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Suzana Manole:
 
Suzana Manole
United States     /  Romania  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ed Chan
Birth Date August 11, 1978 (46 years old)
Home Town Bucharest, Romania
Resides Vista, CA
Height 6'1"
College George Washington
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 5th $14,008
   AVP 9th (2 times) $13,655
   NVL 9th $125
   Pro Beach 25th (2 times) $228
   USAV IDQ 5th $0
   Wide Open 25th $0
Europe 9th € 183
   CEV C&S 9th € 183
Overall 5th $14,255
 
Bio Bits

In 2005, Manole qualified for the main draw in five of the six qualifiers she played in.

She played volleyball in high school in Highland Park, Minn., then went on to George Washington University, where she was first-team all-conference in 2000 after leading the league in digs. She was twice named the team's Most Inspirational Player as well as the Best Defender in 2000. She received a Bachelor's of Business and Administration-Sports Management.

Manole is from Bucharest, Romania, where she was on the Romanian Junior National Team for three seasons. Her father, Viorel, won a Bronze Medal for Romania in the 1980 Olympics and is the Director of the Romanian Volleyball Federation. During her summer breaks from college, Manole worked with the Federation, translating between Romanian and English among other things.

She played professionally in Belgium for one year after college before moving to California to pursue her beach volleyball career. She lists her greatest accomplishments as making the Romanian Junior National Team, winning the Atlantic 10 Conference Championship, breaking the school record in digs, qualifying for the first time on the AVP in 2004 with her friend Beth Van Fleet, and taking a ninth in 2005 with Diane Pascua.

Favorite Movie: Gladiator... Favorite Band: too many good bands to have a favorite... Favorite Show: Stand Up and America's Funniest Home Videos... Role Model: my dad... Favorite Meal: Romanian food... Hobbies: dancing, camping, traveling... Sponsor: Aaron Chang


If you weren't playing professional volleyball, what would you be doing?

I would probably play professional tennis. I would still be in sports somehow. I would be a coach if I didn't play.

 
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 27th 29th 33rd 35th 37th 41st 45th 49th 51st 57th
2003 AVP 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 55.0 78th 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
2004 AVP 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $925.00 214.0 47th 0 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005 AVP 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $3,087.50 395.0 49th 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 AVP 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,250.00 209.0 62nd 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
2007 AVP 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,375.00 323.0 57th 0 5 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 AVP 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $4,912.50 390.0 52nd 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 AVP 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $605.00 294.0 93rd 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
2009 USAV IDQ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 123.0 121st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
2011 Pro Beach 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $227.50 72.0   0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 27th 29th 33rd 35th 37th 41st 45th 49th 51st 57th
2011 Wide Open 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Pro Beach 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 12.5   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 120.0 69th 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 NVL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 $125.00 182.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 AVP 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $500.00 385.0 46th 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 50.0 190th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2017 AVP 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 41.0 300th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2018 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 205.0 112th 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
2019 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 170.0 155th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
Total
(Rank)
  89
(72nd)
0 0 0 0 1 0 4 $14,007.50
(237th)
3,240.5   1 24 1 17 3 5 12 3 2 8 2 2 2 2
 
 
Europe
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 21st 25th 27th 29th 33rd 35th 37th 41st 45th 49th 51st 57th
2010 CEV C&S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 € 70.00 15.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 CEV C&S 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 112.50 20.0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 € 182.50
(642nd)
35.0   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
 
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  91
(231st)
0 0 0 0 1 0 5 $14,254.58
(691st)
3,275.5   2 24 1 17 3 5 12 3 2 8 2 2 2 2
 
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