Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 2 - 6, 2002
(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 Stavanger Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 5 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
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
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/4/2002 Pool C Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (19) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Thu, 7/4/2002 Pool C Carrie Dodd / Leanne McSorley, United States (14, Q6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool C Judith Augoustides / Helke Claasen, Germany (30, Q36) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:47
Fri, 7/5/2002 Winner 1 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (20, Q7) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Fri, 7/5/2002 Winner 2 Angela Clarke / Tania Gooley, Australia (22, Q2) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Sat, 7/6/2002 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Won 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Sat, 7/6/2002 Gold Medal Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (5) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 30-6 (Lead 17 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
Lead the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 22-20, 21-17 0:35
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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-1
7/6/02FIVBNorway Open Gold Medal McPeak/Youngs 5 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
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, Q3 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14, Q6 Dodd/McSorley, United States 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Dodd/McSorley 14, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 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 3-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Tian/Wang 19 21-11, 21-14 0:31
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 # 20, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Clarke/Gooley 22, Q2 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 30, Q36 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Augoustides/Claasen 30, Q36 19-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:47
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q17 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 30, Q14 21-10, 21-10 0:28
Lead the series against # Q18 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