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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - 31, 2004

(Q8) Ester Alcon/Catalina Maria Pol, Spain

Ester Alcon
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 26, 1970 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sabaden

Resides:

Madrid

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$44,192.50

Catalina Maria Pol Marti
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 30, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Consell (Mallora)

Resides:

Barcelona

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB C&S St. Jean de Monts 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Osaka 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$27,767.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	6	11	3	4	1	US$44,285.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Catalina Maria Pol - 37th	Ester Alcon - 37th
2003	Catalina Maria Pol - 25th	Ester Alcon - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	21, Q2	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	9	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	Q10	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	Q11	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	Q11	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	Q7	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	Q7	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q10	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	Q8	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	38	37	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	30, Q10	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	Q6	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	24	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	25, Q4	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	28, Q15	25	52	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q13	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	28, Q9	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	32, Q10	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q7	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q2	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	Q4	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	12	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	30	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	Q9	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	36	37	24	US$0.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/28/2004	Qualifier 1	Jill Jasbar / Jasmin Moser, Austria (Q25)	Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:38
Wed, 7/28/2004	Qualifier 2	Helke Claasen / Martina Stoof, Germany (30, Q9)	Lost 21-17, 24-26, 8-15	0:46

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Pol trail the series against the field 12-35

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-14, 21-15	0:35
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Alcon/Pol	30	21-15, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Alcon/Pol	29, Q8	21-9, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-2
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Davis/Johnson Jordan	4	Alcon/Pol	21, Q2	21-18, 21-13	0:33
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Alcon/Pol	28, Q15	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Series tied with # 9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
5/27/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	30, Q10	Alcon/Pol	Q7	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:47
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q25	21-10, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	21-19, 16-21, 18-16	0:56
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	11	Alcon/Pol	38	25-23, 21-15	0:39
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	21-19, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Alcon/Pol	21, Q2	27-29, 21-19, 17-15	1:03
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Dumont/Martin	35	Alcon/Pol	38	21-11, 24-22	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Clarke/Gerlic	8	Alcon/Pol	9	21-8, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q4	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	21-19, 21-23, 15-8	0:54
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q15	Alcon/Pol	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:35
Series tied with # 19 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	Alcon/Pol	Q10	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	Arjona/Kadjo	Q24	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Pohl/Rau	14	Alcon/Pol	38	21-17, 21-13	0:37
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:39
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Trail the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q15	21-10, 21-17	0:33
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Alcon/Pol	32, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	Alcon/Pol	12	21-10, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Hakedal/Torlen	28, Q6	Alcon/Pol	Q11	21-11, 21-12	0:29
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool H	Hakedal/Torlen	24, Q3	Alcon/Pol	25, Q4	21-18, 27-25	0:44
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	26	Alcon/Pol	9	21-18, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Claasen/Stoof, Germany 2-1
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Stoof	30, Q9	Alcon/Pol	Q8	17-21, 26-24, 15-8	0:46
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Alcon/Pol	21, Q2	Claasen/Stoof	22, Q3	21-14, 12-21, 15-9	0:43
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Alcon/Pol	9	Claasen/Stoof	24, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 3	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	Alcon/Pol	Q15	21-11, 20-22, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	23, Q6	Alcon/Pol	Q11	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	28, Q15	Barrera/Jaouen	Q18	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:54
Series tied with # Q11 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-1
8/7/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Nagy/Petho	31, Q13	Alcon/Pol	25, Q4	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	Q13	Nagy/Petho	Q20	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q12 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	32, Q10	Naidoo/Willand	Q42	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # Q15 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/29/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Keizer/Mooren	32, Q23	Alcon/Pol	Q10	31-29, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with # Q16 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	Q10	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q23	21-17, 21-19	0:33
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:43
Lead the series against # Q25 Jasbar/Moser, Austria 1-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	Q8	Jasbar/Moser	Q25	16-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:38