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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008

(18) 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 Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2008	Winner 1	Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (15)	Lost 21-17, 12-21, 11-15	0:57
Thu, 7/10/2008	Contender 1	Danica Repakova / Gabriela Tomasekova, Slovakia (31)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:51
Thu, 7/10/2008	Contender 2	Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (16)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 9-25 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 14 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
6/17/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	25, Q2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q18	21-16, 21-11	0:31
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Alcon/Matveeva	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 12 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 # 13 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	3	Alcon/Matveeva	6	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-2
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Banck/Gunther	15	Alcon/Matveeva	18	17-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:57
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	16, Q11	Alcon/Matveeva	6	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-2
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	16	Alcon/Matveeva	18	21-19, 21-17	0:40
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 # 20 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
6/24/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	17, Q2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q18	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 31 Repakova/Tomasekova, Slovakia 1-0
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Alcon/Matveeva	18	Repakova/Tomasekova	31	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 32 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