Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 5 - 9, 2005
(20) 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 
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FIVB27000000347562 US$74,400.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2005 Winner 1 Ying Li / Lu Wang, China (13, Q2) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:56
Wed, 7/6/2005 Contender 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (4) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (19) Lost 27-29, 21-17, 14-16 1:11
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 5-9 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 6 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Kusuhara/Urata 26 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 13, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Montagnolli/Swoboda 17 21-19, 25-23 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 21, Q3 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 # 24, Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 26 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:36