Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
June 13 - 17, 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 Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 2 1st 360 US$27,000.00
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
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/15/2001 Winner 1 Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (31, Q17) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:32
Fri, 6/15/2001 Winner 2 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (18) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:39
Sat, 6/16/2001 Winner 3 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (7) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 6/16/2001 Winner 4 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (11, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:34
Sun, 6/17/2001 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:39
Sun, 6/17/2001 Gold Medal Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Lost 21-10, 19-21, 11-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 13-2 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-1
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 2 Bede/Behar 1 21-17, 21-12 0:39
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
Series tied with # 4 Fontana/Youngs, United States 1-1
6/17/01FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Fontana/Youngs 4 Cook/Pottharst 2 10-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:48
4/8/01FIVBMacau Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 2 Fontana/Youngs 4 21-18, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Chi/Xiong, China 1-0
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Chi/Xiong 12 15-2 0:30
Lead the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 15-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 11, Q6 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 1-0
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Cook/Pottharst 2 Oliveira/Silva 11, Q6 21-13, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 23-21, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 2 Ikauniece/Minusa 31, Q17 21-15, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # Q15 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