Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(22) Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland
 
Emilia Nystrom
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (42 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 (42 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Erika Nystrom - 33rd Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2005 Erika Nystrom - 9th Emilia Nystrom - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 23 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 23 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 17 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 16 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 9 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 20 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 25, Q4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 29 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 12 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q2 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 16 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 28 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 23 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Rachel Scott / Tyra Turner, United States (11) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:34
Thu, 5/22/2008 Contender 1 Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua, Philippines (27, Q6) Lost 19-21, 22-24 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships500000010100 $28,550.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam590000205015170 $199,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open8600001113532140 $225,950.00
Satellite411101000000 $6,850.00
U21 World Championships300001020000 $0.00
Total15711105121548310 $460,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Emilia Nystrom Erika Nystrom
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000001100 $14,275.00 World Championships5000001100 $14,275.00
5900002515170 $99,625.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5900002515170 $99,625.00
87000031832140 $116,775.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open89000021832160 $114,975.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star9011213100 $1,400.00
4111010000 $3,425.00 Satellite4111010000 $3,425.00
3000012000 $0.00 U21 World Championships3000012000 $0.00
158111072648310 $234,100.00 Total169122272949330 $233,700.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB200000000002 $0.00 1233.3 %
2002FIVB Age Group WC100000010000 $0.00 4357.1 %
2003FIVB700000000016 $2,000.00 5935.7 %
2003FIVB C&S110000000000 $3,500.00 4180.0 %
2003FIVB Age Group WC100001000000 $0.00 4180.0 %
2004FIVB1100000011207 $18,600.00 131546.4 %
2004FIVB C&S101000000000 $1,500.00 3175.0 %
2005FIVB1600000030355 $43,250.00 162935.6 %
2005FIVB C&S100001000000 $650.00 2250.0 %
2006FIVB1200000041601 $53,950.00 242549.0 %
2006FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,200.00 3175.0 %
2007FIVB1700000032723 $58,300.00 243441.4 %
2008FIVB400000000310 $9,300.00 3827.3 %
TotalFIVB6900000011421924 $185,400.00 8612241.3 %
TotalFIVB C&S411101000000 $6,850.00 12570.6 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC200001010000 $0.00 8466.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Emilia Nystrom  Erika Nystrom
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2002FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
7000000016 $1,000.00 2003FIVB7000000016 $1,000.00
1100000000 $1,750.00 2003FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,750.00
1000010000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
11000002207 $9,300.00 2004FIVB11000002207 $9,300.00
1010000000 $750.00 2004FIVB C&S1010000000 $750.00
16000003355 $21,625.00 2005FIVB16000003355 $21,625.00
1000010000 $325.00 2005FIVB C&S1000010000 $325.00
12000005601 $26,975.00 2006FIVB12000005601 $26,975.00
1001000000 $600.00 2006FIVB C&S1001000000 $600.00
17000005723 $29,150.00 2007FIVB17000005723 $29,150.00
4000000310 $4,650.00 2008FIVB4000000310 $4,650.00
76111021721924 $96,125.00 TotalTotal76111021721924 $96,125.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall123 60.9% 33 16.3% 46 22.8% 156-46 77.2% 46 16.1% 41 14.4% 198 69.5% 46-239 16.1% 123-198 38.3% 79-87 47.6% 53 207-288 41.8%
2007-200829 65.9% 4 9.1% 11 25.0% 33-11 75.0% 8 12.3% 8 12.3% 49 75.4% 8-57 12.3% 29-49 37.2% 12-19 38.7% 20 43-68 38.7%
Against the Field23 47.9% 8 16.7% 17 35.4% 31-17 64.6% 11 12.8% 12 14.0% 63 73.3% 11-75 12.8% 46-116 28.4% 38-58 39.6% 32 45-89 33.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships0000480023000000612
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00441932700082500000085119
Challenge/Four Star/Open002921411002964000000116157
Satellite0000110081111011125
U21 World Championships002151001200000084
Total0075414691004895111011227297
Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 25-46 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 18 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-13, 21-15 0:32
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-10, 21-14 0:31
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Branagh/Youngs 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 26-24, 21-17 0:46
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-11, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:56
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 12-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 Koizumi/Tanaka 24, Q5 21-16, 21-14 0:41
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Koizumi/Tanaka 19 21-18, 23-21 0:50
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 0-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Scott/Turner 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-16, 21-17 0:34
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Scott/Turner 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-17, 21-14 0:34
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-13, 21-18 0:39
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-19, 21-19 0:39
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:51
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 16-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:57
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Faure/Sarpaux 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-17, 21-15 0:32
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:51
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-3
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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 # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 28 16-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:55
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 By Forfeit  
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 31, Q15 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 14-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:43
Trail the series against # 23 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 26, Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 5-4
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 21 21-18, 21-16 0:45
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 24-22, 21-17 0:43
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 24, Q3 21-18, 17-21, 20-18 1:01
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 22 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 22-20, 21-13 0:41
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 21-19, 21-16 0:40
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Gattelli/Perrotta 17 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 0:47
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 # 27, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-2
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 1 Ilustre/Pascua 27, Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-19, 24-22 0:38
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Ilustre/Pascua 44 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 28, Q5 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 25 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-8, 15-21, 15-9 0:39
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Petrova/Skalnikova 31, Q8 21-18, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 29, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-16, 22-24, 15-11 0:55
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 21-15, 21-15 0:30
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 28, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom Q21 21-16, 25-27, 15-4 0:54
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 23-21, 22-20 0:45
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-10, 21-11 0:32
Series tied with # Q2 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-2
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Cooke/Martin 22 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-18, 21-17 0:36
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 Cooke/Martin Q13 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:58
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Cooke/Martin 10 By Forfeit  
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Cooke/Martin 31, Q18 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:52
Series tied with # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 27-25, 21-8 0:41
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Lessard/Maxwell 9 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q9 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 27 21-11, 15-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # Q11 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Contender 4 Campisi/Lozano 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Boileau/Mondor Q30 21-18, 21-12 0:39