Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 30 - September 3, 2005
(10) 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 4th Natalie Cook - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 8 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 24 13th 168 US$6,300.00
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/31/2005 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (23) Won 21-19, 21-23, 26-24 1:03
Wed, 8/31/2005 Winner 2 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:32
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 2 Kathrine Maaseide / Kristine Wiig, Norway (24) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:39
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 3 Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (18) Won 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 1:06
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 4 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (5) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:35
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2003FIVB1100411040100 $124,500.00 441673.3 %
2004FIVB601010000310 $32,500.00 121250.0 %
2005FIVB400001011001 $22,300.00 9756.3 %
TotalFIVB2101422051411 $179,300.00 653565.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Natalie Cook  Nicole Sanderson
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
11004114100 $62,250.00 2003FIVB11004114100 $62,250.00
6010100310 $16,250.00 2004FIVB8010101410 $19,750.00
7000013111 $19,700.00 2005FIVB4000012001 $11,150.00
1053715143522621 $436,753.75 TotalTotal4701425131444 $129,007.50
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%
2004-200513 68.4% 4 21.1% 2 10.5% 17-2 89.5% 6 26.1% 3 13.0% 14 60.9% 6-17 26.1% 13-14 48.1% 10-5 66.7% 02 23-21 52.3%
Against the Field14 63.6% 4 18.2% 4 18.2% 18-4 81.8% 5 17.2% 3 10.3% 21 72.4% 5-24 17.2% 28-40 41.2% 18-14 56.3% 01 23-28 45.1%
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 trail the series against the field 10-14 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Cook/Sanderson 8 21-11, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 6 Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Sanderson 8 21-14, 21-17 0:39
8/23/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Sanderson 5 21-17, 21-16 0:39
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 # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Cook/Sanderson 10 21-15, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 7 Cook/Sanderson 10 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 16 Cook/Sanderson 24 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:47
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 # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
8/14/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 21-16, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 24 Arjona/Kadjo 9 25-23, 23-21 0:43
Series tied with # 17 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Clarke/Gerlic 16 Cook/Sanderson 17 21-13, 20-22, 15-10 0:48
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Sanderson 5 Clarke/Gerlic 21 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 18 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 21 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-0
8/27/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 5 Cook/Sanderson 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 21-13, 21-11 0:34
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-19, 21-23, 26-24 1:03
Lead the series against # 24 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 10 Maaseide/Wiig 24 23-21, 21-18 0:39