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(11) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2000	Ines Pianka - 9th	Mireya Kaup - 57th
FIVB 2003	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th
FIVB 2004	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th
FIVB 2005	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
FIVB 2007	Okka Rau - 17th	Stephanie Pohl - 17th
FIVB 2008	Okka Rau - 5th	Stephanie Pohl - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/14-20/2008	Marseille Open	3	1st	600	US$28,000.00
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	5	4th	560	€ 7,500.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	11	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	19	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/16-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	15	17th	160	US$5,100.00

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/19/2009	Winner 1	Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (6)	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 12-15	0:59
Fri, 6/19/2009	Contender 1	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (3)	Lost 21-15, 20-22, 11-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 49-19 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-0
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 21-17	0:41
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q14	21-15, 21-16	0:35
6/16/07	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-19, 21-16	0:44
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-5
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Pohl/Rau	5	25-23, 21-19
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:39
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	19	26-24, 17-21, 15-13	1:06
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Pohl/Rau	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:50
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-17, 21-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	Pohl/Rau	11	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 6-2
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 6	Pohl/Rau	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	25-23, 21-9	0:38
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	16-21, 21-8, 15-11	0:44
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	11	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	21-11, 22-20	0:37
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	Pohl/Rau	6	21-13, 21-16	0:31
7/8/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Bronze Medal	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	Pohl/Rau	1	By Forfeit
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-16, 21-14	0:38
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	17	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-16, 21-15	0:35
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 10-4
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	3	Hakedal/Torlen	5	21-19, 21-16	0:49
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Pohl/Rau	1	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	1:03
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-17	0:40
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Hakedal/Torlen	17	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	23	Hakedal/Torlen	8	21-17, 21-14	0:43
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-16, 21-17	0:39
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-10, 21-13	0:32
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-14, 21-19	0:36
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	7	Hakedal/Torlen	4	26-28, 22-20, 17-15	1:14
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Pohl/Rau	16	18-21, 21-15, 22-20	1:02
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Pohl/Rau		Hakedal/Torlen		21-14 Retired	0:19
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
Series tied with # 6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-4
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	6	Pohl/Rau	11	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 5	Pohl/Rau	3	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	24-26, 21-19, 15-7	0:57
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	Pohl/Rau	5	21-17, 21-15	0:42
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	19	Mouha/Van Breedam	21	21-13, 21-10	0:34
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	28, Q5	21-18, 21-17	0:39
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	Pohl/Rau	1	23-21, 27-25	0:51
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 4	Mouha/Van Breedam	14	Pohl/Rau	1	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	1:05
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Mouha/Van Breedam	10	21-17, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	11	Jursone/Minusa	14	21-10, 21-19	0:36
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Jursone/Minusa	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
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
Trail the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	3	Giaoui/Hamzaoui	9	21-18, 29-27	0:46
Lead the series against # Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 11-1
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	30, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:40
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	22-20, 21-15	0:39
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Nystrom/Nystrom	27	21-18, 21-10	0:28
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	21-18, 21-12	0:35
5/2/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-10, 22-20	0:35
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:49
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	6	Nystrom/Nystrom	21	21-13, 21-16	0:33
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	9	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	1:00
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-11, 21-14	0:27
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-16, 21-19	0:38
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	31	21-10, 21-12	0:28
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau		Nystrom/Nystrom		21-18, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 Kongshavn/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	5	Kongshavn/Maaseide	28	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q6 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-0
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	6	21-14, 21-15	0:37
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	18	15-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:45
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	4	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-15, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q9 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	24	21-18, 27-25	0:40
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Petrova/Skalnikova	13	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # Q22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Pohl/Rau	19	Gioria/Momoli	43	21-12, 21-18	0:38