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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 20 - 25, 2004

(20) Laura Almaral/Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico

Laura Almaral Palafox
Mexico

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 23, 1960 (65 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guadalajara

Height:

166 cm (5'5")

Weight:

52 kg (114 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Porto San Giorgio 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,873.75

Hilda Gaxiola
Mexico

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 14, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Guamuchil Sinaloa

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Bali 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$98,715.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,000.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Laura Arevalo Dorantes - 17th	Did not play
1998	Mayra Huerta - 25th	Did not play
2003	Did not play	Mayra Garcia - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/22/2004	Winner 1	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (13)	Lost 12-21, 13-21	0:32
Wed, 9/22/2004	Contender 1	Angela Lavalle / Monica Paludo, Brazil (29, Q6)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:32

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Almaral												Hilda Gaxiola
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$9,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$17,750.00
39	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	10	0	$18,273.75	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	0	0	0	0	2	11	18	20	0	$71,715.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Challenger
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	Satellite
47	0	0	1	0	1	7	9	10	0	$21,873.75	Total	82	0	0	0	0	2	13	26	24	0	$98,715.00

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
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Almaral													Hilda Gaxiola
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	$531.25	1993	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$1,561.25	1994	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	3	$1,031.25	1995	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$1,750.00	1997	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$2,400.00	1998	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$3,500.00	1999	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	$5,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1999	FIVB C&S
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	$7,500.00	2000	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	4	$12,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2000	FIVB C&S
											2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	0	$16,750.00
											2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	$11,965.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$1,250.00	2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	3	0	$23,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	1	$12,000.00
47	0	0	1	0	1	7	9	10	19	$21,873.75	Total	Total	64	0	0	0	0	2	12	20	22	8	$80,965.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2003-2004	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Head to Head Results
Almaral/Gaxiola trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 13 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	13	Almaral/Gaxiola	20	21-12, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Lavalle/Paludo, Brazil 0-1
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Lavalle/Paludo	29, Q6	Almaral/Gaxiola	20	21-13, 21-19	0:32