Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2007
(21) Chiaki Kusuhara/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan
 
Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 120
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$170,315.00
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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB2800000045914212 US$93,300.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 25th Yukiko Takahashi - 3rd
2003 Ryo Tokuno - 9th Satoko Urata - 41st
2004 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Satoko Urata - 41st
2005 Satoko Urata - 33rd Ryo Tokuno - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 23 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 18, Q5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 18, Q7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 20, Q7 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 17, Q5 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 19, Q5 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open Q5 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 24, Q2 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool E Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (12) Lost 13-21, 21-23 0:42
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool E Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (5) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:41
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool E Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (28, Q4) Lost 14-21, 21-12, 18-20 1:13
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 14-19 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 21-11, 21-14 0:36
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 21-17, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-12, 21-17 0:41
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 21-15, 21-13 0:34
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17 21-13, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 8 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-12, 21-8 0:32
Trail the series against # 11, Q3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 14, Q8 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 23-21, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-13, 23-21 0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 16 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 25-23, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 19 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool G Scott/Turner 26, Q11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 1:02
Trail the series against # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 21-12, 21-14 0:39
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 5 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-15, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 23-21, 21-19 0:49
Series tied with # 28, Q4 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 21-14, 12-21, 20-18 1:13
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-10, 15-21, 15-13 0:58
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Faure/Sarpaux 19 16-21, 21-12, 16-14 1:02
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 21-16, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 21-14, 16-21, 20-18 0:53
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Mouha/Van Breedam Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17, Q5 Mouha/Van Breedam Q12 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 21 12-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # Q7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Keizer/Leenstra 23, Q3 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # Q16 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
11/1/06FIVBThailand Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler Q12 29-27, 21-16 0:50
Lead the series against # Q20 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 Suzuki/Urata 25, Q1 21-11, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Boulton/Johns Q23 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q23 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Erni/Graessli 30, Q9 21-18, 21-18 0:40