Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 12 - 16, 2007
(7) 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
2005 Okka Rau - 5th Stephanie Pohl - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 6 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 14 3rd 640 US$22,100.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 16 13th 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 12 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Winner 1 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (26, Q3) Lost 22-20, 14-21, 9-15 0:49
Wed, 6/13/2007 Contender 1 Juliana Antunes / Maria Francisca Esteves, Portugal (10) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Thu, 6/14/2007 Contender 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8, Q5) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 36-33 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 1-2
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Pohl/Rau 7 21-16, 21-16 0:42
7/16/06FIVBCanada Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 12 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:12
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 23 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-6
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 14 21-18, 23-21 0:50
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-16, 21-9 0:39
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 12 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 1:06
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 17 21-17, 21-10 0:40
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 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 21-18, 21-19 0:37
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 21-9 0:37
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 12 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Barros/Connelly 3 21-19, 21-17 0:39
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Bronze Medal Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 23 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 4 Pohl/Rau 5 21-16, 20-22, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 23 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-14 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 8, Q5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 Pohl/Rau 7 21-14, 21-16 0:38
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Pohl/Rau 4 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Antunes/Esteves, Portugal 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Antunes/Esteves 10 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 27-25, 18-21, 15-10 0:58
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 31, Q11 Pohl/Rau 17 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 1:03
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 13 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q7 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 18 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-3
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Jursone/Minusa 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-1
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 Pohl/Rau 7 21-11, 36-34 0:54
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:31
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-13, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-11, 21-14 0:27
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 25 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 24 21-18, 27-25 0:40
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q3 Pohl/Rau 7 20-22, 21-14, 15-9 0:49
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-15, 21-16 0:36
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q7 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 27, Q2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-4
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Pohl/Rau 11 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 17, Q1 Pohl/Rau 7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 25 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
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 # 28, Q4 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 # 30 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 14-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:53
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 21-12, 21-15 0:41
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against Makabe/Oguri, Japan 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 18 Makabe/Oguri 31, Q26 21-13, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37