Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(6) Natalie Cook/Tamsin Hinchley, 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
Tamsin Barnett Hinchley
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaide
Resides: Ashburton
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Seoul 2007)
Career Winnings: US$171,225.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB4010029212051233 US$278,600.00
FIVB C&S10000100000000 US$500.00
Overall41100210212051233 US$279,100.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Kerri Pottharst - 9th Did not play
2001 Kerri Pottharst - 7th Did not play
2002 Kerri Pottharst - 3rd Did not play
2003 Nicole Sanderson - 9th Did not play
2004 Nicole Sanderson - 17th Did not play
2005 Summer Lochowicz - 17th Stacey Kloeden - 41st
2006 Nicole Sanderson - 13th Summer Lochowicz - 41st
2007 Tamsin Hinchley - 9th Natalie Cook - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 12 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 12 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 8 4 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 8 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 6 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 6 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 5 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 3 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 7 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 14 1 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 17 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 23 7 300 US$8,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool F Marleen Van Iersel / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (27, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool F Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (22) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:33
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool F Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (11) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 2 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (18) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (3) Won 14-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:59
Sat, 7/26/2008 Semi-Finals Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1) Lost 22-24, 17-21 0:48
Sat, 7/26/2008 Bronze Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Cook/Hinchley lead the series against the field 24-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Tian/Wang, China 2-2
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 1 Cook/Hinchley 6 24-22, 21-17 0:48
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 6 Tian/Wang 2 21-18, 21-16 0:46
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-18, 21-13 0:43
6/3/07FIVBSeoul Open Gold Medal Cook/Hinchley 14 Tian/Wang 1 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-2
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 4 Cook/Hinchley 12 21-14, 21-16 0:43
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 4 Cook/Hinchley 8 Bede/Connelly 4 24-22, 21-12 0:47
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 11 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-14, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 Antonelli/Leao 3 14-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:59
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 11 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 1:09
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-7
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-18, 21-13 0:39
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Cook/Hinchley 12 19-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:57
5/25/08FIVBOsaka Open Bronze Medal Xue/Zhang 3 Cook/Hinchley 8 21-17, 21-17 0:43
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Cook/Hinchley 6 21-19, 23-21 0:49
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 6 Cook/Hinchley 3 14-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:57
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 4 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-17, 21-17 0:36
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 2 Cook/Hinchley 23 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 15 Cook/Hinchley 5 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 10 Cook/Hinchley 23 21-19, 20-22, 17-15 1:11
Lead the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 25-23, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-17, 21-15 0:40
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Cook/Hinchley 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Cook/Hinchley 17 24-26, 21-19, 15-12 1:14
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 11 Claasen/Roder 17, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Series tied with # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 6 Hakedal/Torlen 11 21-12, 18-21, 15-9 1:00
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Cook/Hinchley 17 21-18, 23-25, 15-11 1:08
Lead the series against # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 4-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 12 Glesnes/Maaseide 25, Q2 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:50
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 21-13, 18-21, 22-20 1:02
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Cook/Hinchley 7 21-16, 22-20 0:45
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Cook/Hinchley 17 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-15, 21-15 0:38
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 23 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Martins/Santanna 25, Q4 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Hinchley 6 Campisi/Lozano 18 21-19, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 6 Baburina/Osheyko 22 21-11, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 12 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-18, 21-15 0:39
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Cook/Hinchley 7 Faure/Sarpaux 26 21-17, 28-26 0:49
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-19, 21-11 0:39
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 8 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 25, Q18 21-11, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool E Cook/Hinchley 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 29 19-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:56
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Cook/Hinchley 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 21-12, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Cook/Hinchley 6 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:43