Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009
(30) 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
2007 Okka Rau - 5th Stephanie Pohl - 5th
2008 Okka Rau - 1st Stephanie Pohl - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 19, Q7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 21 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 16 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 5 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 8 9th 0 US$0.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/21/2009 Winner 1 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (35, Q11) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:46
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 37-30 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-12
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Pohl/Rau 19, Q7 21-16, 21-17 0:37
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 15 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 By Forfeit  
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 14 21-16, 21-18 0:43
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 # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-3
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Pohl/Rau 30 21-18, 22-20 0:46
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Pohl/Rau 19 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-3
8/11/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Pohl/Rau 8 21-17, 21-16 0:46
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Branagh/Youngs 3 21-18, 21-16 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Pohl/Rau 21 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 3 Salgado/Salgado 1 23-21, 16-21, 15-11 1:05
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
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-19 0:38
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 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 Pohl/Rau 19, Q7 21-10, 13-21, 15-8 0:45
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Pohl/Rau 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 16-21, 21-8, 15-11 0:44
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-11, 22-20 0:37
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 Pohl/Rau 6 21-13, 21-16 0:31
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 17 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 4 24-26, 21-19, 15-7 0:57
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Mouha/Van Breedam 21 21-13, 21-10 0:34
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 28, Q5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Pohl/Rau 19 Gioria/Momoli 43 21-12, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 17 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 14 Pohl/Rau 19, Q7 21-15, 23-21 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Huang/Zhang, China 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Huang/Zhang 15 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Forrer/Schmocker 10 Pohl/Rau 21 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 26 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool I Pohl/Rau 16 Martins/Santanna 33 21-16, 21-18 0:39
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/14/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Pohl/Rau 19, Q7 Mooren/Wesselink Q10 21-12, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 29 Kongshavn/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 5 Kongshavn/Maaseide 28 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 32 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 # 35, Q11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 30 Baquerizo/Fernandez 35, Q11 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 36 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Pohl/Rau 21 Baburina/Osheyko 28 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 37 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 8-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:40
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 22-20, 21-15 0:39
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 27 21-18, 21-10 0:28
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-10, 22-20 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 38, Q4 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool I Pohl/Rau 16 Andreasen/Vestergaard 40 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 41, Q10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 19, Q7 Prokopeva/Ukolova 30 24-22, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 42 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Pohl/Rau 11 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 27, Q18 21-15, 21-12 0:33
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 45 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 3 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 9 21-18, 29-27 0:46
Lead the series against Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 1-0
7/13/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Country Quota Pohl/Rau 19, Q7 Borger/Brink-Abeler 21-18, 21-18 0:39