Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
September 10 - 13, 1997
(5) Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia
 
Natalie Cook
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 19, 1975 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Brisbane
Height: 181 cm (5'11")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 165
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$652,908.75
Kerri Pottharst
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1965 (60 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaïde
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$437,315.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB623610121669000 US$580,095.00
Previous Los Angeles Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-17/1997 Korea Open 5 3rd 192 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/8-10/1997 Japan Open 4 5th 144 US$5,400.00
FIVB 8/1-3/1997 Portugal Open 4 9th 96 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/24-26/1997 French Open 4 4th 168 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/4-6/1997 Italian Open 5 5th 144 US$5,400.00
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
Los Angeles World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/11/1997 Barb Broen Ouellette / Kathy Tough, Canada (28) Won 12-2, 12-1 0:34
Fri, 9/12/1997 Karolyn Kirby / Nancy Reno, United States (12) Lost 4-12, 2-12 1:05
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Angela Clarke - 9th Pauline Manser - 7th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Nicole Sanderson - 3rd Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Summer Lochowicz - 25th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Tamsin Hinchley - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Tara West - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships 5 9th 210 US$6,200.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 4 9th 200 US$6,000.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games210100000000 $0.00
World Championships200000020000 $12,200.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam601121010000 $93,900.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open51258915660000 $458,495.00
Goodwill Games100010000000 $15,500.00
Total6236101216690000 $580,095.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Natalie Cook Kerri Pottharst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5101110100 $0.00 Olympic Games3101001000 $0.00
7001004010 $34,800.00 World Championships3000012000 $10,600.00
390124514420 $165,575.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam9011213010 $56,450.00
11136111040231120 $401,153.75 Challenge/Four Star/Open75279113113110 $313,735.00
2000110000 $9,750.00 Goodwill Games2010100000 $17,750.00
16447151647411650 $611,278.75 Total923911143319120 $398,535.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1996FIVB911133000000 $128,200.00 4180.0 %
1997FIVB800112220000 $46,400.00 1150.0 %
TotalFIVB1711245220000 $174,600.00 5271.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Natalie Cook  Kerri Pottharst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $1,625.00 1993FIVB          
6000051000 $9,031.25 1994FIVB5000032000 $6,062.50
11000281000 $16,000.00 1995FIVB11000281000 $16,000.00
9111330000 $64,100.00 1996FIVB9111330000 $64,100.00
8001142000 $23,200.00 1997FIVB8001142000 $23,200.00
351126214000 $113,956.25 TotalTotal331126185000 $109,362.50
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
Overall78 83.9% 6 6.5% 9 9.7% 84-9 90.3% 9 31.0% 5 17.2% 15 51.7% 9-20 31.0% 78-15 83.9% 15-14 51.7% 01 100-31 76.3%
1996-19972 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 2-1 66.7% 0-0 00 5-2 71.4%
Against the Field13 61.9% 3 14.3% 5 23.8% 16-5 76.2% 1 14.3% 0 0.0% 6 85.7% 1-6 14.3% 26-8 76.5% 8-8 50.0% 01 18-10 64.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000000006011101091
World Championships000020001100000042
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000510061021100125
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000270003174743137321
Goodwill Games000000002001010022
Total000034100469511652310031
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Rodrigues/Samuel, Brazil 0-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Semi-Finals Rodrigues/Samuel 5 Cook/Pottharst 6 15-3 0:27
Lead the series against # 7 Fontana/Hanley, United States 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 # 12 Kirby/Reno, United States 0-1
9/12/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Kirby/Reno 12 Cook/Pottharst 5 12-4, 12-2 1:05
Lead the series against # 28 Broen Ouellette/Tough, Canada 1-0
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Cook/Pottharst 5 Broen Ouellette/Tough 28 12-2, 12-1 0:34