Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(8) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Tamara Larrea Peraza - 9th Did not play
2003 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
2004 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
2006 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 13 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 15 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 17 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (25, Q6) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 2 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (9) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:47
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 2 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (23, Q4) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 3 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta lead the series against the field 47-32 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-16, 21-19 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-3
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Antonelli/Leao 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-16, 21-19 0:37
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Leao 17, Q5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-17, 21-15 0:38
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-4
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-17, 21-15 0:40
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:53
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Pohl/Rau 13 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Pohl/Rau 13 22-20, 18-21, 15-9 0:57
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Pohl/Rau 7 21-11, 36-34 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 4 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Mouha/Van Breedam 20 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Series tied with # 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-13, 17-21, 17-15 0:48
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
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 # 6 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 # 7 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
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
Series tied with # 9 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-1
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 9 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-18, 25-23 0:47
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 28, Q6 21-12, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Gioria/Momoli 28, Q15 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 24-22, 21-16 0:47
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:56
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Kuhn/Schwer 15 10-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:48
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-18, 36-34 1:03
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-16, 21-17 0:36
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 # 22, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 Baburina/Osheyko 23, Q4 21-14, 21-13 0:34
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 23-21, 21-17 0:41
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Baburina/Osheyko 31, Q12 21-16, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29, Q7 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Kongshavn/Wiig 32 21-15, 21-18 0:34