$60,000 WPVA Ocean Pacific U.S. Open
June 27 - 29, 1997
(7) Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst
 
Natalie Cook
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 19, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Height: 5'11"
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 171
Career Wins: 4
Career WPVA Best: 5th (Orlando 1997)
Career Winnings: $661,333.75
Kerri Pottharst
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1965 (59 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaïde
Height: 6'0"
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 97
Career Wins: 3
Career WPVA Best: 7th (Huntington Beach 1997)
Career Winnings: $447,790.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB623610121669000 US$580,095.00
USAV10001000000 $7,500.00
WPVA20000011000 $3,950.00
Overall6536101316710000 US$591,545.00
Previous Huntington Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/13-16/1997 Australian Open 5 7th 120 US$3,800.00
FIVB 2/13-16/1997 Brazil Open 5 7th 120 US$3,800.00
FIVB 11/22-24/1996 Indonesia Open 3 5th 168 US$9,000.00
FIVB 11/7-10/1996 Brazil Open 4 5th 168 US$9,000.00
FIVB 9/6-8/1996 Puerto Rico Open 4 4th 420 US$27,000.00
FIVB 8/9-11/1996 Japan Open 1 1st 280 US$29,200.00
FIVB 7/23-27/1996 Atlanta XXVI Olympic Games 6 3rd 0 US$0.00
U.S. Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/27/1997 Kim Blankinship / Jennifer Loftis (39) Won    
Fri, 6/27/1997 Maike Friedrichsen / Danja Musch (10) Won 16-14  
Fri, 6/27/1997 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno (2) Lost 8-15  
Fri, 6/27/1997 Monique Oliver / Valinda Roche (16) Won 15-8  
Fri, 6/27/1997 Linda Chisholm / Deb Richardson (6) Lost 4-15  
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 0-1
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Kirby/Reno 2 Cook/Pottharst 7 15-8  
Lead the series against # 3 Fontana/Hanley 1-0
7/27/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 6 Fontana/Hanley 4 12-11, 12-7 1:51
Trail the series against # 6 Chisholm/Richardson 0-1
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Chisholm/Richardson 6 Cook/Pottharst 7 15-4  
Lead the series against # 10 Friedrichsen/Musch 1-0
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Cook/Pottharst 7 Friedrichsen/Musch 10 16-14  
Lead the series against # 16 Oliver/Roche 1-0
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Cook/Pottharst 7 Oliver/Roche 16 15-8  
Lead the series against # 39 Blankinship/Loftis 1-0
6/27/97WPVAU.S. Open Cook/Pottharst 7 Blankinship/Loftis 39