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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	9	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	14	9th	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	14	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	14	9th	120	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		1st	200	€ 17,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	3	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	10	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	18	17th	104	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	24	5th	324	US$11,500.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		4th	70	€ 3,250.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	13	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	9	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	16	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	12	25th	30	US$2,000.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool A	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:45
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool A	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway	Won 20-22, 21-16, 15-12	1:02
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool A	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 34-24 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 3-3
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool C	Ahmann/Vollmer	19	Pohl/Rau	14	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau		Ahmann/Vollmer		21-15, 21-18	0:44
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Ahmann/Vollmer		19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:52
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Pohl/Rau		22-20, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Ahmann/Vollmer	21	Pohl/Rau	12	24-26, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
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 Alcon/Pol, Spain 3-1
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool L	Pohl/Rau	14	Alcon/Pol	38	21-17, 21-13	0:37
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Alcon/Pol	30, Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:39
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 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 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against Bobrova/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Pohl/Rau	16	Bobrova/Uryadova	32, Q53	14-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:41
Trail the series against Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-5
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Bruschini/Solazzi		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-15	0:45
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
Trail the series against 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 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-3
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
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau		Gattelli/Perrotta		21-19, 21-19	0:50
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Semi-Finals	Gattelli/Perrotta		Pohl/Rau		21-17, 21-13	0:41
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 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Pohl/Rau		Glesnes/Maaseide		20-22, 21-16, 15-12	1:02
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau		Glesnes/Maaseide		17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Hakedal/Torlen		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	20	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau		Ikauniece/Minusa		22-20, 21-14	0:40
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	24	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-2
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	Pohl/Rau	24	21-13, 21-9	0:31
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
Series tied with Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 2-2
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-16, 21-18	0:48
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Pohl/Rau	10	21-15, 21-15	0:35
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
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-2
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	24	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	25	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-16	0:43
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	Pohl/Rau	13	14-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-1
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	9	Lahme/Musch	8	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	14	Lahme/Musch	10	21-14, 21-19	0:45
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Pohl/Rau	13	21-23, 22-20, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	18	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	31, Q23	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:49
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		16-21, 21-10, 15-7	0:44
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau		Nystrom/Nystrom		21-18, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau		Tychnova/Tychnova		21-12, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-19, 21-14	0:35
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-17, 21-11	0:36
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