Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2003
(7) Eva Celbova Rysava/Sona Novakova, Czechia
 
Eva Celbova Rysava
Czechia
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 8, 1975 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Nachod
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$221,339.30
Sona Novakova Dosoudilova
Czechia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 6, 1975 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Olomouc
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$255,760.26
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317252933Money
CEV16314311101010 US$54,591.78
FIVB6300429416619201 US$331,665.00
Overall79318510517620211 US$386,256.78
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
2002 Sona Novakova - 5th Eva Celbova Rysava - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 7/9-13/2003 Greek Open 2nd 90 € 6,250.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 7 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 18 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 18 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 13 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 13 4th 210 US$9,300.00
CEV 8/29-31/2002 European Championships 6 3rd 80 € 4,725.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 12 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 15 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 10 5th 240 US$8,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool G Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (23) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool G Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (10) Lost 21-15, 20-22, 16-18 0:53
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool G Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (26, Q1) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:32
Thu, 7/17/2003 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (8) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 2 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:39
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200000020000 $0.00
World Championships400100020100 $41,700.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1100004021400 $81,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open440032531041421 $202,215.00
Goodwill Games200000101000 $6,500.00
Confederation Championship600221010000 $36,150.00
Total6900641041761921 $367,815.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Eva Celbova Rysava Sona Novakova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000002000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000002000 $0.00
5001002101 $22,550.00 World Championships6001003200 $29,850.00
13000043402 $40,625.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam18000053514 $51,525.00
4800328141434 $102,107.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open5400348151734 $117,557.50
2000011000 $3,250.00 Goodwill Games2000011000 $3,250.00
7002211100 $18,575.00 Confederation Championship7002212000 $19,575.00
77006414232037 $187,107.50 Total89006615262448 $221,757.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1997FIVB600002120001 $23,600.00 1150.0 %
1999FIVB700001012300 $28,000.00 1233.3 %
2000FIVB600000031110 $16,500.00 1150.0 %
2000CEV100010000000 $5,400.00 4357.1 %
2001FIVB700110112100 $54,000.00 211460.0 %
2001CEV100001000000 $8,525.00 2250.0 %
2002FIVB700012010300 $36,415.00 191359.4 %
2002CEV100100000000 $4,725.00 4180.0 %
2003FIVB500002020100 $32,000.00 12957.1 %
2003CEV101000000000 $6,250.00 5271.4 %
TotalFIVB38001272105911 $190,515.00 554057.9 %
TotalCEV401111000000 $24,900.00 15865.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Eva Celbova Rysava  Sona Novakova
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $1,000.00 1996FIVB1000001000 $1,000.00
1100000000 $0.00 1996CEV1100000000 $0.00
6000032001 $11,800.00 1997FIVB6000032001 $11,800.00
1001000000 $0.00 1997CEV1001000000 $0.00
6000012300 $9,200.00 1998FIVB6000012300 $9,200.00
1100000000 $0.00 1998CEV1100000000 $0.00
7000013300 $14,000.00 1999FIVB7000013300 $14,000.00
4002110000 $4,000.00 1999CEV4002110000 $4,000.00
6000004110 $8,250.00 2000FIVB8000004310 $10,250.00
1000100000 $2,700.00 2000CEV1000100000 $2,700.00
8001113110 $28,000.00 2001FIVB8001114100 $29,000.00
1000010000 $4,262.50 2001CEV1000010000 $4,262.50
7000121300 $18,207.50 2002FIVB7000121300 $18,207.50
1001000000 $2,362.50 2002CEV1001000000 $2,362.50
5000022100 $16,000.00 2003FIVB5000022100 $16,000.00
1010000000 $3,125.00 2003CEV1010000000 $3,125.00
57215412181221 $122,907.50 TotalTotal59215412191411 $125,907.50
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
Overall76 75.2% 12 11.9% 13 12.9% 88-13 87.1% 7 11.3% 11 17.7% 44 71.0% 7-55 11.3% 76-44 63.3% 19-24 44.2% 12 98-73 57.3%
2002-200334 72.3% 5 10.6% 8 17.0% 39-8 83.0% 5 17.9% 5 17.9% 18 64.3% 5-23 17.9% 34-18 65.4% 10-13 43.5% 00 44-31 58.7%
Against the Field47 72.3% 9 13.8% 9 13.8% 56-9 86.2% 6 13.0% 7 15.2% 33 71.7% 6-40 13.0% 94-60 61.0% 30-32 48.4% 02 62-49 55.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021001200000033
World Championships0000410041011000116
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000012600890000002319
Challenge/Four Star/Open000018110023150532006143
Goodwill Games000000000100000002
Confederation Championship00006000103031200189
Total0000421900463109540011682
Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 41-30 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-4
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 21-19, 21-15 0:30
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 23-21, 21-10 0:32
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 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-4
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B McPeak/Youngs 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 21-18, 21-12 0:35
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 # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
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 # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 26 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 21-17, 23-21 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Fonseca/Minello 4 23-21, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-4
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 21-16, 21-18 0:33
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova Kadijk/Leenstra 21-14, 21-18 0:40
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Kadijk/Leenstra 5 21-18, 23-21 0:34
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Semi-Finals Kadijk/Leenstra 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 30-28, 9-21, 20-18 1:03
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-16, 28-26 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 10 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 15-21, 22-20, 18-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Cook/Sanderson 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 28-26, 21-19 0:44
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 # 14 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 # 16 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Gold Medal Gattelli/Perrotta Celbova Rysava/Novakova 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 0:56
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Gattelli/Perrotta 2 21-15, 21-19 0:40
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 # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Glesnes/Maaseide 15 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 2-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Clarke/Gooley 20 21-23, 21-17, 15-9 0:52
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 # 20, Q7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Ahmann/Vollmer 22 15-21, 29-27, 16-14 0:58
Trail the series against # 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-12, 21-18 0:33
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-18, 25-27, 17-15 0:58
9/7/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Karadassiou/Sfyri 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 2 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Semi-Finals Celbova Rysava/Novakova Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21-19, 21-19 0:41
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 # 26, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 21-11, 21-11 0:32
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 25-23, 21-17 0:43
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 4-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:31
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 # 30, Q15 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Granstrom/Ljungquist 29, Q9 21-12, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/31/02CEVEuropean Championships Bronze Medal Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 4 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # Q3 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Gerlic/Lochowicz 24, Q3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:03
Trail the series against # Q6 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-2
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
8/25/00CEVEuropean Championships Winner 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 4 15-3 0:31
Lead the series against # Q10 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Ikauniece/Minusa 37 16-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Lessard/Maxwell 31, Q9 21-17, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # Q13 Alcon/Pol, Spain 2-0
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool C Celbova Rysava/Novakova Alcon/Pol 21-14, 21-15 0:36
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Alcon/Pol 36 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool C Celbova Rysava/Novakova Hakedal/Torlen 21-11, 21-12 0:35
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q26 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova Nystrom/Nystrom 21-18, 21-12 0:30