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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 7 - 11, 2007

(15) 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 Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	20	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	21	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	20	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	20	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	22	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	8	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	8	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	11	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	7	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	5	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	7	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	7	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/13-17/2006	Portugal Open	7	13	180	US$4,500.00
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

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/8/2007	Winner 1	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (18, Q4)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 19-21	1:03
Wed, 8/8/2007	Contender 1	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (31, Q12)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:38
Thu, 8/9/2007	Contender 2	Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (17)	Won 14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
Thu, 8/9/2007	Contender 3	Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (8)	Won 11-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:51
Fri, 8/10/2007	Contender 4	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (27, Q3)	Lost 18-21, 34-36	1:03

Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 37-45

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	21-12, 21-17	0:35
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 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-13, 21-17	0:37
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 1-3
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	8	16-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:50
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	5	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	21-15, 21-19	0:40
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	14	Tian/Wang	3	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Pohl/Rau	13	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:51
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Pohl/Rau	13	22-20, 18-21, 15-9	0:57
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	Pohl/Rau	7	21-11, 36-34	0:54
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	26, Q2	21-14, 21-14	0:31
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	7	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	21-19, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barros/Connelly	7	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	19-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:53
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Barros/Connelly	8	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	16	21-17, 21-19	0:37
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 5	Barros/Connelly	6	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-19, 21-18	0:47
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barros/Connelly	25, Q1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	26, Q2	21-17, 22-20	0:42
Trail the series against # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-3
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	16-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:58
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	21-14, 21-13	0:31
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	26, Q2	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-15, 21-9	0:37
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	21-13, 21-17	0:33
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool B	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-5
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Bede/Behar	4	21-16, 35-33	0:53
5/26/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 5	Bede/Behar	6	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	21-19, 21-15	0:53
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	14	21-15, 21-13	0:36
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 # 8 Wang/Zuo, China 1-2
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	Wang/Zuo	8	11-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:51
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Wang/Zuo	18	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:55
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Wang/Zuo	13	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-17, 14-21, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-5
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-13, 12-21, 18-16	0:48
10/28/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 6	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	21-16, 21-19	0:45
9/29/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	6	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	17-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:48
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	21-16, 22-20	0:35
9/2/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	8	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	21-19, 21-16	0:40
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 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	14	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	22-20, 21-17	0:36
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	21-14, 21-18	0:36
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	19, Q4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	19, Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-3
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	28	21-14, 21-19	0:34
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	19	21-17, 21-13	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	19	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-15, 21-11	0:38
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	Claasen/Roder	12	21-16, 25-27, 15-7	0:53
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Claasen/Roder	14	21-19, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Montagnolli/Swoboda	29	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	Montagnolli/Swoboda	30	20-22, 21-11, 15-11	1:03
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	21-19, 21-15	0:50
Series tied with # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	26	21-16, 26-24	0:44
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	24-22, 22-20	0:54
Lead the series against # 17 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	Faure/Sarpaux	17	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q4	21-19, 21-12	0:46
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q2	21-11, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 4-2
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Lessard/Maxwell	18, Q4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	19-21, 21-19, 21-19	1:03
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	22	Lessard/Maxwell	26, Q3	21-15, 21-13	0:35
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Lessard/Maxwell	16	21-17, 21-12	0:37
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lessard/Maxwell	32, Q13	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	Q4	21-15, 18-21, 19-17	0:56
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Lessard/Maxwell	29, Q10	17-21, 21-11, 15-10	0:48
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool B	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15, Q4	Lessard/Maxwell	31, Q9	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	25, Q6	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	8	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	16-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:48
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	22	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	16-21, 21-18, 19-17	0:57
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 # 23 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 # 24 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Moiseeva/Uryadova	29	21-13, 21-23, 15-12	0:48
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Moiseeva/Uryadova	29	21-12, 23-21	0:39
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-3
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Gattelli/Perrotta	28, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:48
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20	Gattelli/Perrotta	22	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:58
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	19	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Gattelli/Perrotta	26, Q7	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	28-26, 21-18	0:47
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool B	Gattelli/Perrotta	15	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	18	21-14, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	27, Q3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	21-18, 36-34	1:03
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	11	21-12, 22-20	0:41
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	15	Baburina/Osheyko	31, Q12	21-16, 21-13	0:38