Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007
(23) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoko Urata - 17th Ryo Tokuno - 25th
2006 Satoko Urata - 13th Hiromi Suzuki - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 24 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 21 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 1 Inna Shmat / Natalia Stepanova, Russia (10) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:48
Wed, 8/29/2007 Winner 2 Adriana Behar / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:36
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 2 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (25, Q9) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 3 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (17) Lost 15-21, 13-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Scott/Turner, United States 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool A Scott/Turner 25 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 21-12, 21-12 0:34
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 # 7 Behar/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Behar/Connelly 7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-19, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Shmat/Stepanova 10 21-18, 21-15 0:48
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 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 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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21, Q10 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q5 Alcon/Matveeva 32, Q36 13-21, 21-19, 20-18 0:54
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 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 # 25, Q9 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 25, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 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 # 30, Q8 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