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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002

(15) Annette Huygens Tholen/Nicole Sanderson, Australia

Annette Huygens Tholen
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 1, 1966 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Resides:

Brisbane

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$69,682.50

Nicole Therese Sanderson
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 1, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Perth, Western Australia

Resides:

East Brisbane, Qld

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$161,532.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	2	1	1	1	US$25,815.00

Previous Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1994	Kerri Pottharst - 9th	Did not play
1995	Jacqui Vukosa - 25th	Did not play
1996	Angela Clarke - 9th	Did not play
1997	Angela Clarke - 7th	Did not play
1998	Liane Fenwick - 17th	Tania Gooley - 17th
1999	Sarah Straton - 17th	Did not play
2000	Sarah Straton - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	22	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	22, Q8	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	24	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	23, Q4	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	Q12	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	16, Q17	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	25	9	120	US$3,900.00

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Krisztina Nagy / Katalin Schlegl, Hungary (31, Q13)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 8/9/2002	Pool B	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:44
Sat, 8/10/2002	Pool B	Rattanaporn Arlaisuk / Manatsanan Pangka, Thailand (18)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:36
Sat, 8/10/2002	Winner 1	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Huygens Tholen/Sanderson trail the series against the field 12-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	15	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	15	21-16, 21-19	0:44
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	24	19-21, 21-15, 15-5	0:52
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Bede/Behar	2	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	23, Q4	21-10, 21-17	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	16, Q17	21-11, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22	21-12, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-2
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Barros/Pires	6	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22, Q8	24-22, 21-13	0:44
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Barros/Pires	9	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	24	21-18, 21-12	0:37
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	23, Q4	Barros/Pires	8	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	25	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool G	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	23, Q4	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-16, 18-21, 19-17	0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 18 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 1-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	15	Arlaisuk/Pangka	18	21-17, 21-15	0:36
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool H	Arlaisuk/Pangka	24	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	25	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	16, Q17	Glesnes/Maaseide	17	21-19, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Jobst/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool G	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	23, Q4	Jobst/Maxwell	26, Q7	21-17, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool A	Garcia/Gaxiola	32	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	16, Q17	24-26, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	24	Gougeon/Lessard	25	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	15	Nagy/Schlegl	31, Q13	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 32, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22, Q8	21-18, 22-20	0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool G	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	23, Q4	Boileau/Morin	10	21-13, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	21-11, 19-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # Q21 Jaouen/Lienard, France 2-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool A	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	24	Jaouen/Lienard	48	23-21, 21-18	0:39
6/18/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	16, Q17	Jaouen/Lienard	Q48	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49