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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2003

(Q21) Laura Almaral/Mayra Huerta, 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

Mayra Huerta
Mexico

Photo: Greg Johnson

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 14, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Morelia

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

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

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$48,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	8	7	3	5	1	US$32,800.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,700.00
Overall	35	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	8	8	7	3	5	1	US$35,500.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1998	Mayra Huerta - 41st	Laura Almaral - 41st
1999	Mayra Huerta - 17th	Laura Almaral - 17th
2000	Mayra Huerta - 17th	Laura Almaral - 17th
2001	Did not play	Teresa Galindo - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	Q20	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q20	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q29	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	25, Q11	17th	60	US$2,500.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/15/2003	Qualifier 1	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (Q12)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
Tue, 7/15/2003	Qualifier 2	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (21, Q5)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 7-15	0:51

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$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$4,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	8	0	$28,300.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	35	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	8	8	0	$35,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Almaral												Mayra Huerta
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$3,625.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,250.00
39	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	10	0	$18,273.75	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	0	0	0	0	2	9	17	10	0	$40,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,275.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
											Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$750.00
47	0	0	1	0	1	7	9	10	0	$21,873.75	Total	69	0	0	1	0	3	11	20	11	0	$48,450.00

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
1997	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$3,500.00	1	1	50.0 %
1999	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$7,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2003	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$2,500.00	8	6	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	9	$13,000.00	10	9	52.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Almaral													Mayra Huerta
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	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	2	$3,000.00
											1996	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$2,000.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$525.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$1,750.00	1997	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	$2,300.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$2,400.00	1998	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$2,400.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$3,500.00	1999	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$3,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	$7,500.00	2000	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	3	$9,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
											2001	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	2	0	$22,625.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,250.00	2003	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$1,250.00
45	0	0	1	0	1	7	9	9	18	$20,873.75	Total	Total	63	0	0	1	0	3	11	20	11	17	$48,450.00

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	8	66.7%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	8-3	72.7%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	11-10	52.4%
2002-2003	8	66.7%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	8-3	72.7%	1-4	20.0%	0	0	9-7	56.3%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	1	14.3%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	8-6	57.1%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	5-8	38.5%

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
World Championships	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
Total	0	0	9	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10

Head to Head Results
Almaral/Huerta trail the series against the field 4-7 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Barrera/Luge, France 1-0
6/12/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Barrera/Luge	Q6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Gattelli/Perrotta	22	Almaral/Huerta	28	15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 20, Q7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	Q4	Almaral/Huerta	Q29	21-18, 21-15	0:38
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	24	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 21, Q5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q5	Almaral/Huerta	Q21	17-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:51
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q4	Almaral/Huerta	Q20	21-17, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	21-18, 16-21, 15-7	0:56
Trail the series against # Q6 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bruschini/Solazzi	5	Almaral/Huerta	28	15-5	0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Almaral/Huerta	Q21	Lessard/Maxwell	Q12	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q17 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Almaral/Huerta	Q20	Jobst/Stragliotto	Q13	21-15, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q19 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-15, 21-19	0:43