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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Greek Open
July 9 - 13, 2003

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:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$424,361.54

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:

Tournaments:

115

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$398,906.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	23	6	1	2	4	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	US$185,056.67
FIVB	91	1	0	2	3	13	9	20	10	27	5	1	US$586,790.00
Overall	114	7	1	4	7	18	10	22	11	28	5	1	US$771,846.67

Previous Rethymnon Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/29-31/2002	European Championships	5	7	50	€ 1,800.00
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
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	16	17	100	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	19	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	23	9	180	US$7,000.00

Greek Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2003	Pool D	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany	Lost 20-22, 21-16, 12-15	0:50
Thu, 7/10/2003	Pool D	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:36
Thu, 7/10/2003	Pool D	Katerina Nikolaidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece	Won 16-21, 21-10, 15-7	0:44
Fri, 7/11/2003	Winner 1	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway	Won 17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
Fri, 7/11/2003	Winner 2	Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia	Won 22-20, 21-14	0:40
Sat, 7/12/2003	Semi-Finals	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:41
Sat, 7/12/2003	Bronze Medal	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 17-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-2
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Pohl/Rau		22-20, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool E	Ahmann/Vollmer	21	Pohl/Rau	12	24-26, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	15	Ahmann/Vollmer	42	21-15, 18-21, 19-17	0:53
Series tied with Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-1
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Alcon/Pol	21	Pohl/Rau	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Pohl/Rau	10	Alcon/Pol	26	21-11, 21-13	0:24
Lead the series against Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool K	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	10	Pohl/Rau	15	21-18, 21-18	0:29
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-2
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Semi-Finals	Gattelli/Perrotta		Pohl/Rau		21-17, 21-13	0:41
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	Pohl/Rau	25, Q2	24-26, 21-19, 15-13	1:01
Series tied with Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau		Glesnes/Maaseide		17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against Graumann/Sutt, Estonia 1-0
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 2	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Graumann/Sutt	Q31	21-10, 21-16	0:27
Lead the series against Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	20	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau		Ikauniece/Minusa		22-20, 21-14	0:40
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	24	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-1
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Pohl/Rau	13	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau	20	Kadijk/Leenstra	13	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:53
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	10	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	21-10, 21-11	0:29
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	14	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:52
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	19	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	22-20, 21-12	0:34
6/19/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Qualifier 4	Pohl/Rau	27, Q2	Kadijk/Leenstra	26, Q7	21-13, 25-23	0:47
Series tied with Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-2
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-16	0:43
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	Pohl/Rau	13	14-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		16-21, 21-10, 15-7	0:44
Lead the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Yanchulova/Yanchulova		21-17, 21-11	0:36
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Pohl/Rau	7	22-20, 25-27, 17-15	1:20
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	26-24, 21-18	0:49