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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Open
July 7 - 10, 2005

(3) 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 Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	7	3	80	€ 5,850.00
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
CEV	6/9-13/2004	European Championship Final		5	120	€ 4,500.00
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
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		17	20	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	9	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	14	9	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	14	5	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	14	9	120	US$4,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		1	200	€ 17,000.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	3	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	10	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	18	17	104	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	24	5	324	US$11,500.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		4	70	€ 3,250.00

Spanish Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/8/2005	Winner 1	Marion Castelli / Celine Gemise Fareau, France (14)	Won 21-14, 21-9	0:30
Fri, 7/8/2005	Winner 2	Geeske Banck / Mireya Kaup, Germany (11)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:35
Sat, 7/9/2005	Winner 3	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (2)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:36
Sat, 7/9/2005	Semi-Finals	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (7)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:40
Sun, 7/10/2005	Gold Medal	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (4)	Won 13-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:17

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 13-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-6
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	7	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	19-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:53
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Semi-Finals	Gattelli/Perrotta	1	Pohl/Rau	7	21-18, 21-13	0:50
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	Pohl/Rau	11	21-14, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Gattelli/Perrotta	17, Q1	Pohl/Rau	7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	25	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Gattelli/Perrotta	19	21-15, 21-19	0:39
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Pohl/Rau	14	21-19, 26-28, 15-10	1:02
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau		Gattelli/Perrotta		21-19, 21-19	0:50
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
Lead the series against # 2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 5-2
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-14, 21-19	0:36
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:44
5/14/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	7	Hakedal/Torlen	4	26-28, 22-20, 17-15	1:14
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Pohl/Rau	16	18-21, 21-15, 22-20	1:02
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool E	Pohl/Rau		Hakedal/Torlen		21-14 Retired	0:19
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool A	Hakedal/Torlen		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	20	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Series tied with # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	13-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:17
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 7 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	3	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-15, 21-12	0:40
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	6	Pohl/Rau	4	23-21, 21-13	0:40
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Pohl/Rau	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	10	Pohl/Rau	7	21-8, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Banck/Kaup, Germany 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Banck/Kaup	11	21-15, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	3	Castelli/Gemise Fareau	14	21-14, 21-9	0:30