Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
July 4 - 8, 2001
(15) Eva Celbova Rysava/Sona Novakova, Czech Republic
 
Eva Celbova Rysava
Czech Republic
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 8, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Nachod
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 70
Career Best: 3rd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$173,172.50
Sona Novakova Dosoudilova
Czech Republic
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Olomouc
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 3rd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$206,822.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB630042941661921 US$331,665.00
Previous Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 23 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 18 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/16-25/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 14 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 16 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 13 17th 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 14 25th 34 US$1,500.00
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/6/2001 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (18) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:30
Fri, 7/6/2001 Winner 2 Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 14-21, 21-19, 22-24 1:01
Fri, 7/6/2001 Contender 2 Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (16) Won 21-8, 21-19 0:32
Sat, 7/7/2001 Contender 3 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (7) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 7/7/2001 Contender 4 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (4) Won 19-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:48
Sat, 7/7/2001 Contender 5 Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (9) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 7/7/2001 Contender 6 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (6) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:29
Sun, 7/8/2001 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 24-26 0:49
Sun, 7/8/2001 Bronze Medal Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (5) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-19, 26-24 0:49
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 24-22, 21-14 0:43
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 15-4 0:25
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Bede/Behar 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 12-11, 12-9 1:17
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Fontana/Youngs 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-14, 19-21, 24-22 1:01
Series tied with # 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 19-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:48
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 21-16, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/8/01FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Minello/Pires 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-15, 21-18 0:38
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Minello/Pires 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 21-13, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-17, 21-18 0:29
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Tian/Wang 7 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Chi/Xiong, China 1-0
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Chi/Xiong 9 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 2-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Pereira/Schuller 16 21-8, 21-19 0:32
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Pereira/Schuller 15 21-15, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Kadijk/Leenstra 18 21-18, 21-18 0:30
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Kadijk/Leenstra 26, Q7 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Garcia/Gaxiola 16 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:52