Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Goodwill Games
August 29 - September 4, 2001
(1) 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 Brisbane Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Natalie Cook - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 3 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 6 4th 252 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 4 9th 200 US$6,000.00
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
Goodwill Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2001 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (16) Won 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Sat, 9/1/2001 Winner 2 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (8) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Mon, 9/3/2001 Semi-Finals Tatiana Minello / Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:39
Tue, 9/4/2001 Bronze Medal Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (3) Lost 12-21, 23-25 0:45
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 20-14 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Fontana/Youngs, United States 2-6
9/4/01FIVBGoodwill Games Bronze Medal Fontana/Youngs 3 Cook/Pottharst 1 21-12, 25-23 0:45
8/12/01FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Fontana/Youngs 2 Cook/Pottharst 6 21-14, 21-14 0:39
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Cook/Pottharst 6 Fontana/Youngs 2 21-18, 21-19 0:43
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 # 4 Minello/Pires, Brazil 3-2
9/3/01FIVBGoodwill Games Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 4 Cook/Pottharst 1 21-17, 21-18 0:39
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Minello/Pires 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:58
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 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 # 7 Chi/Xiong, China 2-1
8/19/01FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 3 Chi/Xiong 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:59
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Chi/Xiong 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Chi/Xiong 12 15-2 0:30
Lead the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 8 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 12 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Cook/Pottharst 3 Galindo/Huerta 19 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:49