Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
June 22 - 26, 2004
(18, Q4) Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba
 
Milagros Victoria Crespo Valle
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 4, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Cabaiguan
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 76
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$179,572.50
Imara Esteves Ribalta
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 15, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Havana
Height: 171 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 72
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$171,737.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253337Money
FIVB67000037161021451 US$327,375.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 23, Q6 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 16, Q2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 13, Q4 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open Q4 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 18, Q3 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 26 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 20 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/22-24/2003 Bali Open 7 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 15 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q6 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 20, Q7 17th 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 18 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 15, Q4 17th 120 US$5,000.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/22/2004 Qualifier 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (Q29) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:40
Tue, 6/22/2004 Qualifier 2 Judith Augoustides / Mireya Kaup, Germany (Q20) Won 21-16, 25-23 0:44
Wed, 6/23/2004 Winner 1 Carrie Dodd / Nancy Reynolds, United States (15, Q5) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 12-15 0:54
Thu, 6/24/2004 Contender 1 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (31, Q12) Lost 21-12, 19-21, 13-15 0:57
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 20-23 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 21-19, 21-14 0:37
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 24-22, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-2
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B McPeak/Youngs 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-13, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B McPeak/Youngs 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 21-18, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Connelly/Pires 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13, Q4 21-9, 22-20 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Cook/Sanderson 7 21-18, 24-26, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 8 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 21-17, 21-7 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Lochowicz/Pottharst 10, Q6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:57
Trail the series against # 11 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-14, 21-17 0:34
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 13 Wang/You, China 1-0
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Wang/You 10 20-22, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Dumont/Martin 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 15, Q5 Dodd/Reynolds, United States 1-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Dodd/Reynolds 15, Q5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 Dodd/Reynolds 16, Q1 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 24 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Kadijk/Leenstra 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-17, 26-24 0:44
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:54
Trail the series against # 22 Claasen/Stoof, Germany 0-1
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Claasen/Stoof 32, Q13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q4 20-22, 25-23, 15-11 0:59
Series tied with # 25 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Bede/Ribeiro 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16, Q2 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13, Q4 Bede/Ribeiro 20 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 24 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Gattelli/Perrotta 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 28, Q6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Hakedal/Torlen 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26 21-19, 21-17 0:44
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 Hakedal/Torlen Q13 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:48
Trail the series against # 31, Q12 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 31, Q12 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 12-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Rodrigues 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16, Q2 22-20, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # Q9 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 21-18, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # Q11 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Alcon/Pol Q11 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # Q17 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Nagy/Petho 12 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 17-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:48
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 Lessard/Maxwell 31, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Augoustides/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 Augoustides/Kaup Q20 21-16, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # Q22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # Q23 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
5/27/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13, Q4 Ikauniece/Minusa Q20 21-18, 21-17 0:35
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 Ikauniece/Minusa Q10 21-19, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # Q29 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q29 21-13, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q30 Oguri/Suzuki, Japan 1-0
6/15/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Oguri/Suzuki Q27 21-13, 21-15 0:38