Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 7 - 11, 2007
(29, Q9) Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan
 
Hiromi Suzuki
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 14, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Kumagaya Saitama
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 46
Career Best: 9th (FIVB Marseille 2009)
Career Winnings: US$15,450.00
Satoko Urata
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 22, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Saga
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 62 kg (136 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 104
Career Best: 7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$60,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB250000000014614 US$10,400.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 28, Q9 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q15 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open Q11 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open Q7 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 25, Q1 25th 60 US$2,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/7/2007 Qualifier 1 Ragnhild Aas / Kristine Fossen, Norway (Q24) Won 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Tue, 8/7/2007 Qualifier 2 Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (Q8) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Wed, 8/8/2007 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4) Lost 10-21, 9-21 0:30
Wed, 8/8/2007 Contender 1 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (13) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Suzuki/Urata trail the series against the field 5-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 21-10, 21-9 0:30
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Suzuki/Urata 28, Q9 21-8, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 5 Suzuki/Urata 28, Q9 21-16, 23-25, 15-9 1:07
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 8 Suzuki/Urata 25, Q1 21-14, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Suzuki/Urata Q15 26-24, 21-16 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q26 Suzuki/Urata Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Suzuki/Urata 28, Q9 Gattelli/Perrotta 21 21-14, 11-21, 15-12 1:07
Trail the series against # 30, Q11 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-2
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Forrer/Schmocker 28, Q23 Suzuki/Urata Q10 22-20, 21-13 0:39
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 1 Forrer/Schmocker Q22 Suzuki/Urata Q11 23-21, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Suzuki/Urata Q15 Baburina/Osheyko Q18 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/7/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 Boulton/Johns Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # Q10 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 Suzuki/Urata Q10 32-30, 21-15 0:58
Trail the series against # Q13 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 2 Kongshavn/Wiig Q22 Suzuki/Urata Q11 21-13, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # Q14 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata 25, Q1 Shmat/Stepanova Q17 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 Aas/Fossen, Norway 1-0
8/7/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 1 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 Aas/Fossen Q24 21-17, 21-10 0:34