Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(19) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 17 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 11 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 19, Q4 7th 280 US$10,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 31 13th 300 US$10,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open Q5 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam Q4 33rd 28 US$0.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (14) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:36
Wed, 7/27/2005 Contender 1 Jennifer Kessy / Holly McPeak, United States (30, Q18) Won 21-15, 23-25, 15-12 0:59
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 2 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 8-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 18-19 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-4
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:56
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 29-27, 18-21, 15-11 1:04
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-17, 21-11 0:34
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 Arjona/Kadjo 16 22-24, 21-17, 15-12 1:04
Trail the series against # 10 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-1
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 29, Q21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q5 23-21, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 19-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:57
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Kadijk/Mooren 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 21-12, 21-15 0:36
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 21-17, 21-7 0:32
Series tied with # 16 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  
Series tied with # 17 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 # 20 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 2-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Clarke/Gerlic 16 21-12, 20-22, 15-10 0:51
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-1
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 32, Q13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q4 21-15, 18-21, 19-17 0:56
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 # 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 21-14, 21-18 0:36
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 14-21, 21-15, 19-17 0:48
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Kessy/McPeak, United States 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 Kessy/McPeak 30, Q18 21-15, 23-25, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Bednarczuk/Pires 8 21-16, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-14, 13-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 21, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:44
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 Erni/Trussel 34 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # Q17 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lu/Ren 22, Q13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q26 Galindo/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q5 Galindo/Revuelta Q28 21-18, 21-16 0:43