Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(5) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
2002 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Sanderson - 9th Did not play
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 17th Did not play
2005 Nicole Sanderson - 41st Did not play
2006 Nicole Sanderson - 17th Summer Lochowicz - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 6 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool E Janne Kongshavn / Kristine Wiig, Norway (28, Q6) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool E Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (21, Q4) Won 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool E Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (12) Won 30-28, 23-21 1:00
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (23) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Cook/Hinchley lead the series against the field 24-13 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 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 # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3, Q1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 Antonelli/Leao 3 14-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:59
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 11 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 1:09
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-3
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Cook/Hinchley 11 21-17, 21-16 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-17, 21-15 0:40
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 # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 11 Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Hakedal/Torlen 12 30-28, 23-21 1:00
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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 6 Campisi/Lozano 18 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Petrova/Skalnikova 21, Q4 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 25, Q18 21-11, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 6 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 6 Baburina/Osheyko 22 21-11, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Kongshavn/Wiig 28, Q6 21-11, 21-14 0:35
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