Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - 31, 2008
(27) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 22 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/28/2008 Winner 1 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:38
Wed, 5/28/2008 Contender 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (11) Lost 18-21, 10-21 0:28
Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 40-62 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 20 Series, 4 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 # 4 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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 27 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-12, 21-12 0:30
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-6
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 27 21-18, 21-10 0:28
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-10, 22-20 0:35
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-13, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-11, 21-14 0:27
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-16 0:34
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-15, 32-30 0:50
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16 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, Q11 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
Trail the series against # 18 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
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 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 # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
8/19/06FIVB C&STurku Satellite Semi-Finals Jursone/Minusa 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 1 21-19, 26-24 0:45
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Nystrom/Nystrom 17 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 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 # 23 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 4-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 24 21-13, 24-22 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-14, 21-10 0:36
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-15, 21-12 0:36
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-13, 12-21, 15-8 0:49
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:58
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
Series tied with # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-14, 21-11 0:35
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 12-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:47
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-12, 21-17 0:31
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kadijk/Mooren 21 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:48
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 28, Q10 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 # 29, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q2 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 # Q6 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
Series tied with # Q7 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 # Q8 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
Series tied with # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-2
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q19 21-18, 21-17 0:41
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 32, Q15 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 21-10, 21-17 0:35
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
Lead the series against # Q21 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 Forrer/Schmocker 28, Q23 21-10, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 Antunes/Esteves, Portugal 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Antunes/Esteves 10 21-15, 21-17 0:34