Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(38) 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: 8
Tournaments: 60
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: 6
Tournaments: 51
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 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB33000000125611341 US$44,285.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 30, Q10 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open Q6 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 24 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 25, Q4 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 28, Q15 25th 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q13 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 28, Q9 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 32, Q10 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open Q7 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open Q2 57th 4 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool L Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (14) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:37
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool L Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (35) Lost 11-21, 22-24 0:37
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool L Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (11) Lost 23-25, 15-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Olena Zalubovskaya - 33rd Julia Mandana - 33rd
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Olga Matveeva - 17th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Olga Matveeva - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 38 37th 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Pol trail the series against the field 10-32 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 19 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Alcon/Pol 32, Q10 21-13, 21-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Alcon/Pol 30, Q10 21-14, 21-15 0:35
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Alcon/Pol 30 21-15, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Alcon/Pol 29, Q8 21-9, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 Alcon/Pol 28, Q15 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Alcon/Pol 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Alcon/Pol 36 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Alcon/Pol 38 25-23, 21-15 0:39
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 Alcon/Pol 36 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 0-2
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E DeNecochea/Reynolds 12 Alcon/Pol 28, Q15 21-18, 21-18 0:36
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A DeNecochea/Reynolds 17, Q2 Alcon/Pol 32, Q10 21-17, 21-10 0:31
Trail the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Pohl/Rau 14 Alcon/Pol 38 21-17, 21-13 0:37
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Alcon/Pol 30, Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Alcon/Pol 26 21-11, 21-13 0:24
Lead the series against # 16 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Alcon/Pol 32, Q10 Naidoo/Willand Q42 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Kadijk/Leenstra 5 Alcon/Pol 12 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-2
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Minello 4 Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 21-6, 21-9 0:24
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Fonseca/Minello 5 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 21-15, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-2
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 Alcon/Pol Q13 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:50
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool D Garcia/Gaxiola 20 Alcon/Pol 29, Q8 21-18, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool E Ahmann/Vollmer 21, Q4 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 21-19, 21-23, 15-8 0:54
7/2/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Ahmann/Vollmer Q15 Alcon/Pol Q18 21-19, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 24, Q3 Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 21-18, 27-25 0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 0-2
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool H Wang/You 9 Alcon/Pol 24 21-19, 21-14 0:36
8/8/02FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Wang/You 30, Q8 Alcon/Pol Q9 19-21, 21-11, 15-8 0:47
Trail the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Gattelli/Perrotta 19 Alcon/Pol 30, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/1/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 Arjona/Kadjo Q24 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool H Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 9 27-25, 21-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Glesnes/Maaseide 21 Alcon/Pol 28, Q15 21-10, 21-17 0:33
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool A Glesnes/Maaseide 16 Alcon/Pol 32, Q10 21-15, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 30 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool C Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 Alcon/Pol 30 21-16, 21-15 0:34
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Lead the series against # 32 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Alcon/Pol 28, Q9 Hansel/Montagnolli Q25 21-10, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 33 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-1
8/7/03FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Nagy/Petho 31, Q13 Alcon/Pol 25, Q4 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alcon/Pol Q13 Nagy/Petho Q20 21-18, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Dumont/Martin 35 Alcon/Pol 38 21-11, 24-22 0:37
Lead the series against # 37 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Alcon/Pol 30, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi Q7 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:49
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-15, 21-15 0:32
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Alcon/Pol 26 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 43 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool H Alcon/Pol 24 Granstrom/Ljungquist 25, Q3 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 44 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alcon/Pol 28, Q15 Barrera/Jaouen Q18 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:54