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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Estathe' Italian Open
September 3 - 7, 2003

(Q16) Mika Teru Saiki/Satoko Urata, Japan

Mika Teru Saiki
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 25, 1971 (54 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ehime, Matsuyama

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Osaka 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$143,650.00

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3	9	US$13,000.00

Previous Milan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	Q13	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	32	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	Q27	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q33	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q30	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q25	41st	10	US$0.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/3/2003	Qualifier 2	Irina Brandstetter / Christine Mellitzer, Austria (Q17)	Won 21-14, 21-14
Thu, 9/4/2003	Qualifier 3	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (22, Q1)	Lost 15-21, 19-21

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	$13,000.00
Total	16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	$13,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mika Teru Saiki												Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$12,900.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
19	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	$21,525.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,425.00
72	0	1	2	0	4	22	14	10	0	$109,225.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	11	14	0	$49,900.00
97	0	1	2	1	6	23	20	13	0	$143,650.00	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	15	0	$60,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,000.00	10	9	52.6 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$2,000.00	10	9	52.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mika Teru Saiki													Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	$6,775.00	1997	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$15,100.00	1998	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	$18,750.00	1999	FIVB
10	0	1	2	1	2	3	1	0	0	$36,500.00	2000	FIVB
											2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$825.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00
38	0	1	2	1	5	13	7	3	6	$78,125.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	13	$1,825.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	12	75.0%	2	12.5%	2	12.5%	14-2	87.5%	2	9.5%	5	23.8%	14	66.7%	2-19	9.5%	12-14	46.2%	4-7	36.4%	0	0	16-21	43.2%
2002-2003	7	63.6%	2	18.2%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	1	11.1%	2	22.2%	6	66.7%	1-8	11.1%	7-6	53.8%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	10-10	50.0%
Against the Field	10	76.9%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	11-2	84.6%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	9	81.8%	1-10	9.1%	20-18	52.6%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	12-12	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	8	9	0	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	18
Total	4	0	9	12	0	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	21

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Teru Saiki/Urata	32	21-9, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q30	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	Teru Saiki/Urata	32	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Trail the series against # 22, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
9/4/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q16	21-15, 21-19
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20, Q1	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q33	18-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 0-1
8/14/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Qualifier 2	Jobst/Stragliotto	16, Q4	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q13	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Brandstetter/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
9/3/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q16	Brandstetter/Mellitzer	Q17	21-14, 21-14
Lead the series against # Q20 Hansen/Josefsen, Norway 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q33	Hansen/Josefsen	Q32	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q32 Oguri/Suzuki, Japan 4-0
8/13/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Country Quota	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q13	Oguri/Suzuki		21-16, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Country Quota	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q27	Oguri/Suzuki		21-18, 21-14	0:31
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Country Quota	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q33	Oguri/Suzuki		21-16, 21-11	0:39
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q30	Oguri/Suzuki		21-14, 21-14	0:40