Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Porto Santo Line/TMN Open
September 13 - 17, 2006
(7) 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 Porto Santo Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 7 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 17 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 20 7 400 US$11,200.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 14 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 20 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 26, Q2 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 26, Q3 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 17 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 11 9 160 US$6,000.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/14/2006 Winner 1 Patricia Labee / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (26, Q7) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Thu, 9/14/2006 Winner 2 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (10) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:35
Fri, 9/15/2006 Contender 2 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (25, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:32
Fri, 9/15/2006 Contender 3 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (16) Lost 13-21, 21-14, 13-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta lead the series against the field 28-25
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-12, 21-17 0:35
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 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-15, 21-19 0:40
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Tian/Wang 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 5 Barros/Connelly 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-19, 21-18 0:47
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 21-19, 21-12 0:39
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:35
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 22-20, 21-17 0:36
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 21-14, 21-18 0:36
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 # 10 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-16, 22-20 0:35
9/2/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-19, 21-16 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 11 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Series tied with # 12 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-19, 21-13 0:39
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland 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 1-3
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 21-17, 21-13 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
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  
Lead the series against # 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 21-12, 21-19 0:35
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18, Q4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q29 21-13, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-16, 26-24 0:44
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Keizer/Leenstra 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-13, 14-21, 15-13 0:50
Series tied with # 17, Q4 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-14, 21-13 0:31
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-15, 21-9 0:37
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 16 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-13, 21-17 0:33
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 4-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kadijk/Mooren 16 21-16, 21-16 0:34
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-16, 21-13 0:37
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Kadijk/Mooren 7 26-24, 21-17 0:44
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-16, 21-12 0:32
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 10 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 19-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:57
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 # 20 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 3-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Lessard/Maxwell 16 21-17, 21-12 0:37
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 # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 21-18, 21-12 0:33
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19 Petrova/Skalnikova 30, Q20 21-12, 21-9 0:27
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-18, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Labee/de Vries 26, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # Q1 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-1
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Barrera/Hamzaoui 25, Q1 21-10, 21-11 0:29
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Barrera/Hamzaoui 29, Q21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta Q5 23-21, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # Q13 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q3 Erni/Graessli 10 21-15, 21-12 0:35