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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Open
August 7 - 9, 2005

(1) 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 Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	3	1	100	€ 11,050.00
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
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

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/7/2005	Winner 1	Annik Skrivan / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (16)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:35
Sun, 8/7/2005	Winner 2	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (8)	Lost 21-13, 18-21, 12-15	0:46
Sun, 8/7/2005	Contender 2	Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14)	Lost 20-22, 21-16, 11-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 19-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 6-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	5	Hakedal/Torlen	15	21-10, 21-13	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	7	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
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 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
Trail the series against # 8 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	Pohl/Rau	1	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-3
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Pohl/Rau	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	5	13-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Skrivan/Zumkehr	16	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	7	Maaseide/Wiig	26	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-16, 21-19	0:38
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	16	Nystrom/Nystrom	31	21-10, 21-12	0:28
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau		Nystrom/Nystrom		21-18, 21-14	0:35