Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam
June 9 - 14, 2008
(12) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 5th Did not play
2003 Nicole Sanderson - 9th Did not play
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 25th Did not play
2005 Summer Lochowicz - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 8 4th 420 US$10,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool E Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (21) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Wed, 6/11/2008 Pool E Heidi Ilustre / Diane Pascua, Philippines (28, Q11) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:38
Thu, 6/12/2008 Pool E Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:41
Thu, 6/12/2008 Winner 1 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (24) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 6/13/2008 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (4) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Cook/Hinchley lead the series against the field 43-23 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-15, 21-15 0:40
Series tied with # 2 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 # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-2
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Cook/Hinchley 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
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
Series tied with # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-2
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Cook/Hinchley 12 21-13, 21-19 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 25-23, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Cook/Hinchley 17 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 16-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 8 Cook/Hinchley 6 22-20, 21-16 0:44
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 7 Pohl/Rau 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:55
Series tied with # 16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 6 Hakedal/Torlen 11 21-12, 18-21, 15-9 1:00
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Cook/Hinchley 17 21-18, 23-25, 15-11 1:08
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 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
Series tied with # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Cook/Hinchley 17 24-26, 21-19, 15-12 1:14
Lead the series against # 23, Q7 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
Lead the series against # 24 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 12 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-18, 21-15 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 3-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 12 Ilustre/Pascua 28, Q11 21-14, 21-17 0:38
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 # 30, Q5 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 # 31, Q8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 5 Cook/Hinchley 3 Kadijk/Mooren 12 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 32, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-12, 16-21, 15-9 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
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q6 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 25, Q18 21-11, 21-15 0:38