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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 GE Money Bank Mazury Open
June 2 - 7, 2008

(Q12) Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, 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:

4th (CEV The Hague 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$60,015.59

Olga Matveeva
Spain

/ Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 20, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$40,224.12

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	US$20,081.64
FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	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	0	US$650.00
Overall	33	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	3	6	1	5	6	1	5	US$60,431.64

Previous Stare Jablonki Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-31/2008	Barcelona Open	9	25th	60	US$1,800.00
CEV	5/22-25/2008	Swiss Masters	6	9th	240	€ 1,800.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	26, Q11	25th	60	US$1,800.00
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	14, Q5	9th	240	€ 1,800.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	Q12	33rd	30	US$0.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	5	9th	240	€ 1,800.00
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
CEV	8/23-25/2007	European Championship	7	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
CEV	8/9-12/2007	Dutch Masters	12	4th	420	€ 4,250.00
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

Stare Jablonki Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/3/2008	Qualifier 2	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (30, Q21)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:33

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	5	$25,800.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	6	5	12	$42,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ester Alcon												Olga Matveeva
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	3	$8,012.50	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	12	$9,775.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	$1,750.00
38	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	7	19	$26,080.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	7	$15,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$725.00
5	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	$2,650.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$3,000.00
65	0	0	0	0	2	5	12	12	34	$46,842.50	Total	38	0	0	0	1	2	2	7	8	18	$26,575.00

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
2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	$16,000.00	13	13	50.0 %
2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00	2	2	50.0 %
2007	CEV	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$6,550.00	4	7	36.4 %
2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	$5,400.00	3	8	27.3 %
2008	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$5,400.00	6	6	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	6	$21,400.00	16	21	43.2 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	CEV	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	$11,950.00	10	13	43.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ester Alcon													Olga Matveeva
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
											1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
											1999	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,500.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	$5,430.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$900.00	2002	CEV
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	$10,062.50	2003	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$375.00	2003	CEV
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	$6,650.00	2004	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$2,625.00	2004	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,875.00	2005	FIVB
											2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
											2006	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$2,962.50
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	$8,000.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	$8,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$3,275.00	2007	CEV	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$3,275.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	$2,700.00	2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	$2,700.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$2,700.00	2008	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$2,700.00
63	0	0	0	1	3	8	13	10	28	$44,917.50	Total	Total	35	0	0	0	2	3	7	9	4	10	$22,862.50

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	14	53.8%	4	15.4%	8	30.8%	18-8	69.2%	5	14.3%	6	17.1%	24	68.6%	5-30	14.3%	14-24	36.8%	9-14	39.1%	1	0	24-38	38.7%
2007-2008	14	56.0%	4	16.0%	7	28.0%	18-7	72.0%	5	16.1%	6	19.4%	20	64.5%	5-26	16.1%	14-20	41.2%	9-13	40.9%	1	0	24-33	42.1%
Against the Field	7	43.8%	3	18.8%	6	37.5%	10-6	62.5%	3	11.5%	5	19.2%	18	69.2%	3-23	11.5%	14-36	28.0%	12-22	35.3%	0	0	13-29	31.0%

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	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	5	0	0	0	0	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	23
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Total	0	0	16	11	1	8	0	0	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	44

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 13-27 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 17 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	21-11, 22-20	0:30
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	7	Alcon/Matveeva	26, Q11	21-15, 21-9	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool K	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	Alcon/Matveeva	38	21-17, 22-20	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	3	Alcon/Matveeva	14, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	Candelas/Garcia	Q24	14-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:51
Trail the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-3
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	Alcon/Matveeva	14, Q5	21-12, 21-18	0:43
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	Alcon/Matveeva	5	21-13, 13-21, 15-12	0:55
7/17/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q15	21-12, 16-21, 15-8	0:44
Lead the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Alcon/Matveeva	14, Q5	Jursone/Minusa	11, Q11	23-21, 16-21, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 21 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	24	Alcon/Matveeva	9	21-17, 21-18	0:49
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	15, Q15	Alcon/Matveeva	5	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:59
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Alcon/Matveeva	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	Alcon/Matveeva	26, Q11	18-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:52
Trail the series against # 27 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-2
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q4	Alcon/Matveeva	24	22-20, 21-12	0:41
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 # 30, Q21 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
6/3/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q21	Alcon/Matveeva	Q12	21-19, 21-12	0:33
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	24	Alcon/Matveeva	7	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 31, Q6 Cooke/Martin, Canada 0-1
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Cooke/Martin	Q13	Alcon/Matveeva	Q20	21-15, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-3
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Martins/Santanna	25, Q3	Alcon/Matveeva	9	21-18, 21-23, 15-10	0:53
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Martins/Santanna	28, Q5	Alcon/Matveeva	Q12	22-24, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	22, Q3	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q10	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # Q5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/11/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 3	Alcon/Matveeva	12	Kadijk/Mooren	1	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # Q9 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	32, Q36	Lessard/Maxwell	Q4	14-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:47
Series tied with # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q13 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 0-1
10/31/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Qualifier 2	Keizer/de Vries	30, Q11	Alcon/Matveeva	Q6	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # Q16 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-2
8/12/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Bronze Medal	Van Iersel/Wesselink	11	Alcon/Matveeva	12	21-17, 21-14	0:41
7/17/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q15	Van Iersel/Wesselink	Q18	21-14, 18-21, 15-10	0:48
6/30/07	FIVB C&S	San Sebastiàn Satellite	Winner 3	Van Iersel/Wesselink	3	Alcon/Matveeva	2	21-16, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q12	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	25-23, 21-8	0:44
Series tied with # Q23 Lochowicz/Romanowski, Australia 1-1
5/14/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	26, Q11	Lochowicz/Romanowski	Q22	21-18, 21-14	0:41
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Lochowicz/Romanowski	9	Alcon/Matveeva	24	21-14, 15-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # Q26 Augoustides/Nel, South Africa 1-0
5/14/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Matveeva	26, Q11	Augoustides/Nel	Q27	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q28 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Alcon/Matveeva	6	Prokopeva/Ukolova	11	21-19, 21-11	0:35
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Matveeva	14, Q5	Prokopeva/Ukolova	Q4	21-12, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # Q31 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	14, Q5	Dampney/Mullin	Q21	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	0:54