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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Spain Open
September 3 - 7, 2002

(3) Natalie Cook/Kerri Pottharst, Australia

Natalie Cook
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 19, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Brisbane

Resides:

Brisbane

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

165

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$652,908.75

Kerri Pottharst
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 25, 1965 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adelaïde

Resides:

Fairlight, NSW

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$437,315.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	62	3	6	10	12	16	6	9	0	0	0	US$580,095.00

Previous Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	5	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	3	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	3	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	4	2	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	3	3	320	US$15,900.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2002	Canada Open	3	4	210	US$9,300.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	3	2	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	5	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	3	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	1	4	0	US$15,500.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2001	China Open	3	3	288	US$14,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2001	Japan Open	6	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	4	9	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	3	4	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	3	4	316	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	1	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	2	2	324	US$18,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2001	Macau Open	2	1	360	US$27,000.00
FIVB	9/16-25/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	1	1	0	US$0.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/5/2002	Pool C	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (19)	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:29
Thu, 9/5/2002	Pool C	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (14)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:34
Fri, 9/6/2002	Pool C	Sonia Alonso / Amparo Hopf, Spain (30)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:32
Fri, 9/6/2002	Winner 1	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (13)	Lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-16	0:48

Head to Head Results
Cook/Pottharst lead the series against the field 48-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-2
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Cook/Pottharst	3	21-13, 21-19	0:40
7/6/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Semi-Finals	Cook/Pottharst	3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	22-20, 21-17	0:35
8/12/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	5	Cook/Pottharst	6	21-14, 27-25	0:46
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cook/Pottharst	3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 5-4
8/18/02	FIVB	China Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Pottharst	5	Bede/Behar	3	21-17, 22-20	0:40
7/20/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cook/Pottharst	3	Bede/Behar	1	21-13, 22-20	0:44
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	2	Cook/Pottharst	3	20-22, 21-13, 15-6	0:58
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Cook/Pottharst	5	21-15, 23-21	0:44
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Cook/Pottharst	3	22-20, 21-14	0:41
6/17/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Cook/Pottharst	2	Bede/Behar	1	21-17, 21-12	0:39
4/8/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Gold Medal	Cook/Pottharst	2	Bede/Behar	3	28-26, 21-13	0:49
4/7/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	3	Cook/Pottharst	2	21-13, 25-23	0:42
9/25/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Gold Medal	Cook/Pottharst	1	Bede/Behar	2	12-11, 12-10	1:15
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Semi-Finals	Connelly/Minello	18	Cook/Pottharst	3	21-19, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
Series tied with # 5 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Cook/Pottharst	3	21-19, 25-23	0:39
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Semi-Finals	Cook/Pottharst	4	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-14, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 2-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	4	Barros/Pires	6	21-18, 21-19	0:43
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Barros/Pires	19	22-20, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 2-0
6/22/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Pottharst	5	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	21-19, 21-15	0:39
6/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Bronze Medal	Cook/Pottharst	3	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	1	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-0
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Cook/Pottharst	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Dodd/McSorley, United States 2-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Dodd/McSorley	22	21-15, 21-19	0:37
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Dodd/McSorley	14, Q6	21-18, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Cook/Pottharst	5	Alcon/Pol	28, Q28	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 3-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	Cook/Pottharst	3	18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:48
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:42
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	14	17-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:50
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	2	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	18	23-21, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 4-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	21-10, 21-14	0:34
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Cook/Pottharst	5	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Cook/Pottharst	4	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:50
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	21-16, 13-21, 15-11	0:52
9/23/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	15-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 6-0
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	19-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:56
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Cook/Pottharst	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-13, 21-13	0:35
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	21-13, 21-10	0:31
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Cook/Pottharst	5	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	21-13, 21-15	0:29
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-10, 21-14	0:29
8/10/01	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	13	Cook/Pottharst	3	21-18, 25-23	0:47
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22	21-12, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/11/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Gerlic/Lochowicz	19	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Garcia/Gaxiola	19	21-10, 21-13	0:29
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	3	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	21-13, 21-18	0:30
Lead the series against # 20 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 2-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool E	Cook/Pottharst	5	Clarke/Gooley	21	21-18, 21-18	0:46
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Clarke/Gooley	22, Q2	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 3-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	21-17, 21-16	0:40
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Cook/Pottharst	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	21-19, 21-19	0:38
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 5-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	19	21-16, 21-13	0:34
7/19/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cook/Pottharst	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	21-18, 21-17	0:39
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	21-15, 21-16	0:35
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	14	21-17, 21-14	0:40
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Cook/Pottharst	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	14	21-15, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 30 Alonso/Hopf, Spain 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Alonso/Hopf	30	21-15, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 31, Q4 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	2	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q17	21-15, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q7 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-0
7/12/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Nagy/Schlegl	30, Q1	21-14, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # Q13 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Augoustides/Claasen	30, Q36	19-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:47