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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Alice Italian Open
September 1 - 5, 2004

(7) Eva Celbova Rysava/Sona Novakova, Czech Republic

Eva Celbova Rysava
Czech Republic

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 8, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nachod

Resides:

Olomouc

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$173,172.50

Sona Novakova Dosoudilova
Czech Republic

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1975 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Olomouc

Resides:

Brno

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$206,822.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	63	0	0	4	2	9	4	16	6	19	2	1	US$331,665.00

Previous Milan Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Sona Novakova - 17th	Eva Celbova Rysava - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-24/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	12	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	13	17	108	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	11	3	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	11	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	11	17	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	14	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	15	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	11	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	12	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	12	9	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	8	17	120	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	5	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/22-24/2003	Bali Open	1	3	240	US$12,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	11	5	312	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	7	5	324	US$11,500.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	7	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	18	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	18	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	13	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	13	4	210	US$9,300.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 1	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (26, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:38
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 2	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (10)	Won 21-16, 12-21, 15-13	0:51
Sat, 9/4/2004	Winner 3	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2)	Won 25-23, 21-18	0:48
Sat, 9/4/2004	Winner 4	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (3)	Won 21-10, 21-17	0:33
Sun, 9/5/2004	Semi-Finals	Shaylyn Bede / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5)	Lost 21-23, 26-24, 10-15	1:03
Sun, 9/5/2004	Bronze Medal	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (3)	Won 21-15, 21-18	0:39

Head to Head Results
Celbova Rysava/Novakova lead the series against the field 36-21

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
8/4/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-15, 21-16	0:37
7/8/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-19, 26-24	0:49
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	24-22, 21-14	0:43
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	15-4	0:25
9/12/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Bede/Behar	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	12-11, 12-9	1:17
Lead the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-1
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	25-23, 21-18	0:48
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-17, 21-12	0:38
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Felisberta/Maestrini	21, Q9	21-15, 24-22	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 4-3
9/5/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Bronze Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-15, 21-18	0:39
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-10, 21-17	0:33
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-18, 11-21, 15-13	0:47
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:49
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 18-21, 23-21	0:55
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-18, 21-9	0:33
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Gattelli/Perrotta	27	22-20, 21-18	0:38
8/29/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	9	20-22, 23-21, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
9/5/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Ribeiro	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	23-21, 24-26, 15-10	1:03
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Bede/Ribeiro	18	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
Series tied with # 6 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Arjona/Kadjo	24	21-11, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	15-21, 22-20, 18-16	0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 7-3
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	21-19, 21-16	0:45
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Kadijk/Leenstra	19	10-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-14, 21-19	0:35
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-16, 21-18	0:33
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-18, 23-21	0:34
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 28-26	0:45
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:49
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-15	0:36
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-18, 21-18	0:30
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	37	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-16, 12-21, 15-13	0:51
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-1
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-15, 21-15	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-12, 21-18	0:33
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q6	21-18, 21-17	0:44
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool H	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Fonseca/Rodrigues	22	21-19, 21-16	0:40
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	15	Fonseca/Rodrigues	17	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 5-0
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q2	21-17, 30-28	0:48
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	21-14, 21-18	0:31
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Garcia/Gaxiola	39	21-16, 24-22	0:40
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	29	22-20, 21-14	0:37
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Garcia/Gaxiola	16	21-8, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 18 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q5	21-19, 21-17	0:39
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool E	Hakedal/Torlen	21	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	5	22-20, 21-19	0:37
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Hakedal/Torlen	10	21-16, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Lessard/Maxwell	27, Q7	21-18, 29-27	0:50
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	Lessard/Maxwell	31, Q9	21-17, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Montagnolli/Swoboda	26, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	16-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:38