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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
July 31 - August 3, 2002

(36) Ester Alcon/Catalina Maria Pol, Spain

Ester Alcon
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 26, 1970 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sabaden

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$44,192.50

Catalina Maria Pol Marti
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 30, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Consell (Mallora)

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB C&S St. Jean de Monts 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Osaka 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$27,767.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	6	11	3	4	1	US$44,285.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	Q15	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	40	37th	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	29, Q8	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	Q18	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	28, Q28	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	26	25th	30	US$1,650.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/31/2002	Pool M	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (12)	Lost 18-21, 13-21	0:34
Wed, 7/31/2002	Pool M	Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (37)	Lost 18-21, 21-15, 12-15	0:43
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool M	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (13)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Pol trail the series against the field 6-14 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Cook/Pottharst	5	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	21-9, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 6 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	Alcon/Pol	Q15	21-11, 20-22, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	Q15	Meissinger/Stampfer	Q18	21-9, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Barros/Pires	9	Alcon/Pol	40	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Trail the series against # 17 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Dodd/McSorley	16	Alcon/Pol	40	21-12, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Lead the series against # 28 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Alcon/Pol	26	Gougeon/Lessard	23	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 29 Niedrig/Schmidt, Germany 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Niedrig/Schmidt	33	Alcon/Pol	40	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 30 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Ji/Wang, China 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	Ji/Wang	13, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 34 Galindo/Serrano Ochoa, Mexico 1-0
6/18/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Galindo/Serrano Ochoa	Q5	22-20, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 37 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 43 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q15	Alcon/Pol	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 45 Montagnolli/Silberberger, Austria 1-0
7/10/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	Montagnolli/Silberberger	Q9	21-18, 21-18	0:37