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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 19 - 24, 1999

(19) Annette Huygens Tholen/Sarah Straton, Australia

Annette Huygens Tholen
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 1, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$69,682.50

Sarah Straton
Australia

/ United States

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 6, 1970 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth, Western Australia

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Osaka 1996)

Career Winnings:

US$66,550.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	14	1	6	US$60,950.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Angela Clarke - 17th	Chris Wilson - 9th
1998	Sarah Straton - 9th	Annette Huygens Tholen - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Canada Open	16	17th	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/7-11/1999	Mexico Open	16	17th	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/29-11/1/1998	Brazil Open	18	9th	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/14-16/1998	China Open	18	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/2/1998	Portugal Open	15	7th	170	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/23-25/1998	French Open	22	9th	119	US$3,850.00

Marseille World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/21/1999		Ana Paula Connelly / Jackie Silva, Brazil (14)	Lost 4-15	0:25
Wed, 7/21/1999		Solvi Byberg / Heidi Larsen, Norway (30)	Won 17-15	0:44
Thu, 7/22/1999		Lisa Arce / Barbra Fontana, United States (4)	Won 16-14	0:34
Thu, 7/22/1999		Angela Clarke / Natalie Cook, Australia (11)	Lost 16-17	0:40

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Angela Clarke - 17th	Chris Wilson - 17th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Sarah Straton - 13th	Annette Huygens Tholen - 13th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	19	13th	180	US$6,000.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	13	6	0	$51,950.00
Total	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	15	6	0	$60,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Annette Huygens Tholen												Sarah Straton
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,700.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,700.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$4,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$3,375.00
55	0	0	0	0	7	13	21	11	0	$60,482.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	43	0	0	1	0	5	11	18	6	0	$53,725.00
62	0	0	0	0	7	15	25	11	0	$69,682.50	Total	50	0	0	1	0	5	12	22	7	0	$61,800.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1999	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$11,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$11,000.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Annette Huygens Tholen													Sarah Straton
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$6,062.50	1994	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	$2,312.50	1995	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	2	$6,000.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	$10,200.00	1996	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	$16,575.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	$7,525.00	1997	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	$8,550.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	$11,175.00	1998	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	$11,175.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00	1999	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$5,500.00
36	0	0	0	0	6	13	13	3	1	$42,775.00	Total	Total	34	0	0	1	0	5	12	13	1	2	$47,800.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%
1998-1999	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	2-4	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Arce/Fontana, United States 1-0
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Huygens Tholen/Straton	19	Arce/Fontana	4	16-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Clarke/Cook, Australia 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Clarke/Cook	11	Huygens Tholen/Straton	19	17-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Connelly/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Connelly/Silva	14	Huygens Tholen/Straton	19	15-4	0:25
Lead the series against # 30 Byberg/Larsen, Norway 1-0
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Huygens Tholen/Straton	19	Byberg/Larsen	30	17-15	0:44