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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 5 - 11, 2008

(17) 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 Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	26, Q1	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	19	7th	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	25	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	25	17th	160	US$5,100.00
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

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2008	Winner 1	Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (16)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:59
Tue, 10/7/2008	Winner 2	Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Lost 21-23, 15-21	0:44
Wed, 10/8/2008	Contender 2	Danielle Remmers / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (31)	Lost 21-23, 21-23	0:42

Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 9-15 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Branagh/Walsh Jennings	1	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	23-21, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	6	Nystrom/Nystrom	27	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	22-20, 21-13	0:37
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 # 5 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Martins/Santanna	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-17, 23-21	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Banck/Gunther	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-3
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 16 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 3-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	Montagnolli/Pichler	16	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:59
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Montagnolli/Pichler	20	21-18, 21-17	0:39
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	Montagnolli/Pichler	30, Q7	21-19, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 31 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 2	Remmers/Stiekema	31	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	23-21, 23-21	0:42