Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
July 31 - August 3, 2002
(21) Chiaki Kusuhara/Ryo Tokuno, Japan
 
Chiaki Kusuhara
Japan
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 1, 1975 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime
Resides: Kanagawa-ken
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 120
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$170,315.00
Ryo Tokuno
Japan
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1974 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Ehime
Resides: Matsuyama
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 81
Career Best: 4th (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Klagenfurt 2002)
Career Winnings: US$102,065.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457910131725333741Money
FIVB640001205142415453 US$170,930.00
FIVB C&S100010000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall650002205142415453 US$172,930.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Ryo Tokuno - 17th Chiaki Kusuhara - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 24 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 23 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 14 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 17 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 18 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 15 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 16 10 0 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 23 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 10 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 30 17 100 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 26 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 27 25 46 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 21 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2001 Greece Challenger 3 4 42 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 24 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 20 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2001 Macau Open 16 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/5/2000 Brazil Open 13 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 China Open 14 17 68 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Japan Open 19 17 68 US$2,000.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/31/2002 Pool D Sara Montagnolli / Regine Silberberger, Austria (45) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 7/31/2002 Pool D Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:36
Thu, 8/1/2002 Pool D Nancy Gougeon / Marie-Andree Lessard, Canada (28) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Fri, 8/2/2002 Winner 1 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (14) Won 12-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:01
Fri, 8/2/2002 Winner 2 Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (6) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Fri, 8/2/2002 Winner 3 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (20) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 8/3/2002 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 15-17 1:04
Sat, 8/3/2002 Bronze Medal Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kusuhara/Tokuno trail the series against the field 15-27
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-13, 21-14 0:34
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 21-7, 21-13 0:31
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 21-17, 21-12 0:36
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 21-12, 21-11 0:42
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-11, 21-14 0:34
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 7 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-13, 21-15 0:38
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 26-24 0:27
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 18-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:04
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 21-9, 21-12 0:32
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Bede/Behar 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-2
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-13, 21-19 0:34
8/29/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-16, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-3
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-17, 21-15 0:39
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-18, 21-14 0:36
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 McPeak/Youngs 4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Connelly/Minello 18 Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 21-17, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 2-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 21-18, 21-13 0:38
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 Fonseca/Rodrigues 8, Q2 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 DeNecochea/Fontana, United States 0-1
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H DeNecochea/Fontana 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 10 Meissinger/Stampfer, Austria 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 30 Meissinger/Stampfer 35 21-11, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 9 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-2
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 12-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:01
8/24/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 Bruschini/Solazzi 7 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:46
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 21-12, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 21-19 0:37
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 21-17, 21-19 0:36
8/11/01FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Kusuhara/Tokuno 10 25-23, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 17 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Dodd/McSorley 15, Q9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 25-23, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 24 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-2
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Clarke/Gooley 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno 23 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool B Clarke/Gooley 31, Q4 Kusuhara/Tokuno 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Kusuhara/Tokuno 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-19, 22-24, 18-16 0:59
Lead the series against # 28 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Gougeon/Lessard 28 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 31 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/12/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Gerlic/Lochowicz 19 21-13, 21-18 0:32
Series tied with # 35 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Kusuhara/Tokuno 17 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 32 21-13, 18-21, 15-11 0:45
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 25-23, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 37 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool H Ikauniece/Minusa 25, Q11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 24 21-13, 16-21, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 42 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool C Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 Nagy/Schlegl 30, Q1 21-12, 21-9 0:31
Lead the series against # 45 Montagnolli/Silberberger, Austria 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Kusuhara/Tokuno 21 Montagnolli/Silberberger 45 21-15, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 46 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool B Kusuhara/Tokuno 15 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 31, Q8 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:38