Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005
(5) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Martina Stoof - 49th Did not play
1999 Ines Pianka - 41st Did not play
2000 Ines Pianka - 25th Did not play
2001 Okka Rau - 13th Stephanie Pohl - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 4 7th 280 US$10,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 6 9th 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 5 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 4 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 7 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/14-24/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 8 5th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 20 9th 216 US$8,250.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 11 17th 112 US$4,750.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 1 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (28, Q12) Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (12) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 3 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13) Lost 21-13, 20-22, 8-15 0:56
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 4 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (15) Won 21-10, 21-13 0:32
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 5 Ana Paula Connelly / Alexandra Fonseca, Brazil (8) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Fri, 7/15/2005 Contender 6 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 32-26 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-9
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 19 Pohl/Rau 6 21-19, 21-17 0:38
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 21-13 0:37
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 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 21-14 0:34
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 7 21-13, 21-19 0:39
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 20 Felisberta/Maestrini 4 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Connelly/Fonseca, Brazil 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Connelly/Fonseca 8 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 6 Pohl/Rau 4 23-21, 21-13 0:40
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Pohl/Rau 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
Trail the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-10, 21-13 0:32
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Pohl/Rau 16 18-21, 21-15, 22-20 1:02
Series tied with # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 2-2
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 16 Clarke/Gerlic 22, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:47
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 Pohl/Rau 13 21-16, 21-18 0:38
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 # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-4
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Pohl/Rau 8 21-14, 21-17 0:40
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
Series tied with # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-2
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-16, 21-11 0:32
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 Pohl/Rau 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:08
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 # 22 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 # 24, Q7 Hu/Zhang, China 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Hu/Zhang 10 21-15, 24-22 0:35
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q11 21-16, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q4 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Maaseide/Wiig 26 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Kusuhara/Urata 20 17-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:03
Lead the series against # Q6 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 5-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 5 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 29-27, 21-13 0:46
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Garcia/Gaxiola 23, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:37
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Garcia/Gaxiola 28 Pohl/Rau 5 15-21, 21-19, 19-17 0:52
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 8 Garcia/Gaxiola 26 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:57
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
Lead the series against # Q8 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 29, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 38 21-19, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q13 Lu/Ren, China 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool C Pohl/Rau 3 Lu/Ren 30 23-21, 25-23 0:47