Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2005
(19, Q4) Milagros Crespo/Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba
 
Milagros Victoria Crespo Valle
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 4, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Cabaiguan
Resides: Santi Spiritus
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 76
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$179,572.50
Imara Esteves Ribalta
Cuba
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 15, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Havana
Resides: C.Habana
Height: 171 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 72
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$171,737.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253337Money
FIVB67000037161021451 US$327,375.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Tamara Larrea Peraza - 9th Did not play
2003 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
2004 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 17th Milagros Crespo - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 31 13 300 US$10,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open Q5 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam Q4 33 28 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 15 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 21 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 18, Q6 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 18, Q4 25 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 23, Q6 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 16, Q2 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 13, Q4 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open Q4 33 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 18, Q3 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 26 37 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 20 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/22-24/2003 Bali Open 7 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 15 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q6 33 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 20, Q7 17 108 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 18 17 60 US$2,500.00
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/28/2005 Qualifier 2 Tamsin Hinchley / Stacey Kloeden, Australia (Q20) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 6/29/2005 Winner 1 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (14, Q5) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Wed, 6/29/2005 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (3) Lost 27-29, 21-18, 11-15 1:04
Thu, 6/30/2005 Contender 2 Nicoletta Luciani / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (20) Won 23-25, 21-15, 15-7 0:56
Thu, 6/30/2005 Contender 3 Xiaoyan Hu / Xi Zhang, China (28, Q8) Won 14-21, 21-15, 19-17 0:48
Thu, 6/30/2005 Contender 4 Agatha Bednarczuk / Sandra Pires, Brazil (8) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:41
Fri, 7/1/2005 Contender 5 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (13, Q15) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta lead the series against the field 17-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 21-18, 21-10 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-3
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 Bede/Behar 2 21-19, 17-21, 35-33 1:28
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 21-19, 21-14 0:37
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 24-22, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 29-27, 18-21, 15-11 1:04
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-17, 21-11 0:34
8/23/03FIVBBali Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Kadijk/Mooren 15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 8 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Bednarczuk/Pires 8 21-16, 23-21 0:41
Series tied with # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool B Hakedal/Torlen 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26 21-19, 21-17 0:44
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 Hakedal/Torlen Q13 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-14, 21-17 0:34
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 12 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20, Q7 21-17, 21-7 0:32
Trail the series against # 13, Q15 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 14, Q5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 17 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 Arjona/Kadjo 16 22-24, 21-17, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 18 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 20 Luciani/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Luciani/Perrotta 20 23-25, 21-15, 15-7 0:56
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-1
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 32, Q13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q4 21-15, 18-21, 19-17 0:56
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 17-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:48
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15, Q4 Lessard/Maxwell 31, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q3 Garcia/Gaxiola 15 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 14-21, 21-15, 19-17 0:48
Trail the series against # Q10 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-1
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 29, Q21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q5 23-21, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # Q12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q29 21-13, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Hinchley/Kloeden Q20 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q22 Galindo/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q5 Galindo/Revuelta Q28 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # Q24 Oyan/Schjerven, Norway 1-0
6/29/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q6 Oyan/Schjerven Q27 21-5, 21-10 0:31