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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea German Masters
June 14 - 17, 2007

(14) Inna Shmat/Natalia Stepanova, Russia

Inna Shmat
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Novosibirsk

Resides:

Novosibirsk

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$6,552.35

Natalia Stepanova
Russia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

St. Petersburg

Resides:

Belgorod

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

13th (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$9,719.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	US$8,402.18
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	US$4,000.00
Overall	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2	5	4	US$12,402.18

Previous Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	Q22	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	29, Q25	25	60	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2007	Russian Masters	14	13	180	€ 1,300.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q25	41	18	US$0.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters		21	60	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	Q23	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	Q16	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	Q17	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	Q20	33	30	US$0.00

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/14/2007	Qualifier 1	Krisztina Nagy / Anita Petho, Hungary	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:42
Thu, 6/14/2007	Qualifier 2	Jennifer Eckardt / Frederike Fischer, Germany	Won 21-15, 22-20	0:35
Thu, 6/14/2007	Qualifier 3	Ruth Flemig / Stefanie Huttermann, Germany	Won 27-25, 21-16	0:41
Fri, 6/15/2007	Winner 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3)	Lost 22-20, 22-24, 9-15	0:55
Fri, 6/15/2007	Contender 1	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (6)	Lost 9-21, 14-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Shmat/Stepanova lead the series against the field 8-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	20-22, 24-22, 15-9	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 2	Shmat/Stepanova	29, Q25	Holtwick/Semmler	Q8	25-23, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-2
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Baburina/Osheyko	6	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-9, 21-14	0:30
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 0-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Gschweidl/Hansel	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
5/31/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Andreasen/Vestergaard		21-11, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against Arjona/Castelli, France 1-0
5/31/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Arjona/Castelli		23-21, 24-22	0:52
Lead the series against Eckardt/Fischer, Germany 1-0
6/14/07	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 2	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Eckardt/Fischer		21-15, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against Flemig/Huttermann, Germany 1-0
6/14/07	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 3	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Flemig/Huttermann		27-25, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against Kalinowska/Wrzochol, Poland 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 1	Shmat/Stepanova	29, Q25	Kalinowska/Wrzochol	Q40	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
6/14/07	CEV	German Masters	Qualifier 1	Shmat/Stepanova	14	Nagy/Petho		21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against Sotkovska/Zelinkova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 1	Shmat/Stepanova		Sotkovska/Zelinkova		21-17, 21-15	0:38