Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2006
(23) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Okka Rau - 17th Stephanie Pohl - 17th
2003 Okka Rau - 25th Stephanie Pohl - 25th
2004 Okka Rau - 7th Stephanie Pohl - 7th
2005 Okka Rau - 7th Stephanie Pohl - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q2 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 18 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 9 17 80 US$3,000.00
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
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/28/2006 Pool G Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (10) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 6/29/2006 Pool G Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (7) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 6/29/2006 Pool G Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (26, Q2) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:31
Fri, 6/30/2006 Winner 2 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (8) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:43
Fri, 6/30/2006 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Sat, 7/1/2006 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 23-21, 11-15 1:07
Sat, 7/1/2006 Bronze Medal Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (25, Q1) Lost 21-18, 16-21, 13-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 39-38
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 23 Tian/Wang 2 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-8
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 3 Pohl/Rau 23 21-17, 21-23, 15-11 1:07
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Bede/Behar 2 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 21-14 0:46
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 6 Bede/Behar 2 Pohl/Rau 5 21-17, 25-23 0:48
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 4 Bede/Behar 1 24-22, 24-22 0:48
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Bede/Behar 1 23-21, 21-18 0:41
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Pohl/Rau 14 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:50
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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-1
8/18/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Pohl/Rau 8 Cook/Sanderson 5 21-10, 22-20 0:41
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Cook/Sanderson 3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:53
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool A Cook/Sanderson 17 Pohl/Rau 16 21-15, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:33
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 6 Pohl/Rau 4 23-21, 21-13 0:40
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Pohl/Rau 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 23 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-14 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 16 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 1:03
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 13 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q7 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-4
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Pohl/Rau 8 21-14, 21-17 0:40
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool L Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Pohl/Rau 14 21-18, 8-21, 15-9 0:49
8/30/01FIVBGoodwill Games Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-13, 21-11 0:29
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 7 Pohl/Rau 23 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-2
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Zhang/Zuo 9, Q15 Pohl/Rau 18 21-19, 21-17 0:39
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Zhang/Zuo 31, Q31 Pohl/Rau 16 16-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-2
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-18 0:41
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 # 14 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 # 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 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
Trail the series against # 21 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Barrera/Hamzaoui 15 Pohl/Rau 18 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Bronze Medal Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Pohl/Rau 23 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Barros/Connelly 4 Pohl/Rau 5 21-16, 20-22, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-0
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 26, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:31
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 21 21-19, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Lessard/Maxwell 22 21-15, 21-16 0:36
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Lessard/Maxwell 27, Q7 21-18, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 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 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
Series tied with # Q3 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 # Q7 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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 29, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # Q13 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 # Q20 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Pohl/Rau Q2 Eckl/Kaup 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q28 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-0
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Pohl/Rau Q2 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q31 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q31 Makabe/Oguri, Japan 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 18 Makabe/Oguri 31, Q26 21-13, 21-11 0:30