Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Anita Spring - 6th Annette Huygens Tholen - 9th
1995 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
1996 Kerri Pottharst - 1st Natalie Cook - 1st
1997 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Natalie Cook - 5th
1998 Angela Clarke - 13th Pauline Manser - 7th
1999 Kerri Pottharst - 2nd Natalie Cook - 2nd
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Natalie Cook - 3rd
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Natalie Cook - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 3 9th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 4 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 3 3rd 320 US$15,900.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 3 4th 210 US$9,300.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 3 2nd 270 US$15,000.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool C Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (19) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool C Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (14) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
Sat, 8/10/2002 Pool C Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (30, Q8) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (13) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:47
Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 46-10 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-2
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-13, 21-19 0:40
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
Series tied with # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 4-4
7/20/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cook/Pottharst 3 Bede/Behar 1 21-13, 22-20 0:44
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 20-22, 21-13, 15-6 0:58
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
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
Lead the series against # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 2-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 4 Barros/Pires 6 21-18, 21-19 0:43
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Barros/Pires 19 22-20, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-19, 25-23 0:39
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals Cook/Pottharst 4 Kadijk/Leenstra 18 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 4 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 19 21-16, 21-11 0:34
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 # 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-13, 21-19 0:34
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 13 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-18, 25-23 0:47
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 3-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 20 21-9, 21-17 0:35
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 5 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 22 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson 22 21-12, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 5-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-13, 21-13 0:35
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Pottharst 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 21-13, 21-10 0:31
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 # 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 21-17, 21-16 0:40
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 21-19, 21-19 0:38
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 5-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 19 21-16, 21-13 0:34
7/19/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Cook/Pottharst 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 22 21-15, 21-16 0:35
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 # 21 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 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-13, 21-18 0:30
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Gerlic/Lochowicz 19 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q20 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 # 30, Q8 Wang/You, China 1-0
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Wang/You 30, Q8 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Nagy/Schlegl 30, Q1 21-14, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 2-1
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 46 Cook/Pottharst 3 14-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:50
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 46 21-8, 21-13 0:25
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 30, Q14 21-10, 21-10 0:28