Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(29, Q12) Mika Teru Saiki/Ryo Tokuno, Japan
 
Mika Teru Saiki
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 25, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime, Matsuyama
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Osaka 2000)
Career Winnings: US$143,650.00
Ryo Tokuno
Japan
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1974 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$102,065.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB11000000013313 US$24,750.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 24, Q6 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 38 25th 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open Q7 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 26, Q7 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 10 17th 80 US$3,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/26/2005 Qualifier 1 Julia Mandana / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (Q21) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Tue, 7/26/2005 Qualifier 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (Q5) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (4) Lost 12-21, 13-21 0:44
Wed, 7/27/2005 Contender 1 Angela Clarke / Kylie Gerlic, Australia (20) Won 21-16, 21-9 0:33
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 2 Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (14) Lost 21-19, 22-24, 9-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Teru Saiki/Tokuno trail the series against the field 6-12 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 29, Q12 21-12, 21-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 38 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 3 Barros/Connelly 17, Q1 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 26, Q7 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 24, Q6 21-16, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Lahme/Musch 14 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 29, Q12 19-21, 24-22, 15-9 0:58
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Lahme/Musch 8 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 24, Q6 21-17, 26-24 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 26, Q7 21-9, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 29, Q12 Clarke/Gerlic 20 21-16, 21-9 0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Keizer/Leenstra 22 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 38 21-14, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 10 17-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:54
Trail the series against # 31, Q7 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Maaseide/Wiig 23 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 10 21-19, 18-21, 24-22 1:01
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 29, Q12 Nystrom/Nystrom Q5 21-16, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q13 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q17 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Lu/Ren 32, Q26 Teru Saiki/Tokuno Q7 20-22, 21-16, 16-14 1:05
Trail the series against # Q19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Campisi/Lozano 31, Q11 Teru Saiki/Tokuno Q6 18-21, 24-22, 20-18 1:06
Lead the series against # Q20 Dumont/Fiset, Canada 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 38 Dumont/Fiset 27 21-10, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # Q21 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 29, Q12 Mandana/Pol Q21 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q23 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 24, Q6 Lundqvist/Uddstahl Q11 21-18, 21-19 0:42