Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(17) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Tamara Larrea Peraza - 9th Did not play
2004 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 21 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 18 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 16 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 13 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 15 9th 200 US$5,100.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 21 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 22 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 8 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 11 7th 300 US$8,000.00
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (16, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 21-17, 9-15 0:41
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 2 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (15) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 3 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (9) Won 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:59
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 4 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (6) Lost 16-21, 24-26 0:42
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 39-43 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-4
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-14, 17-21, 15-9 0:41
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-8, 21-17 0:33
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-12, 21-17 0:35
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 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-13, 21-17 0:37
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-6
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-15, 21-14 0:36
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-17, 21-18 0:35
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-13, 21-18 0:31
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 # 6 Tian/Wang, China 1-4
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-16, 26-24 0:42
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 16-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:50
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 # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-10, 22-20 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Cook/Hinchley 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 3-1
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:59
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-12, 21-14 0:39
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 # 10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 25, Q6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 1-4
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 12 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 21-15 0:32
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Wang/Zuo 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 21-13, 21-14 0:33
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Wang/Zuo 8 11-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:51
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:55
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Wang/Zuo 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-1
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 Claasen/Roder 14 21-16, 21-13 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 19 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-15, 21-11 0:38
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Claasen/Roder 12 21-16, 25-27, 15-7 0:53
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-4
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 25-27, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 28 21-14, 21-19 0:34
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 # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-0
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 21-19, 21-16 0:43
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 0:48
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 21-12, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 16, Q7 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Bede/Bednarczuk 16, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-16, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Faure/Sarpaux 17 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
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 # 20 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 # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:54
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 # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:51
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 16-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:57
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 26, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:48
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 # 28, Q5 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 Petrova/Skalnikova 28, Q9 21-16, 21-19 0:35
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 # 29, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-4
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-17, 8-21, 20-18 0:54
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
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
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 # Q2 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Cooke/Martin 18 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 4-2
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 18, Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:03
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q3 21-15, 21-13 0:35
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 # Q9 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 # Q19 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