Team Preview

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 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Jyvaskyla

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	150	0	0	0	0	3	1	19	5	48	31	30	2	9	2	US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,850.00
Overall	157	1	1	1	0	5	1	21	5	48	31	30	2	9	2	US$460,600.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - 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

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 27-39 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada 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
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris 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
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare 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
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 4	Xue/Zhang	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-17, 21-14	0:37
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	21, Q3	26-24, 21-17	0:46
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-16, 21-18	0:36
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway 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
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:41
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	23-21, 22-20	0:45
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille 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
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool E	Cook/Hinchley	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	29	19-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:56
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal 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
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	29-27, 21-15	0:46
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	9	21-15, 21-17	0:36
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Nystrom/Nystrom	28	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	22-20, 21-17	0:37
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	21, Q3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria 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
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-14	0:34
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille 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
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad 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
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-14, 21-11	0:35
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-18, 24-22	0:45
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Nystrom/Nystrom	22	12-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:47
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece 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
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Nystrom/Nystrom	28	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:55
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	By Forfeit
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal 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
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26	21-13, 21-10	0:29
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Claasen/Roder	13	21-17, 21-14	0:34
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Claasen/Roder	23	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-13, 21-14	0:33
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	17-21, 25-23, 16-14	1:01
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan 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
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-13, 21-16	0:34
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-15, 32-30	0:50
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway 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
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai 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
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-16, 22-24, 15-11	0:55
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	21-15, 21-15	0:30
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece 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
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille 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
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Campisi/Lozano	18	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-18, 21-23, 15-13	0:58
10/14/05	FIVB C&S	Argentina 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
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Nystrom/Nystrom	25, Q4	21-17, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
8/19/06	FIVB C&S	Turku Satellite	Semi-Finals	Jursone/Minusa	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	21-19, 26-24	0:45
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway 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
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul 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
7/16/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	23, Q4	Nystrom/Nystrom	26	21-12, 21-16	0:38
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Baburina/Osheyko	29, Q19	21-18, 21-17	0:41
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	32, Q15	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	0:50
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Nystrom/Nystrom	20, Q6	Baburina/Osheyko	Q22	21-10, 21-17	0:35
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool D	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	Baburina/Osheyko	29, Q5	20-22, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
8/24/03	FIVB C&S	France Satellite	Gold Medal	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-19, 21-11	0:44
8/22/03	FIVB C&S	France 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
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Faure/Sarpaux	23	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:52
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Faure/Sarpaux	15	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	21-17, 21-15	0:32
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q2	19-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:51
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian 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
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad 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
5/1/08	FIVB	China 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
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Petrova/Skalnikova	25	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-8, 15-21, 15-9	0:39
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada 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
6/17/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	Forrer/Schmocker	Q28	18-21, 21-19, 16-14	0:50
6/10/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	Forrer/Schmocker	Q28	21-15, 21-19	0:41
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw 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
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lubetz/Sude	32, Q31	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q2	26-24, 22-20	0:44