Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 4 - 8, 2006
(20) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Tamara Larrea Peraza - 9th Did not play
2003 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
2004 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 26, Q2 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 26, Q3 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 17 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 11 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 17 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 19 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/5/2006 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (13) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:39
Thu, 7/6/2006 Contender 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (29, Q3) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:42
Thu, 7/6/2006 Contender 2 Linjun Ji / Lu Wang, China (14, Q4) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 7-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 25-25 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-3
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 Bede/Behar 2 21-19, 17-21, 35-33 1:28
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 # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:35
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Series tied with # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-2
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Kadijk/Mooren 7 26-24, 21-17 0:44
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-16, 21-12 0:32
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
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 # 11 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-3
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 21-17, 21-13 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
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 # 13 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-19, 21-13 0:39
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 # 14, Q4 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Ji/Wang 14, Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-14, 18-21, 15-7 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 21-12, 21-19 0:35
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q29 21-13, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:31
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 26 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-3
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 28-26, 21-18 0:47
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Gattelli/Perrotta 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-14, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 Lundqvist/Uddstahl Q14 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 3-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Lessard/Maxwell 16 21-17, 21-12 0:37
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 # 29, Q3 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Kusuhara/Urata 29, Q3 21-16, 21-12 0:42
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-14, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-15, 21-9 0:37
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-13, 21-17 0:33
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 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
Lead the series against # Q9 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # Q14 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q20 21-12, 21-9 0:27
Lead the series against # Q18 Suzuki/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Suzuki/Teru Saiki Q18 10-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # Q19 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 Erni/Graessli 10 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # Q22 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 Boileau/Mondor Q30 21-15, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 Makabe/Oguri, Japan 1-0
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Makabe/Oguri Q31 21-16, 21-19 0:36