Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lianyungang Open
August 13 - 17, 2003
(1) 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 Lianyungang Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 3 3rd 240 US$12,000.00
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
Lianyungang Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool A Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (17) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 8/15/2003 Pool A Gabriele Jobst / Patricia Stragliotto, Canada (16, Q4) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:32
Sat, 8/16/2003 Pool A Xiaoyan Hu / Xi Zhang, China (32, Q26) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (19) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Sat, 8/16/2003 Winner 2 Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (27, Q6) Won 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Sun, 8/17/2003 Semi-Finals Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (5) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:35
Sun, 8/17/2003 Bronze Medal Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (10) Won 17-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:08
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 19-2 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Lahme/Musch 5 Cook/Sanderson 1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 9 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 # 10 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-0
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 17-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:08
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 16, Q4 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 1 Jobst/Stragliotto 16, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-19, 21-16 0:36
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 22-20, 21-16 0:39
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 # 27, Q6 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 1 Dumont/Martin 27, Q6 20-22, 21-16, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 32, Q26 Hu/Zhang, China 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 1 Hu/Zhang 32, Q26 21-16, 21-15 0:36