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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Japan Open
June 2 - 6, 2004

(10) Mika Teru Saiki/Satoko Urata, 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:

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 (43 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 Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Yukiko Hashimoto - 25th	Did not play
1998	Yukiko Takahashi - 9th	Did not play
1999	Yukiko Takahashi - 9th	Did not play
2000	Yukiko Takahashi - 2nd	Did not play
2002	Did not play	Sanae Tsubakimoto - 25th
2003	Satoko Urata - 25th	Mika Teru Saiki - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	Q18	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q20	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	32	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q23	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	Q16	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/4/2004	Winner 1	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (23)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:43
Fri, 6/4/2004	Winner 2	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (26)	Won 23-21, 22-20	0:45
Sat, 6/5/2004	Winner 3	Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (2)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:40
Sat, 6/5/2004	Contender 4	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (22, Q1)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:43
Sat, 6/5/2004	Contender 5	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (6)	Lost 11-21, 12-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Teru Saiki/Urata trail the series against the field 7-9 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Cook/Sanderson	2	Teru Saiki/Urata	10	21-14, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Lahme/Musch	6	Teru Saiki/Urata	10	21-11, 21-12	0:36
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Teru Saiki/Urata	10	Ahmann/Vollmer	22, Q1	21-17, 21-19	0:43
Series tied with # 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Teru Saiki/Urata	10	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	23	21-19, 21-19	0:43
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
Series tied with # 26 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Teru Saiki/Urata	10	Glesnes/Maaseide	26	23-21, 22-20	0:45
9/4/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	22, Q1	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q16	21-15, 21-19
Trail the series against # 28 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 # 30, 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
Trail the series against # Q7 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q23	23-21, 21-15	0:42
Trail the series against # Q15 Gougeon/Guenette, Canada 0-1
5/26/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Gougeon/Guenette	Q15	Teru Saiki/Urata	Q18	21-18, 13-21, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # Q24 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