Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003
(8) 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 Carson Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 5 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/22-24/2003 Bali Open 1 3rd 240 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 11 5th 312 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 7 5th 324 US$11,500.00
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
United States Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool H Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley, United States (24) Lost 23-21, 15-21, 6-15 0:50
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool H Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (9) Lost 21-17, 16-21, 12-15 0:52
Fri, 9/19/2003 Pool H Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (25, Q6) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:52
Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 36-29 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 27-25, 21-17 0:41
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Cook/Sanderson 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-5
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 McPeak/Youngs 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 21-13, 14-21, 15-6 0:47
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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Lahme/Musch 9 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 10 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 1-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 DeNecochea/Reynolds 12 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 4-3
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 21-16, 21-18 0:33
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Kadijk/Leenstra 5 21-18, 23-21 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 16 Wang/You, China 1-0
8/24/03FIVBBali Open Bronze Medal Celbova Rysava/Novakova 1 Wang/You 3 21-15, 21-10 0:29
Series tied with # 17 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 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
Series tied with # 23, Q3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool E Hakedal/Torlen 21 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 5 22-20, 21-19 0:37
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Hakedal/Torlen 10 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 24 Dodd/McSorley, United States 1-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Dodd/McSorley 24 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 8 21-23, 21-15, 15-6 0:50
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 Dodd/McSorley 22, Q3 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool H Celbova Rysava/Novakova 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q6 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 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 # 28, Q1 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 # 29, Q2 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 # 30, Q10 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Alcon/Pol 36 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Series tied with # Q7 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 # Q8 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 2-0
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool E Celbova Rysava/Novakova 5 Augoustides/Claasen 28, Q4 21-11, 21-16 0:29
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 Augoustides/Claasen 27, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q13 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 # Q16 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 # Q17 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 1 Naidoo/Willand 14 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q19 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 # Q20 Gougeon/Guenette, Canada 1-0
8/22/03FIVBBali Open Pool A Celbova Rysava/Novakova 1 Gougeon/Guenette 16 21-15, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # Q22 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