Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 22, 2006
(14) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 13th Milagros Crespo - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Karin Lundqvist / Sara Uddstahl, Sweden (19, Q4) Won 21-13, 21-8 0:29
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (3) Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 3 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (6) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 4 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:36
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 6 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta lead the series against the field 18-16 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 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 # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-4
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 21-15, 21-13 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Tian/Wang 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 21-19, 21-12 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 22-20, 21-17 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q4 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 19, Q4 21-13, 21-8 0:29
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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 26 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 # Q3 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 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