Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007
(12) 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 (45 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 13th Milagros Crespo - 13th
2006 Imara Esteves Ribalta - 5th Milagros Crespo - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 13 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 15 9 200 US$5,100.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 1 Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (21, Q10) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Lost 13-21, 26-24, 10-15 0:53
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (11, Q1) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 10-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Crespo/Esteves Ribalta trail the series against the field 23-25
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 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-6
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 21-15, 21-14 0:36
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-17, 21-18 0:35
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-13, 21-18 0:31
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
Trail the series against # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 21-13, 24-26, 15-10 0:53
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-18, 21-17 0:40
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-5
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Hakedal/Torlen 6 21-13, 12-21, 18-16 0:48
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 6 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-16, 21-19 0:45
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 17-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 0:48
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 21-12, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
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 # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 17-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:51
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 30 20-22, 21-11, 15-11 1:03
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-19, 21-15 0:50
Series tied with # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Faure/Sarpaux 17 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q4 21-19, 21-12 0:46
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 21-11, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
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 # 17 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-18, 36-34 1:03
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Series tied with # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 26 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 27-25, 21-18 0:45
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-18, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q10 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 2-1
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-12, 21-14 0:39
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-15, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 25, Q6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 8 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 25, Q9 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 28, Q6 21-12, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Baburina/Osheyko 31, Q12 21-16, 21-13 0:38