$50,000 Mercedes-Benz San Diego Open
May 31 - June 1, 1997
(22) Rhonda Kottke/Darina Staneva
 
Rhonda Kottke
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 8, 1967 (58 yrs old)
Home Town: New Hope, MN
Height: 6'0"
College(s): Memphis State
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career WPVA Best: 9th (Dallas 1997)
Career Winnings: $9,591.25
Darina Staneva
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Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 28, 1968 (57 yrs old)
Height: 5'6"
College(s): Russe Bulrakia
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 26
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career Winnings: $6,112.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
WPVA80000001322 $4,612.50
Previous San Diego Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Kathy Luciano - 33rd Cherry Simkins - 37th
1996 Veronica Sanchez - 17th Marsha Miller - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
WPVA 5/16-18/1997 Austin Open 19 13th 24 $1,012.50
WPVA 5/8-11/1997 Orlando Open 20 25th 8 $0.00
San Diego Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/31/1997 Winner 1 Lynda Johnson-Black / Jeanne Reeves (11) Lost 13-15  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Contender 1 Julia Celotto / Veronica Sanchez (27) Won 15-2  
Sat, 5/31/1997 Contender 2 Krista Blomquist / Ali Wood (9) Lost 6-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Rhonda Kottke Darina Staneva
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
16000002710 $2,875.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open1000000000 $0.00
2000011000 $525.00 Satellite          
3000000210 $600.00 Manhattan Beach          
1000001000 $960.00 Tour Championships          
22000014920 $4,960.00 Total1000000000 $0.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1994WPVA100000000010 $0.00 020.0 %
1997WPVA300000001110 $1,012.50 3633.3 %
TotalWPVA400000001120 $1,012.50 3827.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Rhonda Kottke  Darina Staneva
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000001030 $0.00 1994WPVA5000002120 $675.00
6000000024 $0.00 1995WPVA2000000101 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 1995FIVB          
9000001710 $1,075.00 1996WPVA9000004320 $2,606.25
5000001130 $506.25 1997WPVA5000002210 $1,031.25
25000003895 $1,581.25 TotalTotal21000008751 $4,312.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 11-16 40.7%
1996-19970 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 11-14 44.0%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 7 100.0% 0-7 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10 100.0% 0-10 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 7-10 41.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Head to Head Results
Kottke/Staneva trail the series against the field 1-5 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 9 Blomquist/Wood 0-2
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Contender 2 Blomquist/Wood 9 Kottke/Staneva 22 15-6  
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Contender 3 Blomquist/Wood 8 Kottke/Staneva 19 15-1  
Trail the series against # 11 Johnson-Black/Reeves 0-1
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Winner 1 Johnson-Black/Reeves 11 Kottke/Staneva 22 15-13  
Trail the series against # 12 McSorley/Meredith 0-1
5/16/97WPVAAustin Open Winner 1 McSorley/Meredith 14 Kottke/Staneva 19 15-8  
Trail the series against # 13 Campbell/Roach 0-1
5/8/97WPVAOrlando Open Winner 1 Campbell/Roach 13 Kottke/Staneva 20 15-9  
Lead the series against # 27 Celotto/Sanchez 1-0
5/31/97WPVASan Diego Open Contender 1 Kottke/Staneva 22 Celotto/Sanchez 27 15-2