Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2003
(11) Natalie Cook/Nicole Sanderson, 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: 19
Tournaments: 165
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$652,908.75
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: 8
Tournaments: 59
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$161,532.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB3301422194811 US$244,350.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Did not play
1998 Liane Fenwick - 17th Tania Gooley - 5th
1999 Angela Clarke - 9th Tania Gooley - 25th
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Did not play
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 4th Did not play
2002 Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Annette Huygens Tholen - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 11 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 14 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 17 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 16 9 120 US$4,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool F Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (27, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Wed, 7/16/2003 Pool F Alexandra Fonseca / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (6) Won 21-9, 24-26, 15-13 1:05
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool F Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (22) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 7/17/2003 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (28, Q9) Won 21-16, 23-21 0:47
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (14) Won 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Sat, 7/19/2003 Semi-Finals Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:44
Sun, 7/20/2003 Bronze Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (4) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Cook/Sanderson lead the series against the field 14-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 3 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-13 0:36
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Connelly/Pires 4 Cook/Sanderson 14 17-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/19/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-14 0:44
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Cook/Sanderson 16 21-16, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 3 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-0
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 McPeak/Youngs 1 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
7/20/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 4 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-18, 21-14 0:46
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Cook/Sanderson 14 21-19, 21-18 0:40
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Cook/Sanderson 16 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 2-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Fonseca/Minello 6 21-9, 24-26, 15-13 1:05
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 11 Fonseca/Minello 5 21-11, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 18 Cook/Sanderson 17 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Cook/Sanderson 11 21-19, 26-24 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 19 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 14 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 11 Tian/Wang 14 21-23, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 22 Wang/You, China 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Wang/You 22 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Garcia/Gaxiola 27, Q4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28, Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q3 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz 17 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Lead the series against # Q6 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Sanderson 14 Augoustides/Claasen 30 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q22 Cicola/Gavio, Italy 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 16 Cicola/Gavio 32, Q31 21-18, 21-15 0:41