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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 30 - September 3, 2005

(11) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$171,737.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	67	0	0	0	0	3	7	16	10	21	4	5	1	US$327,375.00

Previous Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	17	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	19	17	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	17	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	11	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	19, Q4	7	280	US$10,750.00
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

Greece Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/31/2005	Winner 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (22, Q3)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:35
Wed, 8/31/2005	Winner 2	Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (27, Q2)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:30
Thu, 9/1/2005	Winner 3	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 10-15	0:57
Thu, 9/1/2005	Contender 4	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (8)	Lost 12-21, 20-22	0:41

Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 12-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland 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
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	Bede/Behar	2	21-19, 17-21, 35-33	1:28
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	23, Q6	21-19, 21-14	0:37
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:41
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20, Q7	24-22, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	10	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	19-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:57
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Kadijk/Mooren	15	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	24-22, 22-20	0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	21-12, 22-20	0:41
Series tied with # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool B	Hakedal/Torlen	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	26	21-19, 21-17	0:44
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15, Q4	Hakedal/Torlen	Q13	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	23, Q6	Cook/Sanderson	7	21-18, 24-26, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-2
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	16	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool B	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	21-14, 21-17	0:34
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20, Q7	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	21-14, 13-21, 16-14	1:00
Lead the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	Arjona/Kadjo	16	22-24, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
Lead the series against # 17 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 2-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Clarke/Gerlic	16	21-12, 20-22, 15-10	0:51
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	23, Q6	Clarke/Gerlic	27, Q1	19-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	22, Q3	21-12, 21-19	0:35
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18, Q4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q29	21-13, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18	Nystrom/Nystrom	31	21-17, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	Erni/Trussel	34	21-19, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	Gschweidl/Hansel	27, Q2	21-16, 21-13	0:30