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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Spain Open
July 6 - 10, 2004

(11) 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 Mallorca Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Sona Novakova - 4th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/8/2004	Winner 1	Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (22)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:40
Thu, 7/8/2004	Winner 2	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (27, Q6)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:44
Fri, 7/9/2004	Winner 3	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (3)	Won 24-22, 15-21, 15-8	0:49
Fri, 7/9/2004	Winner 4	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (2)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:38
Sat, 7/10/2004	Semi-Finals	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:38
Sat, 7/10/2004	Bronze Medal	Summer Lochowicz / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (4)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:56

Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 43-21 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 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 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-2
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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 7 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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 6-3
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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16, Q4 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
Series tied with # 17, Q1 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 # 18, Q2 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q8 Claasen/Stoof, Germany 0-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Stoof	22	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 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 # 27, Q6 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 # 28, Q7 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
Series tied with # 29 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-2
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
Lead the series against # Q14 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
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 # Q17 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 # Q21 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