Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 26 - 31, 2008
(Q17) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 31, Q14 25th 60 US$1,800.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/27/2008 Qualifier 1 Shannen Bagge / Hayley Griffiths, New Zealand (Q48) Won 21-7, 21-7 0:25
Tue, 5/27/2008 Qualifier 2 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (Q16) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Suzuki/Urata trail the series against the field 7-19 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 14 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 # 6 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12, 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 # 14 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 # 18 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 # 20 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 # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Suzuki/Urata Q8 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 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 # 25, Q3 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 # Q7 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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Suzuki/Urata Q19 Gioria/Momoli Q14 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q16 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 2 Banck/Gunther Q16 Suzuki/Urata Q17 21-18, 21-13 0:46
Lead the series against # Q18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Suzuki/Urata Q15 Baburina/Osheyko Q18 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # Q19 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 # Q21 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
Trail the series against # Q24 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 # Q48 Bagge/Griffiths, New Zealand 1-0
5/27/08FIVBBarcelona Open Qualifier 1 Suzuki/Urata Q17 Bagge/Griffiths Q48 21-7, 21-7 0:25