Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 25 - 29, 2007
(29) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Did not play
2004 Ryo Tokuno - 13th Satoko Urata - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 23 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 1 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:42
Wed, 9/26/2007 Contender 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (20) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Teru Saiki trail the series against the field 16-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24 21-10, 21-14 0:34
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 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 0-2
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-19, 21-13 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Kessy/Ross 22 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-11, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Bede/Behar 11 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 27 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 9, 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
Lead the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 18, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 21-16, 21-18 0:39
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 21-15, 23-25, 15-7 0:58
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 20 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 29 21-14, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 21, 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
Series tied with # 23 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 # 24 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 # 25 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 # Q11 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 # Q12 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 # Q13 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 # Q14 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 # Q19 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