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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 4 - 8, 2006

(17) Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany

Stephanie Pohl
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1978 (47 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 (48 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
2002	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2003	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2004	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	23	4th	560	US$17,700.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q2	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	18	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	16	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	9	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	11	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	5	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	5	5th	240	US$10,000.00

France Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/5/2006	Winner 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:35
Wed, 7/5/2006	Winner 2	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 10-21	0:40
Thu, 7/6/2006	Contender 2	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (31, Q11)	Lost 18-21, 22-20, 13-15	0:54

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	$51,250.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	0	0	1	1	6	1	6	2	10	1	0	$234,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	54	1	0	1	2	5	8	10	8	15	4	0	$294,840.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00
Total	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	0	$586,790.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Stephanie Pohl												Okka Rau
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$25,625.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$25,625.00
30	0	0	1	1	7	8	11	1	0	$118,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	0	0	1	1	7	8	10	1	0	$117,350.00
71	1	0	1	2	13	26	19	6	0	$165,920.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	55	1	0	1	2	13	18	15	4	0	$147,420.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
111	1	1	2	3	22	38	32	7	0	$314,995.00	Total	92	1	0	2	3	22	30	27	5	0	$293,395.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	1	0	$45,250.00	27	18	60.0 %
2002	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	3	0	0	$41,990.00	22	19	53.7 %
2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0	2	2	0	$70,500.00	22	22	50.0 %
2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	3	1	0	$53,500.00	23	22	51.1 %
2005	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	$80,800.00	25	18	58.1 %
2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$28,200.00	11	9	55.0 %
Total	FIVB	56	0	0	1	1	8	6	15	6	13	5	1	$320,240.00	130	108	54.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Stephanie Pohl													Okka Rau
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1998	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	$5,500.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	1999	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	2	0	$15,500.00	2000	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	1	0	$22,625.00	2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	1	0	$22,625.00
10	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	$20,995.00	2002	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	0	$20,995.00
11	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	2	0	$35,250.00	2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	2	0	$35,250.00
11	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	1	0	$26,750.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	1	0	$26,750.00
9	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	$40,400.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	1	0	4	2	1	1	0	$40,400.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	$14,100.00	2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	$14,100.00
77	0	1	1	1	14	29	19	7	5	$182,720.00	Total	Total	58	0	0	1	1	14	21	14	5	2	$161,120.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	165	72.1%	24	10.5%	40	17.5%	189-40	82.5%	37	21.1%	28	16.0%	110	62.9%	37-138	21.1%	165-110	60.0%	61-68	47.3%	3	3	229-181	55.9%
2005-2006	38	76.0%	3	6.0%	9	18.0%	41-9	82.0%	7	22.6%	6	19.4%	18	58.1%	7-24	22.6%	38-18	67.9%	10-15	40.0%	1	0	49-33	59.8%
Against the Field	61	69.3%	9	10.2%	18	20.5%	70-18	79.5%	14	16.7%	20	23.8%	50	59.5%	14-70	16.7%	122-96	56.0%	46-76	37.7%	1	1	85-87	49.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	10
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	2	1	36	21	0	0	23	25	0	2	1	1	0	0	72	58
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	11	0	23	22	0	0	41	47	1	3	1	2	1	0	137	108
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	6	0	13	1	70	49	0	0	70	80	1	5	2	3	1	0	229	181

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau trail the series against the field 35-39 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-3
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Pohl/Rau	17	21-17, 21-10	0:40
7/15/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Pohl/Rau	5	21-13, 21-14	0:34
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Pohl/Rau	7	21-13, 21-19	0:39
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	20	Felisberta/Maestrini	4	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	23	Tian/Wang	2	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-8
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	3	Pohl/Rau	23	21-17, 21-23, 15-11	1:07
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Bede/Behar	2	Pohl/Rau	6	21-17, 21-14	0:46
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 6	Bede/Behar	2	Pohl/Rau	5	21-17, 25-23	0:48
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	4	Bede/Behar	1	24-22, 24-22	0:48
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Bede/Behar	1	23-21, 21-18	0:41
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Pohl/Rau	14	21-15, 20-22, 15-8	0:50
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Pohl/Rau	13	21-12, 21-10	0:30
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Pohl/Rau	16	21-15, 21-14	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
6/17/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 5	Pohl/Rau	5	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	21-19, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Barros/Connelly	25, Q1	Pohl/Rau	23	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:58
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Barros/Connelly	4	Pohl/Rau	5	21-16, 20-22, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	23	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-15, 21-12	0:33
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	6	Pohl/Rau	4	23-21, 21-13	0:40
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Pohl/Rau	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	24	Arjona/Kadjo	10	21-13, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-4
5/29/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	15	Pohl/Rau	8	21-14, 21-17	0:40
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	11	Pohl/Rau	14	21-18, 8-21, 15-9	0:49
8/30/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-13, 21-11	0:29
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	7	Pohl/Rau	23	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-1
8/18/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	8	Cook/Sanderson	5	21-10, 22-20	0:41
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Cook/Sanderson	3	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:53
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Cook/Sanderson	17	Pohl/Rau	16	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	17	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-2
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Zhang/Zuo	9, Q15	Pohl/Rau	18	21-19, 21-17	0:39
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Zhang/Zuo	31, Q31	Pohl/Rau	16	16-21, 22-20, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-2
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	17	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-16, 21-11	0:32
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	Pohl/Rau	8	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:08
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 # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-0
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	26, Q2	21-14, 21-14	0:31
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	7	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	21-19, 22-20	0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	5	Koizumi/Tanaka	28, Q12	21-15, 17-21, 15-9	0:46
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	4	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q11	21-16, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	31	21-10, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 23, Q15 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/19/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Country Quota	Pohl/Rau	Q2	Eckl/Kaup		21-15, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 24 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	9	21-19, 21-13	0:38
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	5	13-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:56
Series tied with # 25 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Keizer/Leenstra	8	Pohl/Rau	9	21-15, 21-17	0:39
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 26 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-4
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	7	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:53
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Pohl/Rau	11	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Gattelli/Perrotta	17, Q1	Pohl/Rau	7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	25	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	21-15, 21-19	0:39
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Pohl/Rau	14	21-19, 26-28, 15-10	1:02
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Lessard/Maxwell	22	21-15, 21-16	0:36
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Lessard/Maxwell	27, Q7	21-18, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 29, Q3 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	Pohl/Rau	5	21-13, 11-21, 20-18	0:57
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Kusuhara/Urata	20	17-21, 21-19, 19-17	1:03
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	31, Q11	Pohl/Rau	17	21-18, 20-22, 15-13	0:54
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	23	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-14, 21-19	0:40
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	16	Glesnes/Maaseide	9	20-22, 21-18, 15-11	1:03
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	13	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q7	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Claasen/Roder	25, Q1	Pohl/Rau	9	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	Pohl/Rau	4	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # Q6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	27, Q15	Pohl/Rau	Q2	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	4	Gschweidl/Hansel	29, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q28 Makabe/Oguri, Japan 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	18	Makabe/Oguri	31, Q26	21-13, 21-11	0:30