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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 4 - 8, 2006

(Q31) Maria Prokopeva/Natalia Stepanova, Russia

Maria Bratkova Prokopeva
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 16, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

107

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$167,463.03

Natalia Stepanova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB U21 World Championships Myslowice 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$9,256.88

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$1,635.01
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	US$1,635.01

Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	15	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	Q29	57th	6	US$0.00

France Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/4/2006	Qualifier 1	Camilla Nilsson / Anne Lie Rininsland, Sweden (Q34)	Lost 17-21, 20-22	0:41

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Prokopeva												Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$5,100.00	World Championships
37	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	11	8	$83,300.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,750.00
36	0	0	4	0	2	11	3	8	8	$54,612.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	$2,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,875.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
89	0	0	4	0	7	25	15	19	19	$149,887.50	Total	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	14	$4,250.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Prokopeva													Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$500.00	2005	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	4	$2,150.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$650.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2005-2006	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

Head to Head Results
Prokopeva/Stepanova trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	21-17, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 25 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Keizer/Leenstra	7	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	21-12, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # Q34 Nilsson/Rininsland, Sweden 0-1
7/4/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 1	Nilsson/Rininsland	Q34	Prokopeva/Stepanova	Q31	21-17, 22-20	0:41