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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 8 - 11, 2008

(14, Q5) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (CEV The Hague 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$60,015.59

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

4th (The Hague 2007)

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 St. Pölten Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Olga Matveeva - 21st	Ester Alcon - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	10	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00

Austrian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/9/2008	Qualifier 1	Jekaterina Stepanova / Ingrida Zauere, Latvia (Q28)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:33
Fri, 5/9/2008	Qualifier 2	Zara Dampney / Shauna Mullin, England (Q21)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 16-14	0:54
Fri, 5/9/2008	Qualifier 3	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (Q4)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:33
Sat, 5/10/2008	Winner 1	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (3)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:39
Sat, 5/10/2008	Contender 1	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (11, Q11)	Won 23-21, 16-21, 15-12	1:03
Sat, 5/10/2008	Contender 2	Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (9)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1, Q1 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 # 3 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 # 4 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 # 7 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 # 9 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 # 11, Q11 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
Lead the series against # 13 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
8/10/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Alcon/Matveeva	12	Gschweidl/Hansel	5	21-13, 21-13	0:34
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Matveeva	32, Q36	Gschweidl/Hansel	Q20	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # Q2 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	24	Alcon/Matveeva	7	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
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 # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Stepanova/Zauere, Latvia 1-0
5/9/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Matveeva	14, Q5	Stepanova/Zauere	Q28	21-17, 21-17	0:33