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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 5 - 9, 2005

(29, Q9) Eiko Koizumi/Shinako Tanaka, Japan

Eiko Koizumi
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hyougo

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

56 kg (123 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Phuket 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$48,500.00

Shinako Tanaka
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 28, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saitama

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Phuket 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Ulsan 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$69,625.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	12	10	21	8	US$88,900.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$8,100.00
Overall	57	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	12	10	21	8	US$97,000.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q13	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	46	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	Q16	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	29, Q11	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	26	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	30, Q11	17th	80	US$3,000.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/5/2005	Qualifier 1	Oliga Ilina / Yulia Ilina, Russia (Q24)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:32
Tue, 7/5/2005	Qualifier 2	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (Q8)	Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-7	0:48
Wed, 7/6/2005	Winner 1	Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (4)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:49
Wed, 7/6/2005	Winner 2	Ying Li / Lu Wang, China (13, Q2)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:41
Thu, 7/7/2005	Contender 2	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (14)	Lost 26-28, 19-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Koizumi/Tanaka trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q9	Moiseeva/Uryadova	4	21-19, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	13, Q1	Koizumi/Tanaka	30, Q11	21-19, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koizumi/Tanaka	26	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Pires	19	Koizumi/Tanaka	30, Q11	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	30, Q11	Lahme/Musch	3	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:46
Series tied with # 13, Q2 Li/Wang, China 1-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Li/Wang	13, Q2	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q9	21-19, 21-17	0:41
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q11	Li/Wang	Q6	21-10, 14-21, 21-19	0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q9	28-26, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-1
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Arjona/Kadjo	16	Koizumi/Tanaka	46	22-20, 21-16	0:45
Trail the series against # 24, Q6 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Teru Saiki/Tokuno	10	Koizumi/Tanaka	26	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 27, Q12 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 0-1
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Hinchley/Kloeden	Q20	Koizumi/Tanaka	Q13	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/5/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q9	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q8	21-15, 19-21, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # Q16 Busch/Mokotupu, Australia 1-0
5/17/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	30, Q11	Busch/Mokotupu	Q22	21-14, 21-10	0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Ilina/Ilina, Russia 1-0
7/5/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 1	Koizumi/Tanaka	29, Q9	Ilina/Ilina	Q24	21-18, 21-18	0:32