Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
April 30 - May 5, 2012
(24) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 17th Did not play
2006 Nicole Sanderson - 7th Did not play
2007 Tamsin Hinchley - 7th Natalie Cook - 7th
2008 Tamsin Hinchley - 5th Natalie Cook - 5th
2011 Tara West - 33rd Alice Rohkamper - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 5 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 19, Q6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 18, Q10 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-14/2011 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International 8 5th 0 US$500.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q15 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 14 5th 360 US$9,100.00
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2012 Pool H Yuanyuan Ma / Changning Zhang, China (9) Won 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Wed, 5/2/2012 Pool H Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8) Won 24-26, 22-20, 15-13 1:03
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool H Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (25) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 5/3/2012 Winner 1 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (6) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Fri, 5/4/2012 Winner 2 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (5) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Cook/Hinchley trail the series against the field 25-35 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-9
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-19, 21-15 0:44
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Cook/Hinchley 18, Q10 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-18, 21-13 0:39
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Cook/Hinchley 12 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:57
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
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Cook/Hinchley 14 21-10, 21-19 0:34
Series tied with # 3 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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Cook/Hinchley 19, Q6 21-18, 21-14 0:36
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-15, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-6
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 5 Cook/Hinchley 24 21-19, 21-17 0:43
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 8 Cook/Hinchley 19, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:38
8/17/10FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Kessy/Ross 4, Q1 Cook/Hinchley Q17 22-24, 21-14, 15-8 0:58
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 6 Cook/Hinchley 27 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:56
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 8 Cook/Hinchley 11 15-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:01
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 7 Cook/Hinchley 12 24-22, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 24 Cicolari/Menegatti 6 21-12, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Cook/Hinchley 24 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 24-26, 22-20, 15-13 1:03
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 9 Cook/Hinchley 24, Q17 23-21, 21-16 0:39
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 27 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 22-24, 24-22, 15-8 1:06
Lead the series against # 9 Ma/Zhang, China 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Cook/Hinchley 24 Ma/Zhang 9 15-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 11 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-1
8/13/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Winner 2 Cunha/Lima 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-17, 13-21, 17-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Bawden/Palmer 24 Cook/Hinchley 26, Q21 21-15, 23-21 0:53
Trail the series against # 15 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-2
11/4/11FIVBPhuket Open Contender 4 Fendrick/Niles 11 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-13, 21-17 0:37
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Fendrick/Niles 17, Q1 Cook/Hinchley 18, Q10 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 7 Cook/Hinchley 26, Q21 21-19, 12-21, 15-12 0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
8/11/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Pool E Cook/Hinchley 8 Bansley/Maloney 5 21-17, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 18, Q10 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 25 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 25 Cook/Hinchley 24 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/26/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q5 Cook/Hinchley Q12 14-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 27, Q12 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 31, Q13 Cook/Hinchley 15 21-14, 21-14 0:31
Series tied with # 28, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Cook/Hinchley 5 21-13, 21-19 0:39
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 # 29, Q4 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Gioria/Momoli 25 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Cook/Hinchley 19, Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 21-13, 27-25 0:38
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, Q7 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 5 Martins/Santanna 28, Q1 21-17, 21-19 0:40
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool C Cook/Hinchley 10 Martins/Santanna 22 21-18, 21-12 0:40
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Martins/Santanna 25, Q4 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-1
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Lavalle/Maestrini 18 Cook/Hinchley 15 21-14, 21-18 0:38
8/16/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 3 Cook/Hinchley 18, Q10 Lavalle/Maestrini Q7 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 3-0
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 12 Candelas/Garcia 21 21-15, 21-14 0:30
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
Trail the series against # Q10 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 0-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Barsuk/Vozakova 22 Cook/Hinchley 5 15-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:03
Lead the series against # Q14 Mooren/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 8 Mooren/van der Vlist 24, Q4 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q18 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
8/25/10FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Cook/Hinchley 24, Q17 Mizoe/Tanaka Q16 13-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
8/3/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Cook/Hinchley Q14 Mizoe/Tanaka Q19 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # Q23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit