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European Championship Tour
€ 90,000 European Championships
August 29 - 31, 2002

(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:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$424,361.54

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:

Tournaments:

115

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$398,906.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	23	6	1	2	4	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	US$185,056.67
FIVB	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	1	US$586,790.00
Overall	114	7	1	4	7	18	10	22	11	28	5	1	US$771,846.67

Previous Basel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	13	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	16	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	12	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	15	9th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	12	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	16	17th	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	20	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	10	5th	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	11	9th	0	US$6,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/29/2002	Winner 2	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (21)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:37
Thu, 8/29/2002	Contender 1	Sara Montagnolli / Regine Silberberger, Austria (11)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:29
Fri, 8/30/2002	Contender 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (20)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:34
Fri, 8/30/2002	Contender 3	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (7)	Won 21-19, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
Fri, 8/30/2002	Contender 4	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (24)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 23-13 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Pohl/Rau	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau	20	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:53
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	10	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-10, 21-11	0:29
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	14	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:52
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	19	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	22-20, 21-12	0:34
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	21-13, 25-23	0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
Series tied with # 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Series tied with # 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
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
Trail the series against # 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	Pohl/Rau	15	21-18, 21-18	0:29
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-4
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	21-19, 21-23, 15-10	0:56
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	Pohl/Rau	12	21-12, 21-17	0:35
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Bruschini/Solazzi	7	Pohl/Rau	10	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:59
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Pohl/Rau	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:50
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	21-16, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Graumann/Sutt, Estonia 1-0
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Graumann/Sutt	Q31	21-10, 21-16	0:27
Lead the series against # 11 Montagnolli/Silberberger, Austria 1-0
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	5	Montagnolli/Silberberger	11	21-14, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Gintzburger/Skrivan, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Pohl/Rau	15	Gintzburger/Skrivan	39	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 4-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Pohl/Rau	15	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	34	21-10, 21-11	0:20
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Pohl/Rau	16	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	32	21-15, 21-17	0:32
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool P	Pohl/Rau	16	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	17	21-13, 21-13	0:41
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	Pohl/Rau	19	21-17, 21-18	0:33
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 3	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	Q15	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q14	21-11, 21-19	0:29
Lead the series against # 16 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 2-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool J	Pohl/Rau	16	Mellitzer/Swoboda	9	21-15, 21-15	0:34
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Pohl/Rau	12	Mellitzer/Swoboda	28	21-11, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Luge/Syren, France 1-0
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	23	Luge/Syren	10	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	20	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with # 21 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-1
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Alcon/Pol	21	Pohl/Rau	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Lead the series against # 22 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	15	Ahmann/Vollmer	42	21-15, 18-21, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 23 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	24	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 24 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:40