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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 28 - September 1, 2007

(29, Q11) 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 St. Petersburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Did not play	Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
2006	Mika Teru Saiki - 33rd	Chiaki Kusuhara - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	Q11	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2007	Kristiansand Open	29, Q9	25th	50	US$1,600.00
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

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/28/2007	Qualifier 1	Valentyna Davidova / Natalia Shumeiko, Ukraine (Q22)	Won 21-12, 25-23	0:42
Tue, 8/28/2007	Qualifier 2	Tatiana Barrera / Celine Gemise Fareau, France (28, Q6)	Lost 21-16, 17-21, 8-15	0:50
Wed, 8/29/2007	Winner 1	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:43
Wed, 8/29/2007	Contender 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (20)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:36

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	2	3	40.0 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	$6,600.00	8	16	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	10	$8,600.00	10	19	34.5 %

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
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	$1,000.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5	$9,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	$3,300.00	2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	9	$3,300.00
24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	20	$4,300.00	Total	Total	64	0	0	0	0	1	7	7	13	36	$48,425.00

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%
2006-2007	8	72.7%	1	9.1%	2	18.2%	9-2	81.8%	1	5.0%	2	10.0%	17	85.0%	1-19	5.0%	8-17	32.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	10-21	32.3%
Against the Field	6	66.7%	1	11.1%	2	22.2%	7-2	77.8%	1	5.6%	2	11.1%	15	83.3%	1-17	5.6%	12-30	28.6%	4-8	33.3%	0	0	8-19	29.6%

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 6-13 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Ross	4	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q11	21-16, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	5	Suzuki/Urata	28, Q9	21-16, 23-25, 15-9	1:07
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 # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22, Q2	Suzuki/Urata	Q15	26-24, 21-16	0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	26, Q6	Suzuki/Urata	Q11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Trail the series against # 19 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	Suzuki/Urata	Q8	21-11, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	20	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q11	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Martins/Santanna	31, Q26	Suzuki/Urata	Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Barrera/Gemise Fareau, France 0-1
8/28/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Barrera/Gemise Fareau	28, Q6	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q11	16-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q9	Boulton/Johns	Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 31, Q12 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	Suzuki/Urata	Q10	32-30, 21-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 32 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/17/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Suzuki/Urata	28, Q9	Prokopeva/Ukolova	Q25	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # Q5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Campisi/Lozano	Q13	Suzuki/Urata	Q20	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # Q14 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Qualifier 2	Kongshavn/Wiig	Q22	Suzuki/Urata	Q11	21-13, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # Q15 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Suzuki/Urata	Q15	Baburina/Osheyko	Q18	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q21 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
8/14/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 1	Suzuki/Urata	Q11	Dampney/Mullin	Q22	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # Q22 Davidova/Shumeiko, Ukraine 1-0
8/28/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 1	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q11	Davidova/Shumeiko	Q22	21-12, 25-23	0:42