Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(8) 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 Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 6 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 4 4th 350 US$10,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 19 5th 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 11 5th 360 US$10,000.00
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
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (25, Q4) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 2 Summer Lochowicz / Eileen Romanowski, Australia (9) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-15, 13-21, 7-15 0:53
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 4 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (6) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Sat, 3/29/2008 Contender 5 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 13-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 53-43 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-10
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 8 15-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:53
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-15 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Pohl/Rau 13 21-16, 22-20 0:41
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 19 21-16, 21-19 0:42
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-13, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 2-4
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-15 0:39
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 13 Tian/Wang 2 21-19, 21-19 0:43
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 # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-5
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Xue/Zhang 2 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-19 0:41
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Pohl/Rau 13 21-18, 21-17 0:40
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 # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 4 Pohl/Rau 8 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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
Series tied with # 6 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 8 Cook/Hinchley 6 22-20, 21-16 0:44
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 7 Pohl/Rau 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Lochowicz/Romanowski, Australia 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 8 Lochowicz/Romanowski 9 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 11 Wang/Zuo 8 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 13, Q2 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 # 15, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 24-22, 22-20 0:39
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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 17 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Pohl/Rau 19 21-14, 21-11 0:32
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
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 # 21 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:33
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 # 22 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 # 23 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Pohl/Rau 13 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
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 # 25, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 6-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25, Q4 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-19, 21-16 0:43
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Montagnolli/Swoboda 19, Q3 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:57
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Pohl/Rau 13 21-17, 21-13 0:40
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 # 27, Q9 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 3-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 6 Lessard/Maxwell 22, Q4 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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
Series tied with # 28, Q11 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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 # Q6 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 # Q8 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 # Q10 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 # Q13 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Pohl/Rau 19 Gioria/Momoli 43 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 2-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 21-10, 21-9 0:30
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Suzuki/Urata 28, Q9 21-8, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # Q22 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 21-16, 21-14 0:36