Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(25) 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
2007 Erika Nystrom - 37th Emilia Nystrom - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 26 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q6 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 30, Q5 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 30, Q5 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 25 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 27 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 22 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 23 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 23 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 20 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 17 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 25 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 9 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 20 13 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 25, Q4 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 29 37 40 US$3,400.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool H Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:34
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool H Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (9, Q7) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:38
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool H Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (24, Q3) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:49
Thu, 7/24/2008 Winner 1 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (18) Lost 18-21, 23-21, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 27-39
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Connelly 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Antonelli/Leao 23, Q19 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-11, 21-17 0:39
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 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:41
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 23-21, 22-20 0:45
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-10, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 29-27, 21-15 0:46
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-15, 21-17 0:36
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 # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 9, Q7 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Graessli/Zumkehr 9, Q7 21-10, 21-19 0:38
Series tied with # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-14, 21-11 0:35
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 # 11 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 # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26 21-13, 21-10 0:29
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Claasen/Roder 13 21-17, 21-14 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 13 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 # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Glesnes/Maaseide 17 21-16, 22-24, 15-11 0:55
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 # 17 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 27 21-11, 15-21, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Campisi/Lozano 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 0:58
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Contender 4 Campisi/Lozano 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 3 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
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 # 21, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-3
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 23, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom 26 21-12, 21-16 0:38
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q19 21-18, 21-17 0:41
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Baburina/Osheyko 32, Q15 Nystrom/Nystrom 17 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 20, Q6 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 21-10, 21-17 0:35
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Nystrom/Nystrom 20 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
8/24/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Gold Medal Nystrom/Nystrom 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-19, 21-11 0:44
8/22/03FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Pool A Baburina/Osheyko 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 1 21-16, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Faure/Sarpaux 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-17, 21-15 0:32
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 # 24, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24, Q3 21-19, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 28, Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 25 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-8, 15-21, 15-9 0:39
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 18 Petrova/Skalnikova 31, Q8 21-18, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # 29 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 3-0
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 Forrer/Schmocker Q28 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:50
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 Forrer/Schmocker Q28 21-15, 21-19 0:41
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 Forrer/Schmocker 28, Q23 21-10, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lubetz/Sude 32, Q31 Nystrom/Nystrom Q2 26-24, 22-20 0:44