European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006
(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: 12
Tournaments: 136
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 6
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: 10
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$398,906.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV2361245121100 US$185,056.67
FIVB91102313920102751 US$586,790.00
Overall1147147181022112851 US$771,846.67
Previous Valencia Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Okka Rau - 1st Stephanie Pohl - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 12 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 17 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 23 4 560 US$17,700.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q2 33 40 US$0.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 1 1 600 € 11,050.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2006 German Masters 1 1 600 € 11,050.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 18 13 180 US$4,500.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 3 5 360 € 3,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 9 17 80 US$3,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 4 3 160 € 10,500.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 1 9 40 € 1,950.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (16) Won 21-19, 21-18  
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 2 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (8) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Sat, 7/22/2006 Winner 3 Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (4) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:40
Sat, 7/22/2006 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (15) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:44
Sun, 7/23/2006 Gold Medal Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (9) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:12
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 32-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
6/18/06CEVRussian Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:35
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-14 0:44
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
7/10/05CEVSpanish Open Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 13-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:17
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Series tied with # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-2
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool G Pohl/Rau 23 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:33
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 3 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-15, 21-12 0:40
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 6 Pohl/Rau 4 23-21, 21-13 0:40
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Pohl/Rau 7 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 1 Hajeckova/Novotna 4 21-18, 22-20 0:40
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Hajeckova/Novotna 3 21-19, 21-18 0:42
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 8 Pohl/Rau 1 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 3 Campisi/Lozano 6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 2-0
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Pohl/Rau Q2 Eckl/Kaup 21-15, 21-16 0:37
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Eckl/Kaup 8 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Nakladalova/Tobiasova 7 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 6-3
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 21-16, 21-11 0:32
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 Pohl/Rau 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:08
6/10/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Yanchulova/Yanchulova Pohl/Rau 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 1:08
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-19, 21-14 0:35
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool D Pohl/Rau Yanchulova/Yanchulova 21-17, 21-11 0:36
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Pohl/Rau 7 22-20, 25-27, 17-15 1:20
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 19 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 26-24, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 6-1
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:12
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 7 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Pohl/Rau Tychnova/Tychnova 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Pohl/Rau 7 21-8, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 12 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Pohl/Rau Q2 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q31 21-18, 21-18 0:38
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Matveeva/Zunzunegui 14 Pohl/Rau 3 12-21, 21-18, 19-17 1:00
Lead the series against # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-17, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-18  
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 25 21-12, 21-15 0:41
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 3 Castelli/Gemise Fareau 14 21-14, 21-9 0:30
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 29, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 16 21-15, 21-10 0:30