Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(21, Q2) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Catalina Maria Pol - 17th Did not play
2003 Catalina Maria Pol - 41st Did not play
2004 Catalina Maria Pol - 33rd Did not play
2006 Did not play Teresa Zunzunegui - 41st
2007 Olga Matveeva - 17th Ester Alcon - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 22, Q2 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q13 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q18 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/22/2008 Qualifier 1 Claudia Ciavarelli / Laura Menon, Italy (Q15) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool E Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (12, Q1) Lost 17-21, 21-14, 14-16 0:53
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool E Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (5) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:35
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool E Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (28, Q6) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 5-20 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 1 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 23-21, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-2
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Leao 2 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Alcon/Matveeva Q16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
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 # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Salgado/Salgado 5 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:35
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 # 8 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 # 10 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 # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-2
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Claasen/Roder 12, Q1 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 21-17, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
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 # 15 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 # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-3
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 Martins/Santanna 11 21-18, 22-24, 15-11 0:52
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
Series tied with # 18 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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 25 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 # 26, Q4 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
Series tied with # 27, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Petrova/Skalnikova 28, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 21-14, 21-19 0:33
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Petrova/Skalnikova Q20 Alcon/Matveeva Q13 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Ciavarelli/Menon, Italy 1-0
7/22/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 Ciavarelli/Menon Q15 21-16, 21-11 0:34