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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006

(1) 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 Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Okka Rau - 1st	Stephanie Pohl - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
CEV	5/31-6/3/2006	German Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	18	13th	180	US$4,500.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	3	5th	360	€ 3,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	16	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	9	17th	80	US$3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	4	3rd	160	€ 10,500.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	1	9th	40	€ 1,950.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	11	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	5	25th	56	US$3,250.00

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 1	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (16)	Won 21-19, 21-18
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 2	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (8)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:40
Sat, 7/22/2006	Winner 3	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (4)	Won 21-18, 22-20	0:40
Sat, 7/22/2006	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (15)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:44
Sun, 7/23/2006	Gold Medal	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (9)	Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-10	1:12

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 32-12 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
6/18/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	13-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:35
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-14	0:44
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	13-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:17
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Series tied with # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-2
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	23	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-15, 21-12	0:33
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	3	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-15, 21-12	0:40
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	6	Pohl/Rau	4	23-21, 21-13	0:40
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Pohl/Rau	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Hajeckova/Novotna	4	21-18, 22-20	0:40
6/3/06	CEV	German Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Hajeckova/Novotna	3	21-19, 21-18	0:42
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	Pohl/Rau	1	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	3	Campisi/Lozano	6	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 2-0
6/19/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Country Quota	Pohl/Rau	Q2	Eckl/Kaup		21-15, 21-16	0:37
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Eckl/Kaup	8	22-20, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/3/06	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	7	22-20, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 6-3
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	21-19, 21-13	0:40
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	17	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	21-16, 21-11	0:32
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	Pohl/Rau	8	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:08
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Pohl/Rau		22-20, 18-21, 15-13	1:08
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
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 6-1
7/23/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-17, 16-21, 15-10	1:12
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-19	0:41
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	7	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau		Tychnova/Tychnova		21-12, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # 11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	10	Pohl/Rau	7	21-8, 21-14	0:33
Series tied with # 12 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-1
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Pohl/Rau	Q2	Matveeva/Zunzunegui	Q31	21-18, 21-18	0:38
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Matveeva/Zunzunegui	14	Pohl/Rau	3	12-21, 21-18, 19-17	1:00
Lead the series against # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-17, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-18
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	21-12, 21-15	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	3	Castelli/Gemise Fareau	14	21-14, 21-9	0:30
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	4	Gschweidl/Hansel	29, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Van Iersel/Wesselink	16	21-15, 21-10	0:30