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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 World Series 13
July 13 - 18, 2004

(6) Eva Celbova Rysava/Sona Novakova, Czech Republic

Eva Celbova Rysava
Czech Republic

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 8, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nachod

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Olomouc

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$206,822.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	63	0	0	4	2	9	4	16	6	19	2	1	US$331,665.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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
2003	Sona Novakova - 5th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	11	3rd	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	11	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	11	17th	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	14	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	15	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	11	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	12	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	12	9th	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	8	17th	120	US$5,000.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/14/2004	Winner 1	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (27, Q7)	Won 21-18, 29-27	0:50
Wed, 7/14/2004	Winner 2	Helke Claasen / Martina Stoof, Germany (22, Q3)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 7/15/2004	Winner 3	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (3)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:37
Fri, 7/16/2004	Winner 4	Rachel Scott / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2)	Lost 21-15, 17-21, 16-18	0:48
Fri, 7/16/2004	Contender 6	Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (4)	Lost 12-21, 21-23	0:34

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$41,700.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	4	0	0	$81,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	44	0	0	3	2	5	3	10	4	14	2	0	$202,215.00
Goodwill Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$6,500.00
Total	63	0	0	4	2	9	4	16	6	19	2	0	$331,665.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Eva Celbova Rysava												Sona Novakova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	$22,550.00	World Championships	6	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	$29,850.00
13	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	0	0	$40,625.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	5	3	5	1	0	$51,525.00
48	0	0	3	2	8	14	14	3	0	$102,107.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	54	0	0	3	4	8	15	17	3	0	$117,557.50
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,250.00	Goodwill Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,250.00
70	0	0	4	2	13	22	19	3	0	$168,532.50	Total	82	0	0	4	4	14	24	24	4	0	$202,182.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1997	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	$23,600.00	1	1	50.0 %
1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	$28,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2000	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	1	0	$16,500.00	1	1	50.0 %
2001	FIVB	7	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	$54,000.00	21	14	60.0 %
2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	$36,415.00	19	13	59.4 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	3	0	3	0	3	0	0	$72,500.00	25	18	58.1 %
2004	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	$55,750.00	20	15	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	51	0	0	3	2	9	3	13	5	13	2	1	$286,765.00	88	64	57.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Eva Celbova Rysava													Sona Novakova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	$11,800.00	1997	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	$11,800.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	$9,200.00	1998	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	$9,200.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	$14,000.00	1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	$14,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	$8,250.00	2000	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	$10,250.00
8	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	0	$28,000.00	2001	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	4	1	0	0	$29,000.00
7	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	$18,207.50	2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	$18,207.50
10	0	0	1	0	3	3	3	0	0	$36,250.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	3	3	3	0	0	$36,250.00
8	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	$27,875.00	2004	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	$27,875.00
59	0	0	3	2	13	21	16	3	1	$154,582.50	Total	Total	61	0	0	3	2	13	22	18	2	1	$157,582.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	76	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%	1	2	98-73	57.3%
2003-2004	43	72.9%	8	13.6%	8	13.6%	51-8	86.4%	2	6.3%	7	21.9%	23	71.9%	2-30	6.3%	43-23	65.2%	10-15	40.0%	0	0	53-38	58.2%
Against the Field	24	70.6%	4	11.8%	6	17.6%	28-6	82.4%	3	15.0%	5	25.0%	12	60.0%	3-17	15.0%	48-22	68.6%	14-22	38.9%	0	1	31-23	57.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	12	6	0	0	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	19
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	18	11	0	0	23	15	0	5	3	2	0	0	61	43
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	36	19	0	0	36	28	0	6	4	2	0	0	98	73

Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 26-17 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 6 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-17, 21-12	0:38
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Felisberta/Maestrini	21, Q9	21-15, 24-22	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Scott/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Scott/Walsh Jennings	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	15-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:48
Series tied with # 3 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-2
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Lahme/Musch	3	21-14, 22-20	0:37
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Lahme/Musch	2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Lahme/Musch	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-16, 21-17	0:35
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Lahme/Musch	9	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-3
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 6	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	21-12, 23-21	0:34
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Davis/Johnson Jordan	26	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	21-17, 23-21	0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-3
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-18, 11-21, 15-13	0:47
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:49
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 18-21, 23-21	0:55
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-11	0:52
Series tied with # 7 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-1
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Clarke/Gerlic	22, Q2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	22-20, 21-17	0:40
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Clarke/Gerlic	25	21-12, 24-22	0:41
Series tied with # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Arjona/Kadjo	24	21-11, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	15-21, 22-20, 18-16	0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	Pohl/Rau	15	21-18, 21-18	0:29
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with # 12 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Gattelli/Perrotta	27	22-20, 21-18	0:38
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	9	20-22, 23-21, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q5	21-19, 21-17	0:39
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Hakedal/Torlen	21	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	5	22-20, 21-19	0:37
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Hakedal/Torlen	10	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 14 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Bede/Ribeiro	18	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15, Q4	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Fonseca/Rodrigues	22	21-19, 21-16	0:40
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Fonseca/Rodrigues	17	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with # 22, Q3 Claasen/Stoof, Germany 1-1
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Claasen/Stoof	22, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:34
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Stoof	22	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	21-18, 21-17	0:44
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	37	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Lessard/Maxwell	27, Q7	21-18, 29-27	0:50
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Lessard/Maxwell	31, Q9	21-17, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # Q10 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	16-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:38
Lead the series against # Q14 Makabe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Makabe/Tanaka	31	21-11, 22-20	0:35