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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

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 Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$222,954.65

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:

109

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$260,826.59

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	Money
CEV	16	3	1	4	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	US$54,591.78
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,140.82
FIVB	63	0	0	4	2	9	4	16	6	19	2	0	1	US$331,665.00
Overall	80	4	1	8	5	10	5	17	6	20	2	1	1	US$388,397.60

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		9th	80	€ 3,000.00
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
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool F	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain	Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-9	0:59
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool F	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria	Won 21-14, 23-21	0:40
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool F	Olga Filina / Nadeida Zorina, Russia	Won 21-7, 21-17	0:31
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 1	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic	Won 21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:41
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 2	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:45
Sat, 5/15/2004	Semi-Finals	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
Sat, 5/15/2004	Gold Medal	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:40

Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 35-15 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Ahmann/Vollmer		21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	15-21, 29-27, 16-14	0:58
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 3-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Alcon/Pol		22-20, 17-21, 15-9	0:59
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool C	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Alcon/Pol		21-14, 21-15	0:36
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
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 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-13, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Baburina/Osheyko		25-23, 23-25, 15-8	0:59
Series tied with Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-2
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
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	4	15-3	0:31
Series tied with Filina/Zorina, Russia 1-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Filina/Zorina		21-7, 21-17	0:31
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool C	Filina/Zorina		Celbova Rysava/Novakova		11-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Gold Medal	Gattelli/Perrotta		Celbova Rysava/Novakova		21-19, 12-21, 15-12	0:56
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Gattelli/Perrotta	2	21-15, 21-19	0:40
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 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 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Hajeckova/Novotna		21-17, 15-21, 15-9	0:41
Lead the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Hakedal/Torlen		21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Hakedal/Torlen	21	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	5	22-20, 21-19	0:37
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool C	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Hakedal/Torlen		21-11, 21-12	0:35
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 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Hansel/Montagnolli		21-14, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against 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 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 6-5
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-14, 21-19	0:35
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra		Celbova Rysava/Novakova		21-18, 27-25	0:55
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-16, 21-18	0:33
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Kadijk/Leenstra		21-14, 21-18	0:40
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-18, 23-21	0:34
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Leenstra	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	30-28, 9-21, 20-18	1:03
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 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
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
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	2	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 4-0
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Gold Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		21-14, 21-15	0:40
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Semi-Finals	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		21-19, 21-19	0:41
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
Trail the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
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
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Nystrom/Nystrom		21-16, 21-16	0:30
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Nystrom/Nystrom		21-18, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
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
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	21-13, 21-17	0:34