Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(4) 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 Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 3 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 3 4th 316 US$15,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool D Elisa Folco / Roberta Marini, Italy (36) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:30
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool D Cristina Pereira / Maria Schuller, Portugal (29) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Rattanaporn Arlaisuk / Manatsanan Pangka, Thailand (31) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 2 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (15) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 10-15 0:50
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Angela Clarke - 9th Pauline Manser - 7th
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
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 26-10 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-2
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 22-20, 21-14 0:41
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 1-4
7/28/01FIVBPortugal Open Bronze Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 0:48
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-18, 21-14 0:38
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 # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 3-0
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 Minello/Pires 4 21-18, 21-17 0:43
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 3-1
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
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 # 12 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 # 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 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 # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 15 Cook/Pottharst 4 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:50
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 21-16, 13-21, 15-11 0:52
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 15-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 29 Pereira/Schuller, Portugal 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Pereira/Schuller 29 21-16, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 4 Arlaisuk/Pangka 31 21-11, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 36 Folco/Marini, Italy 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Folco/Marini 36 21-9, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # 37 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
Lead the series against # 38 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 # 45 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 2 Ikauniece/Minusa 31, Q17 21-15, 21-15 0:32