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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012

(12, Q4) Dominika Nestarcova/Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia

Dominika Nestarcova
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 12, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bratislava

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$190,268.94

Natalia Dubovcova Pridalova
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1990 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bratislava

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

114

Career Best:

3rd (5 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$238,870.31

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	14	0	0	1	2	2	1	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	US$37,357.35
FIVB	63	0	0	3	0	4	0	7	0	23	7	0	8	11	US$336,850.00
Overall	77	0	0	4	2	6	1	11	1	24	7	2	8	11	US$374,207.35

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV 2009	Natalia Pridalova - 29th	Dominika Nestarcova - 29th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	22	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	31, Q14	17th	160	US$5,100.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	17	9th	320	€ 2,500.00
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	12, Q2	4th	420	€ 2,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	Q25	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q25	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	Q14	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	Q13	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q17	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q25	41st	24	US$0.00
CEV	7/19-23/2011	CEV Polish Masters	8	7th	300	€ 2,000.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	Q22	41st	24	US$0.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Qualifier 2	Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (Q13)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool E	Angie Akers / Brittany Hochevar, United States (21, Q3)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool E	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (28, Q2)	Lost 18-21, 21-14, 10-15	0:43
Fri, 7/13/2012	Pool E	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (5)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:29
Fri, 7/13/2012	Winner 1	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (30, Q7)	Lost 11-21, 17-21	0:30

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$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	0	0	3	0	4	0	3	0	17	6	11	$303,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	1	8	$15,600.00
Confederation Championship	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$15,500.00
Total	68	0	0	3	1	4	0	10	0	24	7	19	$352,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Dominika Nestarcova												Natalia Pridalova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
45	0	0	3	0	4	3	17	6	12	$151,625.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	52	0	0	3	0	5	3	18	9	14	$166,625.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	8	$7,800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	0	0	0	0	1	6	10	4	11	$27,300.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$6,500.00
											U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	$7,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	0	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	0	$8,500.00
69	0	0	3	1	4	10	24	7	20	$176,175.00	Total	104	0	0	4	1	8	16	34	15	26	$224,425.00

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
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
2009	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$2,000.00	4	6	40.0 %
2011	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	4	8	33.3 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	$23,400.00	9	12	42.9 %
2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	7	5	58.3 %
Total	FIVB	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	17	$25,400.00	18	28	39.1 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	$6,500.00	9	9	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Dominika Nestarcova													Natalia Pridalova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	CEV
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2008	CEV
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2009	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00	2010	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2011	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	$11,700.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	$11,700.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
31	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	24	$15,950.00	Total	Total	31	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	2	20	$15,950.00

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	56	52.8%	24	22.6%	26	24.5%	80-26	75.5%	25	21.2%	16	13.6%	77	65.3%	25-93	21.2%	56-77	42.1%	49-42	53.8%	2	4	107-123	46.5%
2011-2012	14	70.0%	0	0.0%	6	30.0%	14-6	70.0%	3	13.6%	2	9.1%	17	77.3%	3-19	13.6%	14-17	45.2%	3-8	27.3%	0	0	17-25	40.5%
Against the Field	12	38.7%	9	29.0%	10	32.3%	21-10	67.7%	6	12.0%	6	12.0%	38	76.0%	6-44	12.0%	24-68	26.1%	30-32	48.4%	2	2	29-52	35.8%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	11	11	45	54	0	0	17	24	0	3	3	0	0	0	76	92
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	8	12	9	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	28
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	15	11
Total	0	0	20	19	72	69	0	0	26	39	0	4	3	1	0	0	122	134

Head to Head Results
Nestarcova/Pridalova trail the series against the field 17-20 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	21-14, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-15, 21-18	0:29
Trail the series against # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czechia 0-2
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Winner 3	Kolocova/Slukova	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	8	21-16, 21-16	0:34
8/11/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	27, Q14	21-16, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 0-2
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gielen/Mouha	13	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	27-25, 21-11	0:38
7/12/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Gielen/Mouha	28, Q11	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q22	21-23, 22-20, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool B	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	Cook/Hinchley	18	21-15, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:47
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	17-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:45
Series tied with # 17 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-1
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	Fendrick/Niles	16	21-18, 21-17	0:37
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 3	Fendrick/Niles	13, Q1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q17	21-19, 21-11	0:29
Trail the series against # 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czechia 0-2
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:37
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Akers/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	Akers/Hochevar	21, Q3	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-2
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	25-23, 15-21, 15-7	0:53
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Bronze Medal	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:39
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q8	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q25	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/8/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lavalle/Maestrini	15, Q8	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q25	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 26 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	Hansel/Montagnolli	1	21-17, 22-20	0:40
Series tied with # 28, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-2
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	28, Q2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:43
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	Birlova/Ukolova	Q3	21-12, 21-18	0:33
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q28	Birlova/Ukolova	Q5	21-17, 21-14	0:30
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Birlova/Ukolova	30, Q6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q27	21-15, 21-19	0:33
Trail the series against # 30, Q7 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-2
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-11, 21-17	0:30
5/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Semi-Finals	Forrer/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	21-14, 15-21, 15-13	0:54
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	13, Q3	21-12, 13-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	Sinnema/Wesselink	27, Q3	26-24, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against Capers/McGuire, United States 1-0
11/2/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Qualifier 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q13	Capers/McGuire	Q20	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # Q8 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-2
6/28/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dampney/Mullin	26, Q12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q28	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:49
8/4/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q27	Dampney/Mullin	Q6	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:08
5/7/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Dampney/Mullin	Q11	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q22	21-17, 27-25	0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 2-0
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	Braakman/Stiekema	5	21-15, 21-18	0:37
7/21/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Winner 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	8	Braakman/Stiekema	9	21-16, 22-20	0:31
Lead the series against # Q13 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q13	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 Giombini/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	Q17	Giombini/Orsi Toth	Q16	21-15, 21-17	0:29
Lead the series against # Q16 Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina, Estonia 1-0
8/10/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	27, Q14	Bratuhhina/Bratuhhina	Q19	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q17 MacTavish/Rodrigue, Canada 1-0
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	31, Q14	MacTavish/Rodrigue	Q19	21-15, 21-6	0:30