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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016

(28, Q6) Dominika Nestarcova/Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia

Dominika Nestarcova
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 12, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bratislava

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$168,425.00

Natalia Dubovcova Pridalova
Slovakia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1990 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bratislava

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$215,925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	63	0	0	3	0	4	0	7	0	23	7	8	11	US$336,850.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	10	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	25	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	19	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	23	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	22	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	14	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	19	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	20	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	14	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	16	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2015	Prague Open	5	9th	240	US$2,000.00

Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 3/8/2016	Qualifier 1	Line Hansen / Helle Sondergard, Denmark (Q27)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:34
Tue, 3/8/2016	Qualifier 2	Jagoda Sliwka / Dorota Strag, Poland (Q22)	Won 21-12, 21-13	0:31
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool E	Juliana Felisberta / Taiana Lima, Brazil (5)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
Wed, 3/9/2016	Pool E	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (12)	Lost 21-17, 16-21, 10-15	0:49
Thu, 3/10/2016	Pool E	Linline Matauatu / Miller Pata, Vanuatu (21)	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:36
Fri, 3/11/2016	Winner 1	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (32, Q20)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Nestarcova/Pridalova trail the series against the field 35-51 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 14 Series, 6 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	By Forfeit
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Seixas	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-19, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-18, 21-16	0:32
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Maestrini	19	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-23, 21-15, 15-10	0:43
Series tied with # 3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-2
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	Bansley/Pavan	17	18-21, 28-26, 15-12	0:57
5/23/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Bansley/Pavan	7	Nestarcova/Pridalova	5	21-14, 22-20	0:40
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Bansley/Pavan	19	10-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:51
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	12-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:44
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-14, 21-13	0:29
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 5 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 1-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	Felisberta/Lima	5	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 4-0
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Nestarcova/Pridalova	25	Bawden/Clancy	9	21-13, 24-26, 15-11	0:53
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Bawden/Clancy	11	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	Bawden/Clancy	16	21-18, 15-21, 17-15	0:48
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool J	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	Bawden/Clancy	17	22-20, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	22-20, 24-22	0:41
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Nestarcova/Pridalova	25	21-15, 21-19	0:35
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-14, 21-16	0:37
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	21	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-0
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Fendrick/Sweat	14	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-5
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	10	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	15-21, 21-14, 15-6	0:47
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	13	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-10, 21-14	0:31
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-19, 21-18	0:36
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	17	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	21-17, 21-12	0:32
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-15, 21-16	0:38
Series tied with # 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-2
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:49
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	Nestarcova/Pridalova	25	24-22, 21-12	0:36
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q3	24-26, 23-21, 15-12	0:58
5/22/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	5	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	21-19, 16-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-4
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	7	21-19, 21-15	0:41
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool F	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	21-17, 21-11	0:34
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	26-24, 26-24	0:52
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	22	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-10, 21-13	0:35
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-5
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-15, 21-13	0:31
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	11	21-15, 22-20	0:38
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-14, 21-16	0:31
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	By Forfeit
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-4
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	21-18, 21-19	0:35
7/27/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Bronze Medal	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Baquerizo/Fernandez	4	21-19, 12-21, 15-13	0:49
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Baquerizo/Fernandez	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	18	21-9, 21-16	0:29
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Nestarcova/Pridalova	21	21-17, 13-21, 17-15	0:42
Trail the series against # 16 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-3
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	24	Nestarcova/Pridalova	25	21-13, 20-22, 16-14	0:52
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Gallay/Klug	19, Q2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-19, 21-18	0:38
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Gallay/Klug	28, Q7	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 17 Broder/May, Canada 2-1
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Broder/May	24	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	10-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:52
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	13	Broder/May	21	21-14, 21-17	0:36
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	Broder/May	29, Q9	21-14, 20-22, 15-6	0:46
Trail the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-3
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Mader/Zumkehr	7	Nestarcova/Pridalova	10	21-19, 20-22, 15-11	0:56
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool G	Mader/Zumkehr	26	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	18-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:52
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool A	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool F	Forrer/Verge-Depre	27	Nestarcova/Pridalova	22	21-15, 21-18	0:34
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	15-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:46
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q4	21-11, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	Matauatu/Pata	21	22-20, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 22 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Wang/Yue	9	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	18-21, 27-25, 15-8	1:05
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Wang/Yue	15	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 24 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-2
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	Birlova/Ukolova	4	22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
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 # 25, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 0-2
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	24	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	24-22, 21-15	0:42
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	19	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	Laboureur/Sude	15, Q1	23-21, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	Artacho/Laird	30, Q25	21-15, 20-22, 15-8	0:46
Trail the series against # 31 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool E	Xia/Xue	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	21	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-1
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32, Q20	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # Q8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 3-0
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	30, Q10	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:43
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	21	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	30	21-17, 21-14	0:35
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 # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 1-0
5/21/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool E	Nestarcova/Pridalova	5	Agudo/Pazo	21	16-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:43
Trail the series against # Q13 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	10	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:54
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Hansel/Schwaiger	30	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:48
Series tied with # Q16 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool C	Mizoe/Nishibori	30	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	17-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:59
5/22/15	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool E	Nestarcova/Pridalova	5	Mizoe/Nishibori	12	21-19, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q17 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool G	Nestarcova/Pridalova	10	Braakman/Sinnema	26, Q5	21-14, 21-9	0:28
Lead the series against # Q18 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-17, 21-7	0:31
Lead the series against # Q22 Sliwka/Strag, Poland 1-0
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	Sliwka/Strag	Q22	21-12, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # Q27 Hansen/Sondergard, Denmark 1-0
3/8/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	28, Q6	Hansen/Sondergard	Q27	21-17, 21-11	0:34