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$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 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Height:

5'11"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

171

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Best:

5th (Orlando 1997)

Career Winnings:

$661,333.75

Kerri Pottharst

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 25, 1965 (60 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adelaïde

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career WPVA Best:

7th (Huntington Beach 1997)

Career Winnings:

$447,790.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	62	3	6	10	12	16	6	9	0	0	0	US$580,095.00
USAV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
WPVA	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$3,950.00
Overall	65	3	6	10	13	16	7	10	0	0	0	US$591,545.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$12,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$93,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	51	2	5	8	9	15	6	6	0	0	0	0	$458,495.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,500.00
Total	62	3	6	10	12	16	6	9	0	0	0	0	$580,095.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Natalie Cook												Kerri Pottharst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	$34,800.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$10,600.00
39	0	1	2	4	5	14	4	2	0	$165,575.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	1	1	2	1	3	0	1	0	$56,450.00
111	3	6	11	10	40	23	11	2	0	$401,153.75	Challenge/Four Star/Open	77	2	7	9	12	31	14	1	1	0	$318,485.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$9,750.00	Goodwill Games	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,750.00
164	4	7	15	16	47	41	16	5	0	$611,278.75	Total	94	3	9	11	15	33	20	1	2	0	$403,285.00

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
1995	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00	3	2	60.0 %
1996	FIVB	9	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$128,200.00	4	1	80.0 %
1997	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,850.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	WPVA	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$3,950.00	6	4	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	9	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$128,200.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Natalie Cook													Kerri Pottharst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,625.00	1993	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$900.00	1994	WPVA
6	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	$9,031.25	1994	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	$6,062.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$550.00	1995	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$550.00
11	0	0	0	2	8	1	0	0	0	$16,000.00	1995	FIVB	11	0	0	0	2	8	1	0	0	0	$16,000.00
9	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	$64,100.00	1996	FIVB	9	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	$64,100.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,225.00	1997	WPVA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,425.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,800.00	1997	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,800.00
34	1	1	1	5	21	5	0	0	0	$99,231.25	Total	Total	29	1	1	1	5	17	4	0	0	0	$91,937.50

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	6-4	60.0%
1996-1997	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	9	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	6	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	31	7	4	7	4	3	1	3	73	21
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2
Total	0	0	0	0	34	1	0	0	46	9	5	11	6	5	2	3	100	31

Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Kirby/Reno 0-1
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Kirby/Reno	2	Cook/Pottharst	7	15-8
Lead the series against # 3 Fontana/Hanley 1-0
7/27/96	FIVB	Atlanta 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
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Chisholm/Richardson	6	Cook/Pottharst	7	15-4
Lead the series against # 10 Friedrichsen/Musch 1-0
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Cook/Pottharst	7	Friedrichsen/Musch	10	16-14
Lead the series against # 16 Oliver/Roche 1-0
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Cook/Pottharst	7	Oliver/Roche	16	15-8
Lead the series against # 39 Blankinship/Loftis 1-0
6/27/97	WPVA	U.S. Open		Cook/Pottharst	7	Blankinship/Loftis	39