Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 15 - 19, 2004
(7) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 7th Did not play
2002 Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Annette Huygens Tholen - 17th
2003 Nicole Sanderson - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 2 2nd 324 US$18,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 2 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 5 3rd 640 US$30,000.00
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
Switzerland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/17/2004 Winner 1 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (26, Q3) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Thu, 6/17/2004 Winner 2 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (23, Q6) Lost 18-21, 26-24, 11-15 0:57
Thu, 6/17/2004 Contender 2 Summer Lochowicz / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (8) Lost 15-21, 14-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 34-19 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 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 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
6/6/04FIVBJapan Open Gold Medal Bede/Behar 1 Cook/Sanderson 2 21-12 Retired 0:17
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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 4-0
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Cook/Sanderson 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 21-17, 23-21 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 8 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Lochowicz/Pottharst 8 Cook/Sanderson 7 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/You, China 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Wang/You 22 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Cook/Sanderson 2 21-15, 27-25 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 2 Bede/Ribeiro 18 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 23, Q6 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 23, Q6 Cook/Sanderson 7 21-18, 24-26, 15-11 0:57
Lead the series against # 25, Q9 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 # 26, Q3 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-0
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q3 21-16, 21-19 0:41
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 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 # 28, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 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, Q10 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
Trail the series against 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 # Q12 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 # Q13 Barrera/Jaouen, France 2-0
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 2 Barrera/Jaouen 31, Q12 21-19, 21-12 0:39
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Barrera/Jaouen 44 21-11, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # Q17 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Cook/Sanderson 2 Teru Saiki/Urata 10 21-14, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q26 Makabe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 2 Makabe/Tanaka 31 21-18, 21-19 0:33