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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 19 - 24, 2009

(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:

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:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	150	0	0	0	0	3	1	19	5	48	31	30	2	9	2	US$453,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$6,850.00
Overall	157	1	1	1	0	5	1	21	5	48	31	30	2	9	2	US$460,600.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Erika Nystrom - 33rd	Emilia Nystrom - 33rd
2005	Erika Nystrom - 9th	Emilia Nystrom - 9th
2008	Erika Nystrom - 25th	Emilia Nystrom - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/5-9/2008	Phuket Thailand Open	18	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	17	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Myslowice Open	26, Q1	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2008	Kristiansand Open	19	7	300	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	25	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	25	17	160	US$5,100.00
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

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2009	Winner 1	Jie Wang / Man Zuo, China (8)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:35
Thu, 5/21/2009	Winner 2	Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (24, Q3)	Lost 13-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:50
Fri, 5/22/2009	Contender 2	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Nystrom/Nystrom trail the series against the field 9-19

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	21-13, 21-15	0:32
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	21-10, 21-14	0:31
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	21-17, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	21-16, 21-18	0:41
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	23-21, 22-20	0:45
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-10, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-3
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Nystrom/Nystrom	28	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:55
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	By Forfeit
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	31, Q15	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q2	14-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-15, 21-14	0:30
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-14	0:34
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-19, 10-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Wang/Zuo	8	21-17, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	Kusuhara/Urata	21	21-11, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Banck/Gunther	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-16, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	26, Q6	Nystrom/Nystrom	9	21-13, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
11/6/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	15	21-18, 21-18	0:54
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	24, Q3	21-19, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 18 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
11/7/08	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	Lessard/Martin	17	25-23, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 20 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Martins/Santanna	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	21-17, 23-21	0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
5/16/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Candelas/Garcia	24, Q16	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	16-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:50
Series tied with # 23, Q2 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Petrova/Skalnikova	25	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-8, 15-21, 15-9	0:39
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	18	Petrova/Skalnikova	31, Q8	21-18, 23-21	0:40
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 0-2
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Lubetz/Sude	24, Q3	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	0:50
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lubetz/Sude	32, Q31	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q2	26-24, 22-20	0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q21	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q12	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # Q11 Li/Wang, China 1-0
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Li/Wang	14, Q2	21-15, 13-21, 15-10	0:47