Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 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 Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 8 13th 180 US$3,900.00
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
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/9/2008 Pool E Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Milagros CrespoTotal281240.2860701
 1281240.2860701
 20000000
Imara Esteves RibaltaTotal351490.1431001
 1351490.1431001
 20000000
Mon, 8/11/2008 Pool E Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (20) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:34
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Milagros CrespoTotal191300.68401011
 1191300.68401011
 20000000
Imara Esteves RibaltaTotal161010.5635210
 1161010.5635210
 20000000
Wed, 8/13/2008 Pool E Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (5) Lost 19-21, 21-13, 12-15 0:57
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Milagros CrespoTotal331630.39401310
 1331630.39401310
 20000000
 30000000
Imara Esteves RibaltaTotal271040.2223010
 1271040.2223010
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/15/2008 Winner 1 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Milagros CrespoTotal26880.0000601
 126880.0000601
 20000000
Imara Esteves RibaltaTotal271410.4812111
 1271410.4812111
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Milagros Crespo10649150.32103623
Imara Esteves Ribalta10548150.31411332
Total21197300.318113955
Opponents239123370.360934721
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Imara Esteves Ribalta - 37th Milagros Crespo - 37th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Imara Esteves Ribalta - 13th Milagros Crespo - 13th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Dalixia Fernandez Grasset - 17th
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 39-53 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 2-4
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Tian/Wang 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:48
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 # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 21-14, 21-13 0:33
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-15, 21-14 0:33
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 21-19, 21-19 0:39
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 21-13, 21-13 0:31
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 # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-19, 21-13 0:40
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
Series tied with # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-1
8/13/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:57
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Branagh/Youngs 2 17-21, 21-12, 15-7 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-4
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-13, 21-9 0:33
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 21-13, 24-26, 15-10 0:53
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-18, 21-17 0:40
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-5
8/9/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Pohl/Rau 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-17, 21-19 0:47
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 # 9 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:54
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 28-26, 21-15 0:49
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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-5
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-13, 12-21, 18-16 0:48
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 # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-4
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Glesnes/Maaseide 27, Q2 21-16, 21-18 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 13 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
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 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 6-2
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kadijk/Mooren 20 21-11, 21-15 0:34
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 # 23 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 # 24 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