Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$170,000 Portugal Open
July 28 - August 1, 1999
(17) 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: 8
Tournaments: 62
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$69,682.50
Sarah Straton
Australia / United States
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: 7
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Osaka 1996)
Career Winnings: US$66,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB25000001211416 US$60,950.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Jacqui Vukosa - 26th Chris Wilson - 7th
1997 Angela Clarke - 25th Chris Wilson - 13th
1998 Sarah Straton - 7th Annette Huygens Tholen - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 19 13th 180 US$6,000.00
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$6,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000001000 $6,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100000000100 $3,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open22000001201360 $51,950.00
Total25000001211560 $60,950.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Annette Huygens Tholen Sarah Straton
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
2000001100 $4,700.00 World Championships2000001100 $4,700.00
4000001200 $4,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4000000210 $3,375.00
55000071321110 $60,482.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open4300105111860 $53,725.00
62000071525110 $69,682.50 Total5000105122270 $61,800.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1999FIVB400000001300 $13,500.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB400000001300 $13,500.00 2250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Annette Huygens Tholen  Sarah Straton
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5000032000 $6,062.50 1994FIVB          
7000002311 $2,312.50 1995FIVB9000034002 $6,000.00
7000015010 $10,200.00 1996FIVB7001011310 $16,575.00
7000011410 $7,525.00 1997FIVB8000004400 $8,550.00
7000012400 $11,175.00 1998FIVB7000012400 $11,175.00
4000001300 $6,750.00 1999FIVB4000001300 $6,750.00
3700006131431 $44,025.00 TotalTotal3500105121412 $49,050.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 2-4 33.3%
1998-19990 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00 2-2 50.0%
Against the Field0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-0 0-0 00 2-3 40.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000000000100000002
World Championships000000000000000022
Total000000000100000024
Head to Head Results
Huygens Tholen/Straton lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 5 Arce/Fontana, United States 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Huygens Tholen/Straton 19 Arce/Fontana 4 16-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Connelly/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Connelly/Silva 14 Huygens Tholen/Straton 19 15-4 0:25
Lead the series against # Q6 Byberg/Larsen, Norway 1-0
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Huygens Tholen/Straton 19 Byberg/Larsen 30 17-15 0:44