Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Keihan/SMFG Japan Open
May 20 - 25, 2008
(31, Q14) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Sanae Tsubakimoto - 25th
2003 Did not play Mika Teru Saiki - 25th
2004 Did not play Mika Teru Saiki - 7th
2005 Did not play Chiaki Kusuhara - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open Q19 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q19 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q16 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q13 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 29, Q11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Osaka Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/21/2008 Qualifier 1 Anouk Boileau / Marie-Christine Mondor, Canada (Q19) Won 22-20, 21-19 1:05
Wed, 5/21/2008 Qualifier 2 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (Q3) Won 21-13, 16-21, 15-9 1:01
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 9-21, 11-21 0:32
Thu, 5/22/2008 Contender 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (15) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Suzuki/Urata trail the series against the field 6-16 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 2 Suzuki/Urata 31, Q14 21-9, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-2
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 31, Q3 Suzuki/Urata Q19 21-16, 21-11 0:36
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 24, Q2 Suzuki/Urata 25, Q1 21-11, 21-16 0:39
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 # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 Suzuki/Urata 31, Q14 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 20 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 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q11 21-15, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 26, Q6 Suzuki/Urata Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 26, Q4 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
Series tied with # 32 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-1
3/25/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata Q16 Asao/Nishibori Q17 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q23 Suzuki/Urata Q10 32-30, 21-15 0:58
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
5/21/08FIVBOsaka Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata 31, Q14 Lessard/Maxwell Q3 21-13, 16-21, 15-9 1:01
Lead the series against # Q10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata Q19 Gioria/Momoli Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # Q11 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano Q13 Suzuki/Urata Q20 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # Q12 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q20 Suzuki/Urata Q13 21-19, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q13 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/7/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata 29, Q9 Boulton/Johns Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q19 Boileau/Mondor, Canada 1-0
5/21/08FIVBOsaka Open Qualifier 1 Suzuki/Urata 31, Q14 Boileau/Mondor Q19 22-20, 21-19 1:05
Trail the series against # Q21 Alenkina/Storozhenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 1 Alenkina/Storozhenko Q21 Suzuki/Urata Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:44