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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

Ester Alcon/Catalina Maria Pol, 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (CEV The Hague 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$60,015.59

Catalina Maria Pol Marti
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 30, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Consell (Mallora)

Resides:

Barcelona

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Under Age Esposende 2001)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$40,139.61

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	US$9,008.74
FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	6	11	3	4	1	US$44,285.00
Overall	39	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	5	2	7	11	3	4	1	US$53,293.74

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	Q8	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	38	37	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	30, Q10	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	Q6	41	10	US$0.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		25	16	€ 0.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	24	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	25, Q4	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	28, Q15	25	52	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q13	33	32	US$0.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		19	10	€ 750.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	28, Q9	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	32, Q10	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q7	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q2	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	Q4	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	12	25	30	US$1,650.00
CEV	8/29-31/2002	European Championships	21	7	50	€ 1,800.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	30	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	Q9	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	36	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	Q15	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	40	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	29, Q8	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	Q18	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	28, Q28	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	26	25	30	US$1,650.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/12/2004		Magdalena Michon / Dorota Wojtczak, Poland	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:41
Wed, 5/12/2004		Nadia Erni / Karin Trussel, Switzerland	Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-10	1:07
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool F	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic	Lost 20-22, 21-17, 9-15	0:59
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool F	Olga Filina / Nadeida Zorina, Russia	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:37
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool F	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 12-15	0:55
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 1	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Alcon/Pol trail the series against the field 11-27

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-2
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool E	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q4	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	21-19, 21-23, 15-8	0:54
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q15	Alcon/Pol	Q18	21-19, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 2-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	Arjona/Kadjo	Q24	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Alcon/Pol	21	Arjona/Kadjo	12	17-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/11/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 1	Baburina/Osheyko	Q63	Alcon/Pol	Q2	21-18, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	28, Q15	Barrera/Jaouen	Q18	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Alcon/Pol	26	21-12, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-3
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Alcon/Pol		22-20, 17-21, 15-9	0:59
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool C	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Alcon/Pol		21-14, 21-15	0:36
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Alcon/Pol		Erni/Trussel		21-23, 21-19, 15-10	1:07
Series tied with Filina/Zorina, Russia 1-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool F	Alcon/Pol		Filina/Zorina		21-17, 21-14	0:37
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool C	Filina/Zorina		Alcon/Pol		21-8, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q15	21-10, 21-17	0:33
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool A	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Alcon/Pol	32, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool H	Hakedal/Torlen	24, Q3	Alcon/Pol	25, Q4	21-18, 27-25	0:44
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool C	Hakedal/Torlen		Alcon/Pol		21-17, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool F	Hansel/Montagnolli		Alcon/Pol		18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Alcon/Pol	28, Q9	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q25	21-10, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against Istenic/Oblak, Slovenia 0-1
8/27/03	CEV	European Championships		Istenic/Oblak		Alcon/Pol		18-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:57
Trail the series against Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	Alcon/Pol	12	21-10, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-2
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Alcon/Pol		21-19, 21-17	0:45
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	21-19, 16-21, 18-16	0:56
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Alcon/Pol	21	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against Michon/Wojtczak, Poland 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Alcon/Pol		Michon/Wojtczak		21-18, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q39	Alcon/Pol	Q7	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:41
Trail the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Pohl/Rau	14	Alcon/Pol	38	21-17, 21-13	0:37
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:39
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Alcon/Pol	21	Pohl/Rau	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	4	Alcon/Pol	21	20-22, 21-12, 15-10	0:58
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool C	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Alcon/Pol	30	21-16, 21-15	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	21-14, 21-16	0:29