Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 6, 2007
(7) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
2006 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 5 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2007 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (26) Lost 25-27, 18-21 0:45
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 1 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (23) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta lead the series against the field 31-27 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8 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 # 9 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  
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Keizer/Leenstra 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-13, 14-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
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
Series tied with # 17, 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 22 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 19-21, 21-13, 15-7 1:08
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 23 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Cook/Hinchley 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 24 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
Series tied with # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 26 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 27-25, 21-18 0:45
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-18, 21-11 0:32
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
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q10 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