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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 20 - 25, 2004

(26) Ester Alcon/Catalina Maria Pol, Spain

Ester Alcon
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 26, 1970 (55 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 (44 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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Catalina Maria Pol - 37th	Ester Alcon - 37th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	Q8	33rd	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	21, Q2	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	9	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	Q10	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	Q11	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	Q11	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	Q7	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	Q7	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q10	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	Q8	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	38	37th	80	US$1,875.00

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/22/2004	Winner 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7)	Lost 19-21, 10-21	0:34
Wed, 9/22/2004	Contender 1	Shinako Tanaka / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (23, Q3)	Won 21-9, 21-17	0:32
Wed, 9/22/2004	Contender 2	Angela Clarke / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (8)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:36
Thu, 9/23/2004	Contender 3	Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (18)	Lost By Forfeit

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$16,050.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	0	$26,360.00
Total	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	6	0	$44,285.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ester Alcon												Catalina Maria Pol
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$8,012.50	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,812.50
17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	$9,775.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$8,025.00
38	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	7	0	$26,080.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	33	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	$16,180.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$750.00
60	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	11	0	$44,192.50	Total	51	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	9	0	$27,767.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	$10,860.00	11	20	35.5 %
2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	$20,125.00	14	24	36.8 %
2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	$13,300.00	12	15	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	6	19	$44,285.00	37	59	38.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ester Alcon													Catalina Maria Pol
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB
											2001	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	$5,430.00	2002	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	$5,430.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	$10,062.50	2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	$10,062.50
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	$6,650.00	2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	8	$7,650.00
34	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	6	20	$22,142.50	Total	Total	35	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	8	19	$24,142.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	21	53.8%	11	28.2%	7	17.9%	32-7	82.1%	5	8.9%	10	17.9%	41	73.2%	5-51	8.9%	21-41	33.9%	16-17	48.5%	0	1	37-59	38.5%
2003-2004	15	55.6%	7	25.9%	5	18.5%	22-5	81.5%	4	10.8%	6	16.2%	27	73.0%	4-33	10.8%	15-27	35.7%	11-11	50.0%	0	1	26-39	40.0%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	6.3%	2	12.5%	13	81.3%	1-15	6.3%	6-24	20.0%	4-6	40.0%	0	1	5-16	23.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	9	4	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	21
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	15	14	8	16	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	35
Total	0	0	24	18	8	34	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	59

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Pol trail the series against the field 5-16 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-14, 21-15	0:35
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Alcon/Pol	30	21-15, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	21-19, 16-21, 18-16	0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Alcon/Pol	21, Q2	27-29, 21-19, 17-15	1:03
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-19, 21-10	0:34
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	Alcon/Pol	12	21-10, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Clarke/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Alcon/Pol	26	Clarke/Sanderson	8	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Trail the series against # 10, Q1 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
Series tied with # 11 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	Q11	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q22	21-11, 21-19	0:31
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q39	Alcon/Pol	Q7	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q15	21-10, 21-17	0:33
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Alcon/Pol	32, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hakedal/Torlen	28, Q6	Alcon/Pol	Q11	21-11, 21-12	0:29
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool H	Hakedal/Torlen	24, Q3	Alcon/Pol	25, Q4	21-18, 27-25	0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Kusuhara/Urata	18	Alcon/Pol	26	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 21 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/29/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Keizer/Mooren	32, Q23	Alcon/Pol	Q10	31-29, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Tanaka/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
9/22/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Alcon/Pol	26	Tanaka/Teru Saiki	23, Q3	21-9, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # Q12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Pol	32, Q10	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q39	25-23, 23-21	0:37