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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007

(21, Q10) Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, 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

Olga Matveeva
Spain

/ Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Porto San Giorgio 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$23,575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	6	1	5	US$39,700.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$650.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	5	6	1	5	US$40,350.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q20	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	38	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	Q15	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	6/29-7/1/2007	San Sebastiàn Satellite	2	5th	12	US$650.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	29, Q25	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	32, Q36	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/28/2007	Qualifier 1	Feldmane Agnese / Zita Freidenfelde, Latvia (Q23)	Won 21-9, 21-10	0:25
Tue, 8/28/2007	Qualifier 2	Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua, Philippines (27, Q7)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:32
Wed, 8/29/2007	Winner 1	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (12)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:36
Wed, 8/29/2007	Contender 1	Tatiana Barrera / Celine Gemise Fareau, France (28, Q6)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:31
Thu, 8/30/2007	Contender 2	Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (22, Q3)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:32

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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	12	Alcon/Matveeva	38	21-13, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	12	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q10	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	30	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	21-17, 21-12	0:38
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Alcon/Matveeva	32, Q36	Montagnolli/Swoboda	17	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 18 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/17/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q15	21-12, 16-21, 15-8	0:44
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	22, Q3	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q10	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	18, Q5	Alcon/Matveeva	32, Q36	13-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:54
Series tied with # 27, Q7 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-1
8/28/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q10	Ilustre/Pascua	27, Q7	21-18, 21-18	0:32
7/1/07	FIVB C&S	San Sebastiàn Satellite	Contender 4	Ilustre/Pascua	8	Alcon/Matveeva	2	17-21, 21-12, 15-13	1:01
Series tied with # 28, Q6 Barrera/Gemise Fareau, France 1-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q10	Barrera/Gemise Fareau	28, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:31
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool K	Barrera/Gemise Fareau	35	Alcon/Matveeva	38	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
Series tied with # Q5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	Campisi/Lozano	Q8	21-19, 21-17	0:40
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Campisi/Lozano	30, Q8	Alcon/Matveeva	Q25	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q23 Agnese/Freidenfelde, Latvia 1-0
8/28/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q10	Agnese/Freidenfelde	Q23	21-9, 21-10	0:25