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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
September 8 - 13, 2009

(10) 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:

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 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg, Russia

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	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	US$650.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	5	6	1	5	US$40,350.00

Previous Barcelona Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Olga Matveeva - 25th	Ester Alcon - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	38	37th	40	US$3,400.00

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/10/2009	Winner 1	Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (23)	Lost 21-23, 17-21	0:48
Thu, 9/10/2009	Contender 1	Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (26, Q4)	Lost 21-16, 13-21, 12-15	0:55

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	0	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	0	$25,800.00
Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00
Total	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	4	5	0	$40,350.00

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	0	$8,012.50	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,200.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	$9,775.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
38	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	7	0	$26,080.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	7	0	$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
60	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	11	0	$44,192.50	Total	34	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	8	0	$23,575.00

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 %
2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	7	$18,300.00	11	20	35.5 %
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$5,400.00	0	5	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	12	$39,700.00	24	38	38.7 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00	2	2	50.0 %

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
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	$5,430.00	2002	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	$10,062.50	2003	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8	$6,650.00	2004	FIVB
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
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
13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	7	$9,150.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	7	$9,150.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,700.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,700.00
60	0	0	0	0	1	5	9	11	34	$44,192.50	Total	Total	30	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	6	16	$21,575.00

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%
2008-2009	7	53.8%	1	7.7%	5	38.5%	8-5	61.5%	2	9.1%	5	22.7%	15	68.2%	2-20	9.1%	7-15	31.8%	3-10	23.1%	1	0	11-25	30.6%
Against the Field	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	9	81.8%	1-10	9.1%	2-18	10.0%	4-10	28.6%	0	0	3-14	17.6%

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
Total	0	0	16	11	1	8	0	0	6	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	40

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 3-14 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool K	Keizer/Van Iersel	14	Alcon/Matveeva	38	21-19, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	2	Alcon/Matveeva	18	20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:48
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Salgado/Salgado	5	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q2	22-20, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-3
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Alcon/Matveeva	22, Q2	Martins/Santanna	11	21-18, 22-24, 15-11	0:52
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
Trail the series against # 16 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Petrova/Skalnikova	28, Q6	Alcon/Matveeva	21, Q2	21-14, 21-19	0:33
7/1/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Petrova/Skalnikova	Q20	Alcon/Matveeva	Q13	21-19, 21-13	0:36
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
Trail the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/3/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q21	Alcon/Matveeva	Q12	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 23 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Suzuki/Tanaka	23	Alcon/Matveeva	10	23-21, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against # 25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Alcon/Matveeva	18	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	15	24-26, 22-20, 15-6	1:03
Series tied with # 26, Q4 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-1
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Asao/Nishibori	26, Q4	Alcon/Matveeva	10	16-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:55
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Matveeva	Q12	Asao/Nishibori	Q21	25-23, 21-8	0:44