Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Macau Open
April 4 - 8, 2001
(2) Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia
 
Natalie Cook
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 19, 1975 (49 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 (59 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 Macau Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/16-25/2000 Sydney XXVII Olympic Games 1 1st 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 4 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 3 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 3 4th 238 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 6 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 6 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Swiss Open 5 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 5 3rd 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 5 5th 204 US$7,000.00
Macau Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 4/6/2001 Winner 1 Sarah Drummond / Lucy Todd, New Zealand (31, Q18) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Fri, 4/6/2001 Winner 2 Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (18) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Sat, 4/7/2001 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (7) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Sat, 4/7/2001 Winner 4 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Lost 13-21, 23-25 0:42
Sat, 4/7/2001 Contender 6 Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (18) Won 22-20, 21-13 0:36
Sun, 4/8/2001 Semi-Finals Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Sun, 4/8/2001 Gold Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Won 28-26, 21-13 0:49
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 7-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-1
4/8/01FIVBMacau Open Gold Medal Cook/Pottharst 2 Bede/Behar 3 28-26, 21-13 0:49
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 21-13, 25-23 0:42
9/25/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Gold Medal Cook/Pottharst 1 Bede/Behar 2 12-11, 12-10 1:15
Lead the series against # 4 Fontana/Youngs, United States 1-0
4/8/01FIVBMacau Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 2 Fontana/Youngs 4 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 Tian/Wang 7 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Minello/Pires, Brazil 2-0
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 2 Minello/Pires 18 22-20, 21-13 0:36
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 2 Minello/Pires 18 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Drummond/Todd, New Zealand 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 2 Drummond/Todd 31, Q18 21-15, 21-13 0:33