Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Estathe' Italian Open
September 3 - 7, 2003
(3) 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 Milan Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$4,000.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/5/2003 Pool C Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (19) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:36
Fri, 9/5/2003 Pool C Melanie Schonenberger / Annik Skrivan, Switzerland (30, Q22) Won 29-27, 21-12 0:40
Sat, 9/6/2003 Pool C Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (14) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 11-15 0:53
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2003FIVB900211040100 $71,500.00 311468.9 %
TotalFIVB900211040100 $71,500.00 311468.9 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Natalie Cook  Nicole Sanderson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
9002114100 $35,750.00 2003FIVB9002114100 $35,750.00
903613133419200 $374,303.75 TotalTotal3300214101033 $71,607.50
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 Field33 68.8% 9 18.8% 6 12.5% 42-6 87.5% 9 28.1% 3 9.4% 20 62.5% 9-23 28.1% 66-34 66.0% 36-18 66.7% 12 52-28 65.0%
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 25-11 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 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 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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Lahme/Musch 5 Cook/Sanderson 1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-19, 26-24 0:46
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 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 # 17 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 23, Q2 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 # 24 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 # 28, Q4 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, Q22 Schonenberger/Skrivan, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Schonenberger/Skrivan 30, Q22 29-27, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 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 # Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 1 Jobst/Stragliotto 16, Q4 21-11, 21-14 0:32