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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 7 - 11, 2007

(29, Q9) Hiromi Suzuki/Satoko Urata, Japan

Hiromi Suzuki
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kumagaya Saitama

Resides:

Saitama-ken

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Marseille 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$15,450.00

Satoko Urata
Japan

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 22, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Saga

Resides:

Tokyo

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Best:

7th (FIVB Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$60,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	14	US$10,400.00

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-21/2007	Marseille Open	28, Q9	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q20	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	Q3	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	Q15	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	Q10	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	Q10	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/30-6/3/2007	Seoul Open	Q11	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	Q11	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	Q7	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2006	Mexico Open	Q8	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2006	Vitória Open	25, Q1	25	60	US$2,000.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/7/2007	Qualifier 1	Ragnhild Aas / Kristine Fossen, Norway (Q24)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:34
Tue, 8/7/2007	Qualifier 2	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (Q8)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:42
Wed, 8/8/2007	Winner 1	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4)	Lost 10-21, 9-21	0:30
Wed, 8/8/2007	Contender 1	Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (13)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Suzuki/Urata trail the series against the field 5-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	4	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q9	21-10, 21-9	0:30
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Suzuki/Urata	28, Q9	21-8, 22-20	0:45
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	5	Suzuki/Urata	28, Q9	21-16, 23-25, 15-9	1:07
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	8	Suzuki/Urata	25, Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	13	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q9	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	22, Q2	Suzuki/Urata	Q15	26-24, 21-16	0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Martins/Santanna	31, Q26	Suzuki/Urata	Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Suzuki/Urata	28, Q9	Gattelli/Perrotta	21	21-14, 11-21, 15-12	1:07
Trail the series against # 30, Q11 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-2
6/6/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Qualifier 2	Forrer/Schmocker	28, Q23	Suzuki/Urata	Q10	22-20, 21-13	0:39
5/30/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Qualifier 1	Forrer/Schmocker	Q22	Suzuki/Urata	Q11	23-21, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Suzuki/Urata	Q15	Baburina/Osheyko	Q18	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 2	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q9	Boulton/Johns	Q8	21-19, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # Q10 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 0-1
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Asao/Nishibori	31, Q23	Suzuki/Urata	Q10	32-30, 21-15	0:58
Trail the series against # Q13 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 0-1
5/23/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Qualifier 2	Kongshavn/Wiig	Q22	Suzuki/Urata	Q11	21-13, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # Q14 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Suzuki/Urata	25, Q1	Shmat/Stepanova	Q17	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # Q24 Aas/Fossen, Norway 1-0
8/7/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Suzuki/Urata	29, Q9	Aas/Fossen	Q24	21-17, 21-10	0:34