Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Japan Open
August 8 - 12, 2001
(16) Stephanie Pohl/Okka Rau, Germany
 
Stephanie Pohl
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Finsterwalde
Resides: Kiel
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 76 kg (167 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 111
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$314,995.00
Okka Rau
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 5, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Leer
Resides: Rottenburg
Height: 179 cm (5'11")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 92
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$293,395.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB91102313920102751 US$586,790.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Ines Pianka - 13th Did not play
2000 Ines Pianka - 13th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 16 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 19 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 23 9 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 19 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 27, Q2 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 25, Q2 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 11 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/5/2000 Brazil Open 17 17 68 US$2,000.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 1 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (17) Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Fri, 8/10/2001 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:40
Fri, 8/10/2001 Contender 2 Bo Han / Jing Sun, China (31, Q18) Won 21-19, 21-9 0:36
Sat, 8/11/2001 Contender 3 Chiaki Kusuhara / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (10) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:45
Sat, 8/11/2001 Contender 4 Leanne McSorley / Nancy Reynolds, United States (3, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Sat, 8/11/2001 Contender 5 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (12) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 9-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 11-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 3, Q2 McSorley/Reynolds, United States 1-0
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 16 McSorley/Reynolds 3, Q2 21-16, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-11, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Pohl/Rau 23 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-2
7/20/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Arce/McPeak 5 Pohl/Rau 23 21-14, 28-26 0:37
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Arce/McPeak 3 Pohl/Rau 19 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 25-23, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 12 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-2
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Oliveira/Silva 12 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:53
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Oliveira/Silva 11 Pohl/Rau 19 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Liu/Zhang, China 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Liu/Zhang 19, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Tian/Wang 17 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Series tied with # 18, Q1 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-1
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Clarke/Gerlic 19 Pohl/Rau 16 21-19, 21-15 0:39
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 23 Clarke/Gerlic 17, Q7 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 26-24, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 25 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola 22 24-22, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Barrera/Burte, France 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Barrera/Burte 29, Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-6 0:41
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Han/Sun, China 1-0
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Han/Sun 31, Q18 21-19, 21-9 0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 Luge/Syren, France 1-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 23 Luge/Syren 10 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Drummond/Todd, New Zealand 1-0
6/13/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 Drummond/Todd Q15 21-14, 21-6 0:25