Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(13) 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: 12
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: 10
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$293,395.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB91102313920102751 US$586,790.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Ines Pianka - 13th Did not play
2000 Ines Pianka - 13th Did not play
2001 Okka Rau - 7th Stephanie Pohl - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 16 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 12 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 15 9th 160 US$5,000.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool D Sanae Tsubakimoto / Satoko Urata, Japan (29) Won 21-13, 21-7 0:33
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool D Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:34
Sat, 8/10/2002 Pool D Gabriele Jobst / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (20, Q5) Won 21-10, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:47
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 2 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (6) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 13-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 24-16 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 15 21-14, 21-15 0:39
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-11, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 21-19 0:45
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-0
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 13 Cook/Pottharst 3 21-18, 25-23 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-5
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool D Connelly/Minello 4 Pohl/Rau 13 21-16, 21-16 0:34
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Minello 5 Pohl/Rau 12 26-24, 21-10 0:38
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Connelly/Minello 5 Pohl/Rau 12 21-16, 20-22, 15-9 0:51
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Connelly/Minello 3 Pohl/Rau 20 21-17, 21-14 0:34
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Connelly/Minello 18 Pohl/Rau 10 21-13, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Pohl/Rau 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Pohl/Rau 20 Kadijk/Leenstra 13 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:53
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 10 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 21-10, 21-11 0:29
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 14 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:52
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 22-20, 21-12 0:34
6/19/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Kadijk/Leenstra 26, Q7 21-13, 25-23 0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 8 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Tian/Wang 17 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Series tied with # 9 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 26 Pohl/Rau 16 21-14, 22-20 0:44
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Pohl/Rau 20 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 29 23-21, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 21-19 0:37
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-17, 21-19 0:36
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 25-23, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Pohl/Rau 7 22-20, 25-27, 17-15 1:20
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 26-24, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Jobst/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool D Pohl/Rau 13 Jobst/Maxwell 20, Q5 21-10, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool J Pohl/Rau 16 Jobst/Maxwell 33 21-16, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Pohl/Rau 12 Clarke/Gooley 21 28-26, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 24-22, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 1 Gerlic/Lochowicz 27, Q6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-18, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Gougeon/Lessard 23 21-14, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 28 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 2-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Bragado-Corso/Wood 21, Q1 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 Bragado-Corso/Wood 8, Q1 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 29 Tsubakimoto/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool D Pohl/Rau 13 Tsubakimoto/Urata 29 21-13, 21-7 0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 15 Ahmann/Vollmer 42 21-15, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against # Q4 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Ikauniece/Minusa 24 21-19, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Alcon/Pol 26 21-11, 21-13 0:24
Lead the series against # Q11 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 30, Q14 21-11, 21-19 0:29