Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(25) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Erika Nystrom - 33rd Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2004 Erika Nystrom - 33rd Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2005 Erika Nystrom - 25th Emilia Nystrom - 25th
2006 Erika Nystrom - 17th Emilia Nystrom - 17th
2007 Erika Nystrom - 37th Emilia Nystrom - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 26 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q6 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 30, Q5 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 30, Q5 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 25 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 27 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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$3,400.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool H Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:34
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool H Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (9, Q7) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:38
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool H Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (24, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:49
Thu, 7/24/2008 Winner 1 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (18) Lost 18-21, 23-21, 13-15 0:58
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008FIVB1100000000551 $27,500.00 102330.3 %
TotalFIVB76000000114231325 $203,600.00 9313740.4 %
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
11000000551 $13,750.00 2008FIVB11000000551 $13,750.00
831110217231325 $105,225.00 TotalTotal831110217231325 $105,225.00
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 60.5% 6 15.8% 9 23.7% 29-9 76.3% 10 13.0% 12 15.6% 55 71.4% 10-67 13.0% 46-104 30.7% 32-42 43.2% 21 41-74 35.7%
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 27-39 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:41
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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 29-27, 21-15 0:46
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-15, 21-17 0:36
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Nystrom/Nystrom 28 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-17 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 9, Q7 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Graessli/Zumkehr 9, Q7 21-10, 21-19 0:38
Series tied with # 10 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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26 21-13, 21-10 0:29
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 17 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 # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Campisi/Lozano 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 0:58
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Contender 4 Campisi/Lozano 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-3
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 23, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom 26 21-12, 21-16 0:38
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 # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24, Q3 21-19, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 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
Series tied with # 28, Q6 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 # 29 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 3-0
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 Forrer/Schmocker Q28 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 Forrer/Schmocker Q28 21-15, 21-19 0:41
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 Forrer/Schmocker 28, Q23 21-10, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lubetz/Sude 32, Q31 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 26-24, 22-20 0:44