Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South African Open
November 16 - 20, 2005
(20) Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland
 
Emilia Nystrom
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Jyvaskyla
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 158
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$234,100.00
Erika Nystrom
Finland / Cyprus
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Jyväskylä
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Budapest 2021)
Career Winnings: US$234,098.23
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB150000031195483130292 US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC300001020000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S411101000000000 US$6,850.00
Overall157111051215483130292 US$460,600.00
Previous Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open Q3 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open Q2 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 10/11-15/2005 Argentina Satellite 3 5th 12 US$650.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 23 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 23 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 21 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 29, Q4 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q2 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 25 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 25 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 30 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 20 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 14 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 13 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 11 17th 80 US$3,000.00
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/17/2005 Pool D Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13) Lost 11-21, 15-21 0:37
Thu, 11/17/2005 Pool D Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:37
Fri, 11/18/2005 Pool D Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (29, Q5) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Fri, 11/18/2005 Winner 1 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 6-20 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-2
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Scott/Youngs 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-19, 21-14 0:37
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Scott/Youngs 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 30 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 0-1
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 4 Kessy/Reynolds 27 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-15, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Keizer/Leenstra 16 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-2
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Barrera/Hamzaoui 32 Nystrom/Nystrom 30 16-21, 25-23, 18-16 0:54
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Barrera/Hamzaoui 29, Q21 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Series tied with # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Winner 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 19-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:45
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-3
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 21-12 0:29
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 23, Q9 21-12, 13-21, 15-6 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Gattelli/Perrotta 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-2
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-13, 21-12 0:28
8/29/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Arjona/Kadjo 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 2 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 17-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Nystrom/Nystrom 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-19, 21-11 0:44
8/22/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Pool A Baburina/Osheyko 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 1 21-16, 21-13 0:28