Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(8) Natalie Cook/Tamsin Hinchley, 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
Tamsin Barnett Hinchley
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaide
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Seoul 2007)
Career Winnings: US$171,225.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB4010029212051233 US$278,600.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$500.00
Overall41100210212051233 US$279,100.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1994 Anita Spring - 6th Did not play
1995 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
1996 Kerri Pottharst - 1st Did not play
1997 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Did not play
1998 Angela Clarke - 13th Did not play
1999 Kerri Pottharst - 2nd Did not play
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Did not play
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Did not play
2002 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Sanderson - 3rd Did not play
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 2nd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 8 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 6 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 6 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 5 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 3 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 7 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 14 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 17 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (25, Q18) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:38
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 2 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (9) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 5/23/2008 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Won 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
Fri, 5/23/2008 Winner 4 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (4) Won 24-22, 21-12 0:47
Sun, 5/25/2008 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:46
Sun, 5/25/2008 Bronze Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Cook/Hinchley lead the series against the field 35-18 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-3
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-19, 21-14 0:46
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 8 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 19-21, 21-16, 16-14 1:02
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-17, 21-18 0:48
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-15, 21-13 0:41
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 7 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 24-22, 15-21, 16-14 1:04
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 4 Cook/Hinchley 14 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-5
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-17, 21-17 0:43
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-19, 23-21 0:49
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 6 Cook/Hinchley 3 14-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:57
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-17, 21-17 0:36
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 2 Cook/Hinchley 23 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:57
Series tied with # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 Bede/Connelly 4 24-22, 21-12 0:47
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 11 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-14, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 7 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:56
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 14 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 6 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 21-16 0:46
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-18, 21-13 0:43
6/3/07FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Cook/Hinchley 14 Tian/Wang 1 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 4-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 8 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 9 21-12, 21-15 0:36
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:57
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-14, 21-15 0:38
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Cook/Hinchley 23 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 26-24, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 11 Scott/Turner, United States 1-2
5/17/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 5 Scott/Turner 13 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-14, 21-18 0:41
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 Scott/Turner 14 21-18, 21-18 0:45
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Scott/Turner 26, Q11 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 14 Wang/Zuo 22, Q3 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 25 22-24, 21-16, 15-7 0:58
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Cook/Hinchley 23 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 23-21, 16-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-0
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-10, 22-20 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Cook/Hinchley 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 21-19, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 8 Candelas/Garcia 24, Q16 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:52
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Cook/Hinchley 6 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-17, 28-26 0:49
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Cook/Hinchley 17 24-26, 21-19, 15-12 1:14
Lead the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:56
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Martins/Santanna 25, Q4 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q18 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 25, Q18 21-11, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Cook/Hinchley 6 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q11 21-15, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 2-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Ilustre/Pascua 44 Cook/Hinchley 5 20-22, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 3 Ilustre/Pascua 30, Q11 21-15, 21-17 0:37
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Cook/Hinchley 17 Ilustre/Pascua 32, Q35 21-15, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 29, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-13, 18-21, 22-20 1:02
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-16, 22-20 0:45
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Cook/Hinchley 17 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-15, 21-15 0:38
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 15 Cook/Hinchley 5 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 10 Cook/Hinchley 23 21-19, 20-22, 17-15 1:11
Lead the series against # Q2 Cooke/Martin, Canada 2-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 6 Cooke/Martin 27, Q6 21-14, 21-19 0:44
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 7 Cooke/Martin 26, Q16 21-17, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 6 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q9 21-11, 21-12 0:36