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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Vitória Open
September 26 - 30, 2006

(25, Q1) Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan

Hiromi Suzuki
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kumagaya Saitama

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Marseille 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$15,450.00

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	14	US$10,400.00

Previous Vitória Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Vitória Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/27/2006	Qualifier 2	Inna Shmat / Natalia Stepanova, Russia (Q17)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:37
Wed, 9/27/2006	Winner 1	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:41
Wed, 9/27/2006	Contender 1	Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (24, Q2)	Lost 11-21, 16-21	0:39

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	$10,400.00
Total	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	$10,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Hiromi Suzuki												Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$5,050.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$8,425.00
33	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	$10,400.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	76	0	0	0	0	1	7	11	14	0	$49,900.00
46	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	0	$15,450.00	Total	104	0	0	0	0	1	8	12	15	0	$60,200.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Hiromi Suzuki													Satoko Urata
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$825.00
											2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,000.00
											2004	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	5	$9,250.00
											2005	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	3	3	$25,050.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	4	$9,000.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	$1,000.00	Total	Total	51	0	0	0	0	1	7	6	11	26	$45,125.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	11	61.1%	3	16.7%	4	22.2%	14-4	77.8%	1	3.6%	2	7.1%	25	89.3%	1-27	3.6%	11-25	30.6%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	15-31	32.6%
2005-2006	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-3	40.0%	0-0		0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	8.3%	11	91.7%	0-12	0.0%	4-22	15.4%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	4-13	23.5%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	16	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	26
Total	0	0	14	21	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	31

Head to Head Results
Suzuki/Urata trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	8	Suzuki/Urata	25, Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	24, Q2	Suzuki/Urata	25, Q1	21-11, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q17 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Suzuki/Urata	25, Q1	Shmat/Stepanova	Q17	21-17, 21-19	0:37