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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002

(15) Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany

Stephanie Pohl
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Finsterwalde

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$314,995.00

Okka Rau
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 5, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leer

Height:

179 cm (5'11")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$293,395.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	1	US$586,790.00

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Ines Pianka - 41st	Did not play
2000	Ines Pianka - 13th	Did not play
2001	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	12	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	16	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	20	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	10	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	11	9th	0	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2001	China Open	7	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Japan Open	16	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	16	17th	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	19	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	23	9th	180	US$7,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool K	Sylvia Gintzburger / Annik Skrivan, Switzerland (39)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:34
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool K	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (10)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:29
Tue, 7/16/2002	Pool K	Marika Teknedzjanova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (34)	Won 21-10, 21-11	0:20
Thu, 7/18/2002	Winner 1	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (42)	Won 21-15, 18-21, 19-17	0:53
Thu, 7/18/2002	Winner 2	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 24-20 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-18, 21-19	0:45
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	1	Pohl/Rau	16	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Pohl/Rau	15	21-14, 21-15	0:39
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-11, 21-13	0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-3
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Pohl/Rau	12	21-16, 20-22, 15-9	0:51
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Connelly/Minello	3	Pohl/Rau	20	21-17, 21-14	0:34
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	18	Pohl/Rau	10	21-13, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 5 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	McPeak/Youngs	4	Pohl/Rau	20	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 10 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	Pohl/Rau	15	21-18, 21-18	0:29
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Luge/Syren, France 1-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	23	Luge/Syren	10	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Series tied with # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-3
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Pohl/Rau	10	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:59
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Pohl/Rau	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:50
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Dodd/McSorley	22	Pohl/Rau	12	21-12, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau	20	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:53
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	10	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-10, 21-11	0:29
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	14	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:52
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	19	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	22-20, 21-12	0:34
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	21-13, 25-23	0:47
Series tied with # 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Tian/Wang	17	16-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:19
Lead the series against # 23 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Kusuhara/Tokuno	17	Pohl/Rau	16	21-18, 21-19	0:37
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	11	Kusuhara/Tokuno	16	21-17, 21-19	0:36
8/11/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	16	Kusuhara/Tokuno	10	25-23, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 25 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Gougeon/Lessard	23	21-14, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # 26 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	12	Clarke/Gooley	21	28-26, 21-14	0:43
Lead the series against # 28 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau	20	Crespo/Larrea Peraza	29	23-21, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 34 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 4-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Pohl/Rau	15	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	34	21-10, 21-11	0:20
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Pohl/Rau	16	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	32	21-15, 21-17	0:32
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool P	Pohl/Rau	16	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	17	21-13, 21-13	0:41
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	Pohl/Rau	19	21-17, 21-18	0:33
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	Q15	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 36 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Garcia/Gaxiola	22	24-22, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 37 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Contender 1	Gerlic/Lochowicz	27, Q6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-18, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 38 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	24	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 39 Gintzburger/Skrivan, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Pohl/Rau	15	Gintzburger/Skrivan	39	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 40 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Lead the series against # 42 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	15	Ahmann/Vollmer	42	21-15, 18-21, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 46 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q14	21-11, 21-19	0:29