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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997

(22) Sarah Straton/Chris Wilson, Australia

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

Chris Wilson
Australia

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 16, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Osaka 1995)

Career Winnings:

US$21,325.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	27	34	Money
FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	4	0	1	1	US$30,150.00

Previous Los Angeles Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/8-10/1997	Japan Open	12	13th	72	US$2,200.00
FIVB	8/1-3/1997	Portugal Open	15	13th	72	US$2,200.00
FIVB	7/24-26/1997	French Open	17	9th	84	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/13-16/1997	Australian Open	24	17th	48	US$1,600.00

Los Angeles World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/10/1997		Nik Fake / Angela Stojanovic, New Zealand (Q11)	Won 15-10	0:35
Thu, 9/11/1997		Magda Lima / Siomara de Souza, Brazil (11)	Lost 12-11, 5-12, 8-12	1:12

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Chris Wilson - 17th	Sarah Straton - 17th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Annette Huygens Tholen - 13th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/10-13/1997	Los Angeles World Championships	22	17th	90	US$3,400.00

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	2	0	0	$24,500.00
Total	17	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	3	4	0	0	$30,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sarah Straton												Chris Wilson
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$4,700.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,700.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$3,375.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
43	0	0	1	0	5	11	18	6	0	$53,725.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	0	0	$13,750.00
50	0	0	1	0	5	12	22	7	0	$61,800.00	Total	18	0	0	0	0	4	8	4	0	0	$16,575.00

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
1997	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$11,900.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$11,900.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sarah Straton													Chris Wilson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1992	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	2	$6,000.00	1995	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	2	$6,000.00
7	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	$16,575.00	1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	$7,550.00	1997	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	$5,950.00
23	0	0	1	0	4	8	7	1	2	$30,125.00	Total	Total	16	0	0	0	0	4	7	3	0	2	$14,575.00

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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
1996-1997	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-1	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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
World Championships	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 de Souza/Lima, Brazil 0-1
9/11/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Lima/de Souza	11	Straton/Wilson	22	11-12, 12-5, 12-8	1:12
Lead the series against # Q11 Fake/Stojanovic, New Zealand 1-0
9/10/97	FIVB	Los Angeles World Championships		Straton/Wilson	22	Fake/Stojanovic	Q11	15-10	0:35