Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(5) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Did not play
1996 Kerri Pottharst - 2nd Did not play
1997 Kerri Pottharst - 7th Did not play
1998 Angela Clarke - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 5 3rd 480 US$23,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 3 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 1 3rd 240 US$12,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool E Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (29) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:37
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool E Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (20) Won 21-7, 21-15 0:29
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool E Tatiana Barrera / Claire Jaouen, France (44) Won 21-11, 21-10 0:31
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (11) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 10/10/2003 Winner 2 Dianne DeNecochea / Nancy Reynolds, United States (13) Won 18-21, 28-26, 15-12 1:09
Fri, 10/10/2003 Winner 3 Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (8) Won 21-12, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
Sat, 10/11/2003 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 16-18 1:01
Sun, 10/12/2003 Bronze Medal Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (7) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:35
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Angela Clarke - 9th Tania Gooley - 25th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Summer Lochowicz - 25th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Tamsin Hinchley - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Tara West - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 5 3rd 640 US$30,000.00
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 38-16 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
10/11/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Cook/Sanderson 5 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 1:01
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Cook/Sanderson 5 21-11, 19-21, 15-8 0:50
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-14 0:44
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Cook/Sanderson 16 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
9/21/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 5 Tian/Wang 4 23-21, 21-18 0:43
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 # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 McPeak/Youngs 1 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Series tied with # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 1-1
10/12/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7 21-16, 21-17 0:35
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 Cook/Sanderson 6 21-17, 23-25, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Cook/Sanderson 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 21-12, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
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
Series tied with # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 5 Lahme/Musch 9 21-12, 19-21, 19-17 1:00
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Lahme/Musch 5 Cook/Sanderson 1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-0
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 21-15, 21-19 0:44
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Series tied with # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 27-25, 21-17 0:41
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Cook/Sanderson 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 1-0
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 5 DeNecochea/Reynolds 13 18-21, 28-26, 15-12 1:09
Series tied with # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Cook/Sanderson 3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 4-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 21-10, 21-16 0:34
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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 4-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Fonseca/Minello 12 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:59
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
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 21-7, 21-15 0:29
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
Trail the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool C Ahmann/Vollmer 19 Cook/Sanderson 3 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Clarke/Gerlic 21 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 28 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 # 29 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 29 21-12, 21-13 0:37
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 28, Q1 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 31 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 # 35 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 # 37 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 # 39 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 # 40 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 # 44 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Barrera/Jaouen 44 21-11, 21-10 0:31