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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
August 23 - 27, 2006

(15) 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:

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$143,012.50

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 Winnings:

US$3,750.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	57	Money
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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	US$0.00

Previous Myslowice Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open	Q31	57th	6	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	Q29	57th	6	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Pool C	Eline Landsnes / Elin Westerlund, Norway (10)	Won 21-10, 21-4	0:24
Thu, 8/24/2006	Pool C	Jana Kohler / Julia Sude, Germany (3)	Lost 21-16, 14-21, 6-15	0:38
Fri, 8/25/2006	Pool C	Cecilia Bianchi / Gilda Lombardo, Italy (22, Q7)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Sat, 8/26/2006	Winner 1	Georgia Terzoglou / Foteini Tsantopoulou, Greece (8)	Won 23-21, 21-13	0:39
Sat, 8/26/2006	Winner 2	Julia Caldas / Carol Salgado, Brazil (2)	Lost 20-22, 13-21	0:37

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	0	$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	0	$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	0	$5,100.00	World Championships
37	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	11	0	$83,300.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
36	0	0	4	0	2	11	3	8	0	$54,612.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$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
81	0	0	4	0	7	20	12	19	0	$143,012.50	Total	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	$3,750.00

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	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	2	60.0 %

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	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	1	2	$2,500.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	$0.00

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	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2005-2006	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	2-1	66.7%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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 lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Caldas/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/26/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Caldas/Salgado	2	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	22-20, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
8/24/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Kohler/Sude	3	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	16-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Terzoglou/Tsantopoulou, Greece 1-0
8/26/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	Terzoglou/Tsantopoulou	8	23-21, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Landsnes/Westerlund, Norway 1-0
8/24/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	Landsnes/Westerlund	10	21-10, 21-4	0:24
Lead the series against # 22, Q7 Bianchi/Lombardo, Italy 1-0
8/25/06	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Prokopeva/Stepanova	15	Bianchi/Lombardo	22, Q7	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50