Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - 31, 2008
(9) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 26, Q11 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q12 33rd 30 US$0.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/28/2008 Winner 1 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (24) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:49
Wed, 5/28/2008 Contender 1 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (25, Q3) Lost 18-21, 23-21, 10-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 7-17 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-11, 22-20 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 7 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 21-15, 21-9 0:33
Series tied with # 10 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Campisi/Lozano Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 Alcon/Matveeva Q25 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q11 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 # 22, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 24 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-17, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-3
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-18, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 27 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Series tied with # 28, Q10 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q5 Cooke/Martin, Canada 0-1
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cooke/Martin Q13 Alcon/Matveeva Q20 21-15, 21-18 0:38
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
Trail the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 Asao/Nishibori Q21 25-23, 21-8 0:44
Series tied with # Q22 Lochowicz/Romanowski, Australia 1-1
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 Lochowicz/Romanowski Q22 21-18, 21-14 0:41
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Lochowicz/Romanowski 9 Alcon/Matveeva 24 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:51