Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 17 - 21, 2007
(11) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2006 Okka Rau - 17th Stephanie Pohl - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 9 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 14 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (22) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6) Lost 16-21, 21-23 0:42
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 2 Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (28, Q9) Won 21-8, 22-20 0:45
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 3 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (14) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:36
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 4 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (9) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:40
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 5 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (8) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 6 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2) Lost 15-21, 25-23, 12-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 34-25 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 1-3
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 14 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
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 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 2 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 23-25, 15-12 1:02
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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-16, 23-21 0:42
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Pohl/Rau 13 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 11 Wang/Zuo 8 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Faure/Sarpaux 9 21-12, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-19, 21-9 0:34
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Keizer/Leenstra 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 11 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-10, 21-19 0:36
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Jursone/Minusa 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16, Q1 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 # 17 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 # 19 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 24 21-18, 27-25 0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-4
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 14-21, 20-18 1:00
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
Series tied with # 21 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-4
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 14 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q7 21-13, 21-16 0:36
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
Series tied with # 22 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Moiseeva/Uryadova 22 21-16, 21-19 0:36
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 27, Q15 Pohl/Rau Q2 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 5-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-15 0:42
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Suzuki/Urata 28, Q9 21-8, 22-20 0:45