Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 2006
(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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Satoko Urata - 9th Chiaki Kusuhara - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 21 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 27 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 29, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q7 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 28, Q2 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 23, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open Q2 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 17 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 18 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 14 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 18 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 28, Q6 9th 224 US$8,600.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/25/2006 Qualifier 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (Q27) Lost 10-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Urata trail the series against the field 15-36 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 22 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kusuhara/Urata 15 21-7, 21-12 0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 5 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 21-11, 21-7 0:34
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 2 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-11, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Tian/Wang 4 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 21-11, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 4 Kusuhara/Urata 29, Q3 21-9, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Barros/Connelly 6, Q1 Kusuhara/Urata 27 21-16, 21-9 0:34
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Kusuhara/Urata 27 21-17, 21-10 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 21 Barrera/Hamzaoui 22 20-22, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 27 Barrera/Hamzaoui 22 19-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:56
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 1 Barrera/Hamzaoui 19 Kusuhara/Urata 14 21-19, 21-23, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 10 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 18 Arjona/Kadjo 15 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-2
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 23, Q3 21-15, 21-12 0:34
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Cook/Sanderson 10 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-17, 20-22, 15-10 1:06
Series tied with # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-17, 21-19 0:47
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
Series tied with # 18 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 1-1
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 Kessy/Reynolds 6 20-22, 23-21, 16-14 1:10
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 3 Kessy/Reynolds 27 Kusuhara/Urata 14 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 19 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-3
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 10 Kusuhara/Urata 15 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Kusuhara/Urata 29, Q3 21-16, 21-12 0:42
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-14, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21 21-11, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 22 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Kusuhara/Urata 15 24-22, 21-15 0:49
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 6 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-18, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 23, Q2 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Keizer/Leenstra 20 Kusuhara/Urata 21 27-25, 21-17 0:46
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Keizer/Leenstra 7 Kusuhara/Urata 23, Q3 22-20, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 Kusuhara/Urata 17 21-19, 21-14 0:36
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Kusuhara/Urata 21, Q4 21-13, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 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
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q5 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/10/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Zhang/Zuo 31, Q31 Kusuhara/Urata Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # Q7 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Hinchley/Lochowicz 30, Q14 Kusuhara/Urata Q3 18-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # Q10 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 24, Q18 Kusuhara/Urata Q2 21-17, 21-9 0:37
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 # Q14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Kusuhara/Urata 14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 20, Q3 21-19, 19-21, 15-5 0:56
Trail the series against # Q16 Turner/Wilson, United States 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Turner/Wilson 32, Q20 Kusuhara/Urata 17 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # Q22 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Erni/Graessli 31, Q18 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q2 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q24 Baltakys/Barry, Canada 2-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata Q7 Baltakys/Barry Q26 21-12, 21-18 0:35
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata 23, Q3 Baltakys/Barry Q19 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q27 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q27 Kusuhara/Urata Q6 21-10, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q28 Giaoui/Giordano, France 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Kusuhara/Urata 15 Giaoui/Giordano 31, Q7 21-12, 18-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q32 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/4/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Urata 29, Q3 Castelli/Gemise Fareau Q30 21-18, 21-14 0:43