Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 14 5th 360 US$10,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (13) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (4) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 12-15 1:00
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 2 Linjun Ji / Lu Wang, China (14) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:54
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 3 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (22) Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 4 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (26) Won 21-16, 26-24 0:44
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 5 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 30-31 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-15, 24-22 0:35
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 # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
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 # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 5 Barros/Connelly 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-19, 21-18 0:47
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-2
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-16, 21-13 0:37
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
Series tied with # 14 Ji/Wang, China 1-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Ji/Wang 14 19-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:54
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 # 15 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 # 16 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
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
Trail the series against # 19 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 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 # 22 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Gattelli/Perrotta 22 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
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 # 24 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 # 25 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
Series tied with # 26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-16, 26-24 0:44
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 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 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
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 # Q6 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 # Q7 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 # Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q16 Turner/Wilson, United States 0-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Turner/Wilson 25, Q20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 21-18, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # Q20 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 # Q22 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 # Q31 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