Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(Q2) Ester Alcon/Olga Matveeva, Spain
 
Ester Alcon
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1970 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Sabaden
Resides: Madrid
Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 60
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$44,192.50
Olga Matveeva
Spain / Russia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 20, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: St. Petersburg, Russia
Resides: Madrid
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 34
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Porto San Giorgio 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$23,575.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB230000001145615 US$39,700.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$650.00
Overall240000101145615 US$40,350.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Catalina Maria Pol - 37th Did not play
2003 Catalina Maria Pol - 25th Did not play
2004 Catalina Maria Pol - 33rd Did not play
2007 Olga Matveeva - 41st Ester Alcon - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 21, Q2 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 22, Q2 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q13 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q18 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q18 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q12 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 9 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 26, Q11 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q12 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 24 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open Q6 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 21, Q10 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q20 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 38 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open Q15 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2007 San Sebastiàn Satellite 2 5 12 US$650.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 29, Q25 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 32, Q36 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open Q25 41 18 US$0.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/29/2008 Qualifier 2 Sona Novakova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (32, Q18) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 13-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 5-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-2
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Antonelli/Leao 2 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 26, Q17 Alcon/Matveeva Q16 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q15 21-12, 16-21, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-2
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Claasen/Roder 12, Q1 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 21-17, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva Q18 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool K Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 14 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-3
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 22, Q2 Martins/Santanna 11 21-18, 22-24, 15-11 0:52
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Martins/Santanna 25, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-18, 21-23, 15-10 0:53
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Martins/Santanna 28, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 22-24, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q10 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Series tied with # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 Campisi/Lozano Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 Alcon/Matveeva Q25 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 21, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Petrova/Skalnikova 28, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 21-14, 21-19 0:33
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Petrova/Skalnikova Q20 Alcon/Matveeva Q13 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Series tied with # 24, Q3 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q15 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q18 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/30/07FIVB C&SSan Sebastiàn Satellite Winner 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 3 Alcon/Matveeva 2 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Trail the series against # 26 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 0-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 Alcon/Matveeva Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 Gschweidl/Hansel Q20 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 32, Q18 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Novakova/Tobiasova 32, Q18 Alcon/Matveeva Q2 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Salgado/Salgado 5 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q13 Ciavarelli/Menon, Italy 1-0
7/22/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 Ciavarelli/Menon Q15 21-16, 21-11 0:34