Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
September 8 - 13, 2009
(10) 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 Barcelona Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Olga Matveeva - 25th Ester Alcon - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 38 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2008 Kristiansand Open 18 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q2 33 40 US$0.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/10/2009 Winner 1 Hiromi Suzuki / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (23) Lost 21-23, 17-21 0:48
Thu, 9/10/2009 Contender 1 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (26, Q4) Lost 21-16, 13-21, 12-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Alcon/Matveeva trail the series against the field 3-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 7 Alcon/Matveeva 26, Q11 21-15, 21-9 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-11, 22-20 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool K Keizer/Van Iersel 14 Alcon/Matveeva 38 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 2 Alcon/Matveeva 18 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:48
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Salgado/Salgado 5 Alcon/Matveeva 21, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23 Suzuki/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Suzuki/Tanaka 23 Alcon/Matveeva 10 23-21, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against # 25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Alcon/Matveeva 18 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 15 24-26, 22-20, 15-6 1:03
Series tied with # 26, Q4 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-1
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Asao/Nishibori 26, Q4 Alcon/Matveeva 10 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:55
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q12 Asao/Nishibori Q21 25-23, 21-8 0:44