Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 24 - 28, 2003
(14) Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson, Australia
 
Natalie Cook
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 19, 1975 (50 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
Nicole Therese Sanderson
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 1, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Perth, Western Australia
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 59
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$161,532.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB3301422194811 US$244,350.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 17 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 16 9th 120 US$4,000.00
Germany Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool C Judith Augoustides / Helke Claasen, Germany (30) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool C Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:40
Thu, 6/26/2003 Pool C Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (19) Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Fri, 6/27/2003 Winner 1 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (4) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 10-15 0:47
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100010000000 $0.00
World Championships100100000000 $30,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1200110032310 $92,850.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1901202162500 $121,500.00
Total3301422194810 $244,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Natalie Cook Nicole Sanderson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5101110100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000100000 $0.00
7001004010 $34,800.00 World Championships2001000010 $16,500.00
390124514420 $165,575.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam14001105410 $47,925.00
11136111040231120 $401,153.75 Challenge/Four Star/Open4201206151420 $97,107.50
2000110000 $9,750.00 Goodwill Games          
16447151647411650 $611,278.75 Total5901426201840 $161,532.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003FIVB300000030000 $16,000.00 7558.3 %
TotalFIVB300000030000 $16,000.00 7558.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Natalie Cook  Nicole Sanderson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $1,625.00 1993FIVB          
6000051000 $9,031.25 1994FIVB          
11000281000 $16,000.00 1995FIVB          
9111330000 $64,100.00 1996FIVB          
9001143000 $24,000.00 1997FIVB          
8000043100 $22,800.00 1998FIVB7000023200 $15,700.00
7021022000 $40,500.00 1999FIVB3000001110 $4,250.00
10103141000 $43,000.00 2000FIVB3000000300 $3,000.00
9111411000 $62,250.00 2001FIVB          
11024113000 $55,247.50 2002FIVB11000012323 $12,907.50
3000003000 $8,000.00 2003FIVB3000003000 $8,000.00
843611123318100 $346,553.75 TotalTotal27000039933 $43,857.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall63 75.0% 11 13.1% 10 11.9% 74-10 88.1% 15 24.2% 8 12.9% 39 62.9% 15-47 24.2% 63-39 61.8% 26-18 59.1% 12 90-59 60.4%
2002-200333 82.5% 4 10.0% 3 7.5% 37-3 92.5% 6 31.6% 3 15.8% 10 52.6% 6-13 31.6% 33-10 76.7% 10-6 62.5% 10 44-16 73.3%
Against the Field37 69.8% 9 17.0% 7 13.2% 46-7 86.8% 8 22.2% 5 13.9% 23 63.9% 8-28 22.2% 74-40 64.9% 34-24 58.6% 12 55-34 61.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021002001010043
World Championships000030003001100071
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000115300690211002721
Challenge/Four Star/Open00101440023151220015234
Total00113480034241642019059
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 6-5 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Cook/Sanderson 16 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 McPeak/Youngs 1 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Cook/Sanderson 14 21-19, 21-18 0:40
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Sanderson 16 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 4 Cook/Sanderson 14 17-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Cook/Sanderson 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 27 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz 17 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # 30 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Augoustides/Claasen 30 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q22 Cicola/Gavio, Italy 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 16 Cicola/Gavio 32, Q31 21-18, 21-15 0:41