Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003
(10) 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
2001 Okka Rau - 7th Stephanie Pohl - 7th
2002 Okka Rau - 5th Stephanie Pohl - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 18 17 104 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 24 5 324 US$11,500.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 13 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 9 5 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 16 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 12 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 15 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 16 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 13 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 16 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 12 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 15 9 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/9-13/2002 Canada Open 12 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 16 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 20 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 10 5 180 US$6,675.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 11 9 0 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 7 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2001 Japan Open 16 7 180 US$7,000.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool G Rii Seike / Misaki Yamakawa, Japan (26) Won 21-9, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool G Judith Augoustides / Helke Claasen, Germany (23, Q2) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Sat, 8/9/2003 Pool G Leila Barros / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (7, Q1) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:39
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 1 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (21) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 22-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Connelly/Pires 5 Pohl/Rau 12 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Pohl/Rau 13 21-12, 21-10 0:30
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-14 0:37
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool A Bede/Behar 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-18, 21-19 0:45
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-2
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Kadijk/Leenstra 8 Pohl/Rau 24 21-13, 21-9 0:31
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Pohl/Rau 13 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Pohl/Rau 20 Kadijk/Leenstra 13 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:53
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 10 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 21-10, 21-11 0:29
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 14 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:52
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Kadijk/Leenstra 20 22-20, 21-12 0:34
6/19/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 4 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 Kadijk/Leenstra 26, Q7 21-13, 25-23 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Tian/Wang 8 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:54
8/10/01FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Tian/Wang 17 16-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Barros/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool G Barros/Rodrigues 7, Q1 Pohl/Rau 10 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 9 Kusuhara/Tokuno 26 21-12, 21-12 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 11 Wang/You, China 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Wang/You 24, Q5 29-27, 21-7 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Pohl/Rau 13 21-23, 22-20, 15-12 0:55
Series tied with # 13 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Ahmann/Vollmer 21 Pohl/Rau 12 24-26, 21-19, 15-12 0:54
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 15 Ahmann/Vollmer 42 21-15, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
Series tied with # 15 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 24 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 Pohl/Rau 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 1 Gerlic/Lochowicz 27, Q6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-18, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 25, Q11 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 19 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-4
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool E Bruschini/Solazzi 21 Pohl/Rau 12 21-12, 21-17 0:35
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Bruschini/Solazzi 7 Pohl/Rau 10 21-14, 19-21, 18-16 0:59
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 14 Pohl/Rau 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:50
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 24 Arjona/Kadjo 10 21-13, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-2
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Pohl/Rau 10 21-15, 21-15 0:35
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Series tied with # 23, Q2 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Augoustides/Claasen 23, Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:43
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool E Augoustides/Claasen 28, Q13 Pohl/Rau 12 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Alcon/Pol 26 21-11, 21-13 0:24
Lead the series against # 26 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool G Pohl/Rau 10 Seike/Yamakawa 26 21-9, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 18 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31, Q23 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 7 Ikauniece/Minusa 24 21-19, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/11/02FIVBCanada Open Pool E Pohl/Rau 12 Dumont/Martin 28 21-15, 21-16 0:39