Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003
(3) Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson, 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
Nicole Therese Sanderson
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 1, 1976 (48 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Anita Spring - 6th Did not play
1995 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
1996 Kerri Pottharst - 1st Did not play
1997 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Did not play
1998 Angela Clarke - 13th Tania Gooley - 17th
1999 Kerri Pottharst - 2nd Did not play
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Did not play
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Did not play
2002 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Annette Huygens Tholen - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 6 9th 208 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 11 4th 378 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 11 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 14 9th 240 US$8,000.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool C Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (19) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool C Katerina Nikolaidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (30, Q11) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Sat, 8/9/2003 Pool C Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (14) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (17) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (15) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Sun, 8/10/2003 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 12-15 1:05
Sun, 8/10/2003 Bronze Medal Alexandra Fonseca / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 1:00
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 17-7 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 3 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-13 0:36
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 4 Cook/Sanderson 14 17-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
8/10/03FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Sanderson 3 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 1:05
7/20/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 4 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-14 0:46
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
Lead the series against # 4 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 3-0
8/10/03FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 3 Fonseca/Minello 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 1:00
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Fonseca/Minello 6 21-9, 24-26, 15-13 1:05
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 11 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-19, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 11 Tian/Wang 14 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 10 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Wang/You, China 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Wang/You 22 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 3-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 17 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28, Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Bruschini/Solazzi 19 21-16, 21-17 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 2-0
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 6 Augoustides/Claasen 27, Q11 21-10, 21-19 0:33
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Augoustides/Claasen 30 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 22-20, 21-16 0:39