Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Switzerland Open
June 18 - 22, 2002
(5) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 7th Natalie Cook - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 3 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 1 4th 0 US$15,500.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/20/2002 Pool E Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (21) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Thu, 6/20/2002 Pool E Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (12) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Fri, 6/21/2002 Pool E Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (28, Q28) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Fri, 6/21/2002 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (22) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Fri, 6/21/2002 Winner 2 Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Won 14-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
Sat, 6/22/2002 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 21-23 0:44
Sat, 6/22/2002 Bronze Medal Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (6) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 29-6 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 3-3
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Cook/Pottharst 5 21-15, 23-21 0:44
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
Series tied with # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
8/12/01FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Cook/Pottharst 6 21-14, 27-25 0:46
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/9/02FIVBSpain Open Semi-Finals Connelly/Minello 18 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-19, 14-21, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 5 McPeak/Youngs 4 14-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 2-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 5 Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 21-19, 21-15 0:39
6/9/02FIVBSpain Open Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 3 Fonseca/Rodrigues 29, Q36 21-10, 21-17 0:34
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 # 12 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 3-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Cook/Pottharst 5 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 21-16, 21-16 0:39
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 # 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 3-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:42
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 # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-17, 21-14 0:40
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-15, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Cook/Pottharst 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21 21-13, 21-15 0:29
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-10, 21-14 0:29
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 5 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 22 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Barros/Pires 19 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q28 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Cook/Pottharst 5 Alcon/Pol 28, Q28 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q6 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 # Q12 Barrera/Keane, France 1-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Barrera/Keane 30, Q11 21-11, 21-9 0:23
Lead the series against # Q13 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 30, Q14 21-10, 21-10 0:28