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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
May 31 - June 3, 2007

(14) Inna Shmat/Natalia Stepanova, Russia

Inna Shmat
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Novosibirsk

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$6,552.35

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 (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

13th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$9,719.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	US$8,402.18
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	US$4,000.00
Overall	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	5	4	US$12,402.18

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Olesya Sharavskaya - 29th	Maria Prokopeva - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q25	41st	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		21st	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	Q23	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	Q16	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	Q17	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	Q20	33rd	30	US$0.00

Russian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/31/2007	Qualifier 2	Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:42
Thu, 5/31/2007	Qualifier 3	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Marion Castelli, France	Won 23-21, 24-22	0:52
Fri, 6/1/2007	Winner 1	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (3)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:36
Fri, 6/1/2007	Contender 1	Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (11)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:46

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	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$5,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Inna Shmat												Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											U21 World Championships	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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$2,500.00	Total	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	$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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,300.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2	5	28.6 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,300.00	4	3	57.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Inna Shmat													Natalia Stepanova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2004	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2006	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2006	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$650.00
											2006	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$650.00	2007	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$650.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	$650.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	8	$1,300.00

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	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	9-10	47.4%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	11-12	47.8%
2006-2007	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	1	8.3%	1	8.3%	10	83.3%	1-11	8.3%	9-10	47.4%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	11-12	47.8%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	14.3%	6	85.7%	0-7	0.0%	6-12	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-7	30.0%

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	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	13
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	8	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	15

Head to Head Results
Shmat/Stepanova trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 0-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Gschweidl/Hansel	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Trail the series against # 15 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Erni/Graessli	Q10	Shmat/Stepanova	Q23	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
5/31/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Andreasen/Vestergaard		21-11, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against Arjona/Castelli, France 1-0
5/31/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Arjona/Castelli		23-21, 24-22	0:52