Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(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 Rhodes Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 10 5th 240 US$8,500.00
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
Hellas Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool B Polyxeni Kitsou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (31) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:31
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool B Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:34
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool B Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (18) Lost 18-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 23-20 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool B McPeak/Youngs 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 12 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 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
Series tied with # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool B Kadijk/Leenstra 18 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 0:49
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 # 19 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
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
Series tied with # 21 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 # 23 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 # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 28 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 # 29 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 Kitsou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool B Celbova Rysava/Novakova 15 Kitsou/Tsiartsiani 31 21-10, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 32, Q5 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 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool L Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Bragado-Corso/Wood 21 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q21 Palacio/Quevedo, Cuba 1-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 Palacio/Quevedo 30, Q39 21-13, 21-13 0:29