Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South African Open
November 16 - 20, 2005
(9) 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 11 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 5 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 5 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 4 7 280 US$10,750.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 6 9 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 5 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 4 3 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 7 7 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/14-24/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 8 5 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 20 9 216 US$8,250.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 11 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 7 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 16 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 9 17 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 13 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 5 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 8 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open 8 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 9 9 144 US$5,500.00
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/17/2005 Pool H Emma Wyngaard / Karen van Huyssteen, South Africa (24) Won 21-9, 21-6 0:27
Thu, 11/17/2005 Pool H Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (25, Q1) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:37
Fri, 11/18/2005 Pool H Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (8) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:39
Fri, 11/18/2005 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (13) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau trail the series against the field 20-28
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-9
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 19 Pohl/Rau 6 21-19, 21-17 0:38
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 21-13 0:37
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 18 21-19, 21-13 0:32
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 24 17-21, 21-18, 15-4 0:47
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-18, 21-17 0:37
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 15 21-19, 21-14 0:34
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-13, 24-22 0:34
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Pohl/Rau 15 21-14, 21-15 0:39
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Pohl/Rau 27, Q2 21-11, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 21-14 0:34
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 7 21-13, 21-19 0:39
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 20 Felisberta/Maestrini 4 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 4 Pohl/Rau 5 21-16, 20-22, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Series tied with # 8 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Keizer/Leenstra 8 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
Lead the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-10, 21-13 0:32
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Pohl/Rau 16 18-21, 21-15, 22-20 1:02
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Pohl/Rau 4 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Series tied with # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-2
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-16, 21-11 0:32
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 Pohl/Rau 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:08
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Pohl/Rau 7 22-20, 25-27, 17-15 1:20
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 26-24, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 15 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 11-21, 20-18 0:57
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Kusuhara/Urata 20 17-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:03
Lead the series against # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-4
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 Pohl/Rau 11 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 17, Q1 Pohl/Rau 7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 25 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Gattelli/Perrotta 19 21-15, 21-19 0:39
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 Pohl/Rau 14 21-19, 26-28, 15-10 1:02
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 Pohl/Rau 25, Q2 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 24 Arjona/Kadjo 10 21-13, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 24 van Huyssteen/Wyngaard, South Africa 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Wyngaard/van Huyssteen 24 21-9, 21-6 0:27
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool H Claasen/Roder 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 9 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 21-15, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Koizumi/Tanaka 29, Q11 21-16, 21-13 0:42