Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006
(5) 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 Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 7 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 7 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 7 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 7 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 17 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 20 7th 400 US$11,200.00
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
Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 1 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (28, Q6) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:38
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 2 Geeske Banck / Susanne Lahme, Germany (21, Q3) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:57
Fri, 11/3/2006 Contender 2 Nancy Reynolds / April Ross, United States (27, Q7) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 1:03
Fri, 11/3/2006 Contender 3 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (19, Q5) Lost 21-19, 21-23, 13-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta lead the series against the field 29-25 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-13, 21-16 0:41
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 # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-15, 21-19 0:40
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 # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-5
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 6 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-16, 21-19 0:45
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:48
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-16, 22-20 0:35
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-19, 21-16 0:40
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 # 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 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-3
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 16-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:58
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-14, 21-13 0:31
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 # 9 Kulna/Sannok, Thailand 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Kulna/Sannok 31, Q24 22-20, 16-21, 15-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 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  
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 21-18, 21-12 0:33
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q20 21-12, 21-9 0:27
Trail the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 5-2
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Kadijk/Mooren 18 21-19, 21-18 0:43
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kadijk/Mooren 16 21-16, 21-16 0:34
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 # 19, Q5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-15, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21, Q3 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-1
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 2 Banck/Lahme 21, Q3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 21-19, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # 25 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Labee/de Vries 26, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-19, 21-12 0:46
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Reynolds/Ross, United States 1-0
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 Reynolds/Ross 27, Q7 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 1:03
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 28, Q6 21-12, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 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