Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(28, Q6) Chiaki Kusuhara/Satoko Urata, 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
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: 12
Tournaments: 104
Career Best: 7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$60,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB27000000347562 US$74,400.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q5 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 20 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 26 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 25 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 21, Q4 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 20 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 9 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 14 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/20-25/2004 Brazil Open 18 9th 144 US$5,500.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/26/2005 Qualifier 1 Miwa Asao / Rii Seike, Japan (Q27) Won 21-7, 28-26 0:50
Tue, 7/26/2005 Qualifier 2 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (Q11) Won 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:56
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5) Won 21-13, 11-21, 20-18 0:57
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 2 Laura Bruschini / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (21) Won 21-13, 10-21, 15-10 0:51
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 3 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (13) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:39
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 4 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (15) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 12-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 8 Kusuhara/Urata 9 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 11-21, 20-18 0:57
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Kusuhara/Urata 20 17-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Kusuhara/Urata 25 21-19, 21-15 0:40
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kusuhara/Urata 9 28-26, 21-17 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Kadijk/Mooren 13 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Lahme/Musch 3 Kusuhara/Urata 14 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 21-19, 21-13 0:47
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Kusuhara/Urata 26 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 20 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-16, 21-17 0:36
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-12, 24-26, 25-23 1:15
Trail the series against # 18 Li/Wang, China 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Li/Wang 13, Q2 Kusuhara/Urata 20 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 21 Bruschini/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Bruschini/Perrotta 21 21-13, 10-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Lessard/Maxwell 19 Kusuhara/Urata 20 29-27, 17-21, 16-14 1:11
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 25-23 0:46
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 10 17-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:54
Trail the series against Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-2
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 Kusuhara/Urata 20 21-14, 21-16 0:42
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Pires 19 Kusuhara/Urata 14 21-12, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # Q2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # Q9 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-14, 21-18 0:41
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 9 Garcia/Gaxiola 24 24-22, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # Q11 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Gschweidl/Hansel Q11 14-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # Q13 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 Kusuhara/Urata Q5 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 1:02
Trail the series against # Q20 Dumont/Fiset, Canada 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Dumont/Fiset 27 Kusuhara/Urata 25 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q21 Mandana/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 Mandana/Pol Q13 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:59
Lead the series against # Q22 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 20 Moiseeva/Uryadova 4 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q27 Asao/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/26/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Asao/Seike Q27 21-7, 28-26 0:50
Lead the series against # Q31 Giaoui/Molina, France 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata Q5 Giaoui/Molina Q28 21-15, 21-18 0:39