Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(14) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 14 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 14 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 3 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 10 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 18 17th 104 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 24 5th 324 US$11,500.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 13 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 9 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 16 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 12 25th 30 US$2,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool L Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (38) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool L Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (11) Lost 18-21, 21-8, 9-15 0:49
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool L Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (35) Won 21-19, 9-21, 15-10 0:48
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (10) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:45
Fri, 10/10/2003 Winner 2 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (7) Lost 21-18, 24-26, 9-15 1:03
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Ines Pianka - 41st Did not play
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Okka Rau - 17th Stephanie Pohl - 17th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Okka Rau - 9th Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Okka Rau - 5th Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Okka Rau - 17th Stephanie Pohl - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 16 17th 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 14 9th 320 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 6 9th 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 19 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 16 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau trail the series against the field 33-43 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 18 21-19, 21-13 0:32
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 24 17-21, 21-18, 15-4 0:47
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-18, 21-17 0:37
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 15 21-19, 21-14 0:34
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-13, 24-22 0:34
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 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 2 Pohl/Rau 14 21-11, 21-16 0:34
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Pohl/Rau 12 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Pohl/Rau 14 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:50
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Pohl/Rau 13 21-12, 21-10 0:30
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-14 0:37
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 # 4 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 4 Pohl/Rau 3 21-15, 21-13 0:36
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Tian/Wang 8 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:54
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Tian/Wang 17 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Series tied with # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Cook/Sanderson 3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A McPeak/Youngs 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-14, 21-8 0:33
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B McPeak/Youngs 2 Pohl/Rau 15 21-18, 21-16 0:40
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Pohl/Rau 20 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 7 Pohl/Rau 14 18-21, 26-24, 15-9 1:03
Series tied with # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 24 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 Pohl/Rau 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Pohl/Rau 10 21-15, 21-15 0:35
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
Series tied with # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-1
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 14 Lahme/Musch 10 21-14, 21-19 0:45
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Pohl/Rau 13 21-23, 22-20, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-3
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Pohl/Rau 14 21-18, 8-21, 15-9 0:49
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-13, 21-11 0:29
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Pohl/Rau 23 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool K Celbova Rysava/Novakova 10 Pohl/Rau 15 21-18, 21-18 0:29
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 4 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 DeNecochea/Reynolds, United States 1-0
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 14 DeNecochea/Reynolds 10 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 25, Q11 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-2
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Kadijk/Leenstra 8 Pohl/Rau 24 21-13, 21-9 0:31
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
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool B Pohl/Rau 15 Garcia/Gaxiola 18 21-16, 21-19 0:30
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 24-22, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-2
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool C Ahmann/Vollmer 19 Pohl/Rau 14 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Ahmann/Vollmer 21 Pohl/Rau 12 24-26, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 15 Ahmann/Vollmer 42 21-15, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Series tied with # 22 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Clarke/Gerlic 19 Pohl/Rau 16 21-19, 21-15 0:39
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 23 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 Wang/You, China 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Wang/You 24, Q5 29-27, 21-7 0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Gattelli/Perrotta 19 21-15, 21-19 0:39
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Pohl/Rau 14 21-19, 26-28, 15-10 1:02
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 # 27 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 24 Arjona/Kadjo 10 21-13, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 4-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool C Pohl/Rau 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 19 21-16, 21-15 0:34
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-12, 21-12 0:34
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 # 30 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 # 35 Dumont/Martin, Canada 2-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Pohl/Rau 14 Dumont/Martin 35 21-19, 9-21, 15-10 0:48
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Pohl/Rau 12 Dumont/Martin 28 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 37 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-4
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool E Bruschini/Solazzi 21 Pohl/Rau 12 21-12, 21-17 0:35
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Pohl/Rau 10 21-14, 19-21, 18-16 0:59
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Pohl/Rau 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:50
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 38 Alcon/Pol, Spain 3-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Pohl/Rau 14 Alcon/Pol 38 21-17, 21-13 0:37
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Alcon/Pol 30, Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Alcon/Pol 26 21-11, 21-13 0:24
Lead the series against # 39 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 18 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31, Q23 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:49
Series tied with # 40 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Augoustides/Claasen 23, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:43
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Augoustides/Claasen 28, Q13 Pohl/Rau 12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 45 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Seike/Yamakawa 26 21-9, 21-15 0:36