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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVIII Olympic Games
August 14 - 24, 2004

(12) 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:

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 (49 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 Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	13	17th	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	6	5th	336	US$13,750.00
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

Athens XXVIII Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 8/15/2004

Pool A

Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (13)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Eva Celbova Rysava	Total	17	9	0	0.529	2	7	1	3
	1	17	9	0	0.529	2	7	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sona Novakova	Total	34	19	0	0.559	2	11	1	1
	1	34	19	0	0.559	2	11	1	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 8/17/2004

Pool A

Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (24)

Won 23-21, 21-12

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Eva Celbova Rysava	Total	37	26	0	0.703	0	14	1	0
	1	37	26	0	0.703	0	14	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sona Novakova	Total	12	7	0	0.583	0	5	1	2
	1	12	7	0	0.583	0	5	1	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/19/2004

Pool A

Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)

Lost 17-21, 17-21

0:40

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Eva Celbova Rysava	Total	30	9	0	0.300	0	14	1	0
	1	30	9	0	0.300	0	14	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sona Novakova	Total	40	17	0	0.425	1	17	0	0
	1	40	17	0	0.425	1	17	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/21/2004

Winner 1

Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4)

Lost 16-21, 16-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Eva Celbova Rysava	Total	19	9	0	0.474	0	7	0	4
	1	19	9	0	0.474	0	7	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sona Novakova	Total	28	11	0	0.393	0	8	1	0
	1	28	11	0	0.393	0	8	1	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Eva Celbova Rysava	103	53	0	0.515	2	42	3	7
Sona Novakova	114	54	0	0.474	3	41	3	3
Total	217	107	0	0.493	5	83	6	10
Opponents	219	104	0	0.475	5	76	8	13

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Sona Novakova - 9th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 9th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Sona Novakova - 17th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 17th
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney	Sona Novakova - 9th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 9th
2001	World Championships	Klagenfurt	Sona Novakova - 3rd	Eva Celbova Rysava - 3rd
2003	World Championships	Rio de Janeiro	Sona Novakova - 9th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 9th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Tereza Petrova - 37th	Did not play
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Did not play	Lenka Hajeckova - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Tereza Tobiasova - 17th

Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova trail the series against the field 40-41 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-6
8/19/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-17, 21-17	0:40
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	0:46
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	21-19, 21-15	0:30
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	23-21, 21-10	0:32
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	21-7, 27-25	0:34
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	4	19-21, 21-18, 19-17	0:48
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 5	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	21-16, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-15, 21-16	0:37
7/8/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-19, 26-24	0:49
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	24-22, 21-14	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	15-4	0:25
9/12/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Bede/Behar	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	12-11, 12-9	1:17
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	21-18, 21-13	0:39
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	21-19, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-6
8/21/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Winner 1	McPeak/Youngs	4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 21-16	0:41
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	McPeak/Youngs	4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-13, 14-21, 15-6	0:47
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	McPeak/Youngs	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	21-18, 21-12	0:35
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	McPeak/Youngs	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-19, 21-12	0:34
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	McPeak/Youngs	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-12, 21-15	0:31
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	McPeak/Youngs	4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	21-16, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-1
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Cook/Sanderson	6	21-14, 21-12	0:31
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	27-25, 21-17	0:41
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Cook/Sanderson	17	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-15, 21-15	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-12, 21-18	0:33
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 3-0
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Tian/Wang	3	21-13, 21-19	0:34
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool C	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Tian/Wang	19	21-18, 21-16	0:40
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Tian/Wang	7	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	17-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:53
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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-3
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	3	24-22, 15-21, 15-8	0:49
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	5	24-22, 18-21, 16-14	0:53
8/24/03	FIVB	Bali Open	Semi-Finals	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	1	21-19, 21-17	0:36
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	28-26, 21-19	0:44
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	21-17, 21-18	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 7-3
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	21-19, 21-16	0:45
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Kadijk/Leenstra	19	10-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-14, 21-19	0:35
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-16, 21-18	0:33
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-18, 23-21	0:34
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 28-26	0:45
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:49
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-18, 21-18	0:30
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-18, 21-9	0:33
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 # 17 Wang/You, China 1-0
8/24/03	FIVB	Bali Open	Bronze Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	1	Wang/You	3	21-15, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 18 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 1-2
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Bronze Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Lochowicz/Pottharst	4	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:56
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 5	Lochowicz/Pottharst	8	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	22-20, 21-19	0:40
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Lochowicz/Pottharst	12	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 5-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q2	21-17, 30-28	0:48
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:31
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Garcia/Gaxiola	39	21-16, 24-22	0:40
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	29	22-20, 21-14	0:37
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Garcia/Gaxiola	16	21-8, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
8/23/03	FIVB	Bali Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	1	Naidoo/Willand	14	21-13, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-2
8/17/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Kusuhara/Tokuno	24	23-21, 21-12	0:42
5/22/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23, Q3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-19, 21-16	0:36
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26, Q1	21-11, 21-11	0:32
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23	25-23, 21-17	0:43
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	9	By Forfeit