Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 24 - 28, 2006
(10) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 17th Natalie Cook - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 11 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 10 9th 160 US$6,000.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (23, Q3) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 2 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (26, Q11) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 5/26/2006 Winner 3 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 15-17 0:52
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 4 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (21) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Sat, 5/27/2006 Contender 5 Ying Zhang / Man Zuo, China (9, Q15) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson trail the series against the field 18-20 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 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 0-8
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Sanderson 10 19-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 11 Salgado/Salgado 5, Q1 15-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 9, Q15 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Zhang/Zuo 9, Q15 Cook/Sanderson 10 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 14 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 # 15 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 24 Barrera/Hamzaoui 10 23-21, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 17 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 Cook/Sanderson 6 21-14, 21-12 0:31
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
Trail the series against # 18 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
8/18/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Pohl/Rau 8 Cook/Sanderson 5 21-10, 22-20 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 20 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-1
8/22/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 21-16, 14-21, 15-12 1:03
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 27, Q3 Cook/Sanderson 6 21-13, 21-14 0:42
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 # 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Cook/Sanderson 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 23, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:34
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 24 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Cook/Sanderson 17 Lessard/Maxwell 32, Q13 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 10 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 6 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-19, 21-18 0:39
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 7 Cook/Sanderson 10 21-15, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q10 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