Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 29 - May 4, 2008
(Q12) 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: 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
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: 7
Tournaments: 34
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB230000001145615 US$39,700.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$650.00
Overall240000101145615 US$40,350.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Catalina Maria Pol - 33rd Did not play
2006 Did not play Teresa Zunzunegui - 25th
2007 Olga Matveeva - 41st Ester Alcon - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 24 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 21, Q10 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
China Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/30/2008 Qualifier 2 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (Q21) Won 25-23, 21-8 0:44
Wed, 4/30/2008 Qualifier 3 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (28, Q5) Lost 24-22, 19-21, 11-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 7-14 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 23-21, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Xue/Zhang 4 22-20, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool K Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q15 21-12, 16-21, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 Alcon/Matveeva 24 22-20, 21-12 0:41
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-17, 21-12 0:38
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 26, Q15 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 0-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 Alcon/Matveeva Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Cooke/Martin, Canada 0-1
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cooke/Martin Q13 Alcon/Matveeva Q20 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 22-24, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 31, Q23 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Candelas/Garcia Q24 14-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:51
Trail the series against # Q3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 13-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:54
Lead the series against # Q7 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Lessard/Maxwell Q4 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:47
Series tied with # Q11 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-1
8/28/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 Ilustre/Pascua 27, Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:32
7/1/07FIVB C&SSan Sebastiàn Satellite Contender 4 Ilustre/Pascua 8 Alcon/Matveeva 2 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:01
Series tied with # Q18 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q15 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q18 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/30/07FIVB C&SSan Sebastiàn Satellite Winner 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 3 Alcon/Matveeva 2 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q21 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 Asao/Nishibori Q21 25-23, 21-8 0:44