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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Championships
July 19 - 24, 1999

(15) Yukiko Takahashi/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan

Yukiko Takahashi
Japan

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1967 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kanagawa

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Weight:

54 kg (119 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$128,586.25

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	28	0	1	2	1	3	2	9	4	6	0	US$148,650.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	Mika Teru Saiki - 17th	Yukiko Takahashi - 17th
1998	Mika Teru Saiki - 5th	Yukiko Takahashi - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/16-20/1999	Canada Open	15	9th	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/7-11/1999	Mexico Open	13	13th	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/29-11/1/1998	Brazil Open	13	9th	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/14-16/1998	China Open	13	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/7-9/1998	Japan Open	10	9th	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/2/1998	Portugal Open	14	9th	136	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/23-25/1998	French Open	24	5th	187	US$7,500.00

Marseille World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/21/1999		Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (18)	Won 15-9	0:32
Wed, 7/21/1999		Pauline Manser / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (2)	Won 16-14	0:50
Thu, 7/22/1999		Maike Friedrichsen / Danja Musch, Germany (10)	Won 15-7	0:20
Fri, 7/23/1999		Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (3)	Lost 4-15	0:30
Fri, 7/23/1999		Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (8)	Lost 6-15	0:35

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1997	World Championships	Los Angeles	Yuki Ishizaka - 17th	Maya Hashimoto - 17th
1999	World Championships	Marseille	Mika Teru Saiki - 5th	Yukiko Takahashi - 5th
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Did not play	Ryo Tokuno - 25th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Did not play	Chiaki Kusuhara - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	15	5th	360	US$13,500.00

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$13,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	1	2	0	2	1	9	4	6	0	0	$127,150.00
Total	28	0	1	2	1	3	2	9	4	6	0	0	$148,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Yukiko Takahashi												Mika Teru Saiki
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$8,450.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$12,900.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$7,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	2	0	$21,525.00
49	0	2	2	2	7	28	8	0	0	$104,636.25	Challenge/Four Star/Open	72	0	1	2	0	4	22	14	10	0	$109,225.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	Goodwill Games
57	0	2	2	3	11	30	9	0	0	$122,336.25	Total	97	0	1	2	1	6	23	20	13	0	$143,650.00

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
1999	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$21,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$21,000.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Yukiko Takahashi													Mika Teru Saiki
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	$6,436.25	1994	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	0	$7,125.00	1995	FIVB
9	0	1	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	$26,550.00	1996	FIVB
8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$10,375.00	1997	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	$6,775.00
8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$15,100.00	1998	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0	0	$15,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$10,500.00	1999	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$10,500.00
42	0	1	0	2	9	23	7	0	0	$76,086.25	Total	Total	17	0	0	0	0	3	6	6	2	0	$32,375.00

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	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	6-4	60.0%
1998-1999	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	6-4	60.0%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6	4

Head to Head Results
Takahashi/Teru Saiki lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Manser/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Takahashi/Teru Saiki	15	Manser/Pottharst	2	16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Pires/Samuel, Brazil 0-1
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Pires/Samuel	3	Takahashi/Teru Saiki	15	15-4	0:30
Trail the series against # 8 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
7/23/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Davis/Johnson Jordan	8	Takahashi/Teru Saiki	15	15-6	0:35
Lead the series against # 10 Friedrichsen/Musch, Germany 1-0
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Takahashi/Teru Saiki	15	Friedrichsen/Musch	10	15-7	0:20
Lead the series against # 18 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Takahashi/Teru Saiki	15	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	15-9	0:32