Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$450,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 22, 2001
(3) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Natalie Cook - 4th
1998 Liane Fenwick - 17th Pauline Manser - 9th
1999 Angela Clarke - 9th Pauline Manser - 7th
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Natalie Cook - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 1 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 2 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 1 Denise Koelliker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (30, Q10) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:37
Wed, 7/18/2001 Winner 2 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (14) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:50
Thu, 7/19/2001 Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (6) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
Sat, 7/21/2001 Winner 4 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (7) Won 21-17, 27-25 0:40
Sat, 7/21/2001 Semi-Finals Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:35
Sun, 7/22/2001 Bronze Medal Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (5) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 20-6 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 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
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 1-2
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-16, 21-13 0:35
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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-2
7/22/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Arce/McPeak 5 Cook/Pottharst 3 By Forfeit  
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 5 Arce/McPeak 4 Cook/Pottharst 1 20-22, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Cook/Pottharst 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 21-17, 27-25 0:40
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 8 Cook/Pottharst 1 14-21, 29-27, 15-13 0:55
6/16/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 11 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 # 13 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Cook/Pottharst 1 Tian/Wang 11 21-15, 21-14 0:34
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 2 Tian/Wang 7 21-19, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 17-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:50
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 2 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 23-21, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16 DeNecochea/Masakayan, United States 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 DeNecochea/Masakayan 17 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 26, Q14 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 # 30, Q10 Koelliker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Koelliker/Trussel 30, Q10 21-12, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q17 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