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(29) Emilia Nystrom/Erika Nystrom, Finland
 
Emilia Nystrom
Finland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Jyvaskyla
Resides: Muurame
Height: 177 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 158
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$234,100.00
Erika Nystrom
Finland / Cyprus
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1983 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Jyväskylä
Resides: CYPRUS
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 169
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Budapest 2021)
Career Winnings: US$234,098.23
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB150000031195483130292 US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC300001020000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S411101000000000 US$6,850.00
Overall157111051215483130292 US$460,600.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Erika Nystrom - 33rd Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2004 Erika Nystrom - 33rd Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2005 Erika Nystrom - 25th Emilia Nystrom - 25th
2006 Erika Nystrom - 17th Emilia Nystrom - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 12 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q2 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 16 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q2 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 28 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 23 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 21 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 25 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 22 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 14 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 10 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/17-19/2006 Turku Satellite 1 3 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 23 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 21, Q3 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 18 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 22 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 17 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 20, Q6 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 19 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open Q2 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 26, Q3 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 20 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open Q3 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open Q2 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 10/11-15/2005 Argentina Satellite 3 5 12 US$650.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 23 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 23 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 21 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 29, Q4 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam Q5 33 30 US$0.00
Gstaad World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2007 Pool E Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (20) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:36
Wed, 7/25/2007 Pool E Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (5) Lost 21-19, 15-21, 14-16 0:56
Thu, 7/26/2007 Pool E Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua, Philippines (44) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:39
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005Berlin Erika Nystrom - 33rd Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2009Stavanger Erika Nystrom - 37th Emilia Nystrom - 37th
2011Rome Erika Nystrom - 17th Emilia Nystrom - 17th
2013Stare Jablonki Erika Nystrom - 9th Emilia Nystrom - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 30 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 29 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 39 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 21 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 26 9 500 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 27-54
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-10, 21-14 0:31
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 21-11, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 26-24, 21-17 0:46
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 21-18, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:56
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-17, 21-11 0:32
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Bede/Behar 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 21-12, 20-22, 15-7 0:51
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-14, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Barros/Connelly 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 28 21-15, 21-6 0:30
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Nystrom/Nystrom 28 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-17 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 12-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:47
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-10, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-12, 21-17 0:31
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kadijk/Mooren 21 12-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:48
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 19 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-13, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-11, 21-14 0:27
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-3
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-15, 21-12 0:36
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-13, 12-21, 15-8 0:49
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:58
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Winner 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 19-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:45
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:55
Trail the series against # 21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 16-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:57
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-17, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 21-15, 21-15 0:30
5/20/04FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 28, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom Q21 21-16, 25-27, 15-4 0:54
Lead the series against # 23 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 Banck/Lahme 29 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 12-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
Series tied with # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
8/19/06FIVB C&STurku Satellite Semi-Finals Jursone/Minusa 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 1 21-19, 26-24 0:45
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Nystrom/Nystrom 17 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Keizer/Leenstra 16 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 28 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-19, 21-19 0:39
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 30 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Claasen/Roder 23 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 17-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Claasen/Roder 29, Q7 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 31 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 27-25, 21-8 0:41
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Lessard/Maxwell 9 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 32 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 33 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-3
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 34 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Nystrom/Nystrom 28 16-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:55
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 By Forfeit  
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 31, Q15 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 14-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:43
Lead the series against # 36 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:51
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-11, 17-21, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # 37 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 5-4
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 21 21-18, 21-16 0:45
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 24-22, 21-17 0:43
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 24, Q3 21-18, 17-21, 20-18 1:01
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 22 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 22-20, 21-13 0:41
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 21-19, 21-16 0:40
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Gattelli/Perrotta 17 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 0:47
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 11 21-17, 21-12 0:29
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Nystrom/Nystrom 23, Q9 21-12, 13-21, 15-6 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Gattelli/Perrotta 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Series tied with # 40 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Cooke/Martin 10 By Forfeit  
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Cooke/Martin 31, Q18 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 41 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-13, 21-16 0:34
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-15, 32-30 0:50
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 44 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Ilustre/Pascua 44 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 47 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 Skrivan/Zumkehr Q27 21-18, 21-14 0:37