Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002
(10) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Sona Novakova - 33rd Eva Celbova Rysava - 33rd
1998 Sona Novakova - 17th Eva Celbova Rysava - 17th
1999 Sona Novakova - 17th Eva Celbova Rysava - 17th
2000 Sona Novakova - 17th Eva Celbova Rysava - 17th
2001 Sona Novakova - 13th Eva Celbova Rysava - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 12 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 14 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 6 5th 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 9 13th 0 US$1,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 12 3rd 400 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 13 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 14 13th 136 US$5,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool K Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (34) Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 0:52
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool K Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (15) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:29
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool K Sylvia Gintzburger / Annik Skrivan, Switzerland (39) Won 23-21, 21-15 0:35
Thu, 7/18/2002 Winner 1 Angela Clarke / Tania Gooley, Australia (26) Won 25-23, 20-22, 16-14 0:56
Thu, 7/18/2002 Winner 2 Dianne DeNecochea / Barbra Fontana, United States (7) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:29
Fri, 7/19/2002 Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 7-21, 25-27 0:34
Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 22-18 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
8/4/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-15, 21-16 0:37
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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-2
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 21-7, 27-25 0:34
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 # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-3
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:42
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 17-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:50
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 23-21, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Connelly/Minello 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-2
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E McPeak/Youngs 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-12, 21-15 0:31
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 McPeak/Youngs 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana, United States 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 DeNecochea/Fontana 7 21-19, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 20-22, 23-21, 15-8 0:55
Series tied with # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 Pohl/Rau 15 21-18, 21-18 0:29
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 21-17, 21-15 0:36
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 # 20 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 11 21-18, 21-7 0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 Tian/Wang 19 21-18, 21-16 0:40
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Tian/Wang 7 21-19, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 26 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 Clarke/Gooley 26 25-23, 20-22, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 28 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 22 21-11, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 29 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E Ji/Wang 28, Q24 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 30 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 31 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool E Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Mellitzer/Swoboda 21, Q10 21-11, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # 34 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 34 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 0:52
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 21, Q1 21-11, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 36 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-0
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Garcia/Gaxiola 39 21-16, 24-22 0:40
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 Garcia/Gaxiola 29 22-20, 21-14 0:37
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Garcia/Gaxiola 16 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 39 Gintzburger/Skrivan, Switzerland 2-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 Gintzburger/Skrivan 39 23-21, 21-15 0:35
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Gintzburger/Skrivan 42 21-15, 21-11 0:31