Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXVII Olympic Games
September 16 - 25, 2000
(6) Yukiko Takahashi/Mika Teru Saiki, Japan
 
Yukiko Takahashi
Japan
Photo not available
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 12, 1967 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Kanagawa
Resides: Kanagawa
Height: 168 cm (5'6")
Weight: 54 kg (119 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 57
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$128,586.25
Mika Teru Saiki
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 25, 1971 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime, Matsuyama
Resides: Matsuyama
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 97
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Osaka 2000)
Career Winnings: US$143,650.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB280121329460 US$148,650.00
Previous Sydney Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 8 2 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2000 Portugal Open 6 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2000 France Open 8 7 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Germany Open 13 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 10 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2000 Swiss Open 11 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-18/2000 Canada Open 9 9 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2000 Mexico Open 11 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/1-6/2000 Brazil Open 7 3 272 US$14,000.00
FIVB 11/2-7/1999 Brazil Open 8 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/11-15/1999 China Open 8 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/4-8/1999 Japan Open 9 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/1999 Portugal Open 13 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 15 5 360 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/16-20/1999 Canada Open 15 9 136 US$4,500.00
FIVB 4/7-11/1999 Mexico Open 13 13 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/29-11/1/1998 Brazil Open 13 9 136 US$4,500.00
Sydney XXVII Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 9/16/2000 Contender 1 Yuki Ishizaka / Rii Seike, Japan (19) Won 15-3 0:31
Thu, 9/21/2000 Winner 1 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (14) Won 15-2 0:25
Sat, 9/23/2000 Winner 2 Annett Davis / Jenny Johnson Jordan, United States (3) Won 15-9 0:48
Sat, 9/23/2000 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 10-15 0:43
Mon, 9/25/2000 Bronze Medal Sandra Pires / Adriana Samuel, Brazil (5) Lost 4-12, 6-12 0:53
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996Atlanta Sachiko Fujita - 5th Did not play
1997Los Angeles Yuki Ishizaka - 17th Maya Hashimoto - 17th
1999Marseille Mika Teru Saiki - 5th Yukiko Takahashi - 5th
2005Berlin Did not play Ryo Tokuno - 25th
2007Gstaad Did not play Chiaki Kusuhara - 37th
2008Beijing Did not play Chiaki Kusuhara - 19th
Head to Head Results
Takahashi/Teru Saiki lead the series against the field 5-4
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 6 15-10 0:43
Series tied with # 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 1-1
9/23/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 2 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 6 Davis/Johnson Jordan 3 15-9 0:48
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Davis/Johnson Jordan 8 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 15 15-6 0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Pires/Samuel, Brazil 0-2
9/25/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Bronze Medal Pires/Samuel 5 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 6 12-4, 12-6 0:53
7/23/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Pires/Samuel 3 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 15 15-4 0:30
Lead the series against # 10 Friedrichsen/Musch, Germany 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Takahashi/Teru Saiki 15 Friedrichsen/Musch 10 15-7 0:20
Lead the series against # 14 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
9/21/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 14 15-2 0:25
7/21/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Takahashi/Teru Saiki 15 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 15-9 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Ishizaka/Seike, Japan 1-0
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Takahashi/Teru Saiki 6 Ishizaka/Seike 19 15-3 0:31