17	10	11	1	10	1	US$293,600.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Kerstin Pichler - 33rd
2002	Did not play	Regine Silberberger - 37th
2003	Sara Montagnolli - 25th	Barbara Hansel - 25th
2004	Sara Montagnolli - 17th	Barbara Hansel - 17th
2005	Chrisi Gschweidl - 17th	Sabine Swoboda - 25th
2006	Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th	Sabine Swoboda - 5th
2007	Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th	Sabine Swoboda - 25th
2008	Chrisi Gschweidl - 25th	Kerstin Pichler - 25th
2009	Sara Montagnolli - 4th	Barbara Hansel - 4th
2010	Sara Montagnolli - 4th	Barbara Hansel - 4th
2011	Sara Montagnolli - 17th	Barbara Hansel - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	26	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	19	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	25	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	26, Q2	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	27	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	19, Q2	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	20	4	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	27	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	20	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	18	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	20	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	9	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	22	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	Q1	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	23, Q1	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	28, Q1	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	27	37	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	23	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	15	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	10	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	9	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	5	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	7	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	9	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/19-25/2010	Marseille Open	15	3	480	US$15,000.00

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/18/2012	Pool G	Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (23)	Lost 16-21, 29-31	0:50
Wed, 7/18/2012	Pool G	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (26)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:34
Thu, 7/19/2012	Pool G	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)	Lost 14-21, 24-22, 10-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Hansel/Montagnolli trail the series against the field 29-67

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 1-4
4/29/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Bronze Medal	Xue/Zhang	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	21-16, 21-17	0:45
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 4	Xue/Zhang	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	21-11, 21-17	0:38
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Xue/Zhang	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	21-15, 21-17	0:34
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 5	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Xue/Zhang	3	21-17, 21-19	0:41
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	21-19, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-9
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	19, Q2	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:49
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	28, Q1	21-13, 21-17	0:35
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	21-13, 21-15	0:34
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:53
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	24-22, 21-14	0:42
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	21-14, 21-14	0:31
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	18-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:57
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	5	21-14, 21-16	0:37
8/1/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-18, 21-19	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool F	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	21-16, 21-15	0:34
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-16, 21-18	0:43
7/25/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Bronze Medal	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	1:08
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	21-17, 12-21, 20-18	1:07
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	11	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-9, 27-25	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-3
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Hansel/Montagnolli	19, Q2	21-17, 21-12	0:35
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	21-16, 21-10	0:34
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	28, Q1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	24-26, 21-15, 15-8	0:52
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	Hansel/Montagnolli	5	21-14, 21-17	0:39
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	28-26, 17-21, 15-9	1:00
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-7
4/28/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	21-14, 21-17	0:29
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	6	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	21-10, 21-10	0:29
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	28, Q1	18-21, 21-13, 19-17	0:54
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	23-21, 22-20	0:44
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Antunes	1	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	23-21, 21-19	0:42
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Hansel/Montagnolli	19	21-17, 21-14	0:35
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 6	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Antonelli/Antunes	1	21-14, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool H	Kolocova/Slukova	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	19-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:51
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	26, Q2	22-20, 21-16	0:40
4/28/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Kolocova/Slukova	4	21-12, 21-18	0:41
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Kolocova/Slukova	4	21-14, 21-23, 21-19	1:08
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	Kolocova/Slukova	20	18-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:58
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	12	Kolocova/Slukova	28	15-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-6
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	21-14, 22-24, 15-10	0:57
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	26	13-21, 21-12, 15-6	0:49
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	30-32, 21-13, 15-10	1:00
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-15, 23-21	0:47
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-15, 21-16	0:38
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	16-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:51
Series tied with # 8 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-1
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Bawden/Palmer	25, Q1	20-22, 21-19, 15-7	0:59
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Bawden/Palmer	20, Q1	Hansel/Montagnolli	5	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-3
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	Hansel/Montagnolli	26, Q2	21-14, 21-14	0:32
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	21-19, 21-17	0:44
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	21-19, 21-19	0:47
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	21-17, 23-21	0:41
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	19-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:00
7/6/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q22	22-20, 22-20	0:40
9/3/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q25	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q8	21-18, 16-21, 15-13
Trail the series against # 11 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Cook/Hinchley	10	Hansel/Montagnolli	26	24-22, 21-17	0:43
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Hinchley	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	21-19, 27-29, 15-10	1:05
Trail the series against # 12 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-1
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Gielen/Mouha	15	Hansel/Montagnolli	18	21-17, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-4
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	17	Hansel/Montagnolli	18	26-24, 24-22	0:47
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	21-14, 21-16	0:38
6/26/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool E	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	29	21-13, 21-12	0:34
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	22-20, 21-17	0:46
Series tied with # 17 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23, Q7	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	21-18, 12-21, 15-11	0:53
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	24-22, 26-28, 15-13	1:18
Trail the series against # 18 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	24, Q2	Hansel/Montagnolli	25	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-5
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	14	Hansel/Montagnolli	19	21-18, 21-19	0:38
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	13	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	21-13, 21-16	0:37
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	22	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	21-19, 21-19	0:42
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	13-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	16	21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fendrick/Niles	19	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-19, 22-20	0:43
Trail the series against # 21, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lavalle/Maestrini	23, Q1	Hansel/Montagnolli	26	By Forfeit
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Lavalle/Maestrini	25, Q12	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-15, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 22 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Bansley/Maloney	24, Q7	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 23 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-6
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Cunha/Lima	23	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	21-16, 31-29	0:50
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool F	Cunha/Lima	11	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	21-14, 22-20	0:40
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Lima	6	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Cunha/Lima	10	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	21-16, 21-16	0:35
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	26-24, 21-17	0:50
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Cunha/Lima	24, Q7	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-18, 21-15	0:43
Series tied with # 26 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	26	21-15, 21-16	0:34
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q8	Hansel/Montagnolli	19, Q2	21-16, 21-11	0:36
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q2	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	17	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-19, 21-12	0:34
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Hansel/Montagnolli	10	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	1:00
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q21	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q12	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-0
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	23, Q1	Goricanec/Graessli	10	21-14, 21-17	0:30
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool C	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	Goricanec/Graessli	46	13-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-2
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Hansel/Montagnolli	26, Q2	Birlova/Ukolova	10	21-18, 14-21, 15-9	0:50
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 1	Birlova/Ukolova	22	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	11-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Hansel/Montagnolli	20	22-20, 14-21, 15-12	0:59
Series tied with # Q11 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Hansel/Montagnolli	28, Q1	Lessard/Martin	21	24-22, 21-17	0:44
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Lessard/Martin	26	Hansel/Montagnolli	7	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Klopf/Teufl, Austria 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Hansel/Montagnolli	19	Klopf/Teufl	30, Q10	21-15, 21-17	0:34