Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 23 - 28, 2008
(Q18) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Catalina Maria Pol - 41st Did not play
2003 Catalina Maria Pol - 25th Did not play
2004 Catalina Maria Pol - 41st Did not play
2005 Olena Zalubovskaya - 41st Did not play
2006 Did not play Teresa Zunzunegui - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q18 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 9 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/24/2008 Qualifier 1 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (Q15) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:45
Tue, 6/24/2008 Qualifier 2 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (17, Q2) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 11-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 12-25 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 18 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 6 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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 25, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 21-16, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 17, Q2 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q13 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Alcon/Matveeva Q16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 23, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 31, Q11 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 # Q4 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 # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 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
Series tied with # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 3-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 Lessard/Maxwell Q15 21-18, 24-22 0:45
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 Lessard/Maxwell Q15 21-15, 22-20 0:41
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Lessard/Maxwell Q4 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:47
Series tied with # Q19 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 # Q20 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 # Q22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Series tied with # Q23 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 # Q25 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 # Q27 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Augoustides/Nel, South Africa 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 3 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 Augoustides/Nel Q27 21-18, 21-16 0:35