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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
July 5 - 8, 2007

(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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Okka Rau - 9th	Stephanie Pohl - 9th
2006	Okka Rau - 4th	Stephanie Pohl - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	14	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/19-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	13	17	160	US$5,100.00
CEV	6/14-17/2007	German Masters	1	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2007	Espinho Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Warsaw Open	6	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	7	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	1	5	360	€ 3,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	1	5	480	€ 5,500.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	1	4	420	€ 4,250.00
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	14	3	640	US$22,100.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	16	13	240	US$6,500.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	1	1	600	€ 11,050.00
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2007	Winner 1	Nadia Erni / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (16)	Won 21-23, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
Fri, 7/6/2007	Winner 2	Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (8)	Won 21-13, 21-9	0:32
Sat, 7/7/2007	Winner 3	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:38
Sat, 7/7/2007	Semi-Finals	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (12)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:46
Sun, 7/8/2007	Bronze Medal	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 44-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Hajeckova/Novotna	4	21-18, 22-20	0:40
6/3/06	CEV	German Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Hajeckova/Novotna	3	21-19, 21-18	0:42
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 # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
6/16/07	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-19, 21-16	0:44
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-12	0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 4-2
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	6	21-10, 21-16	0:35
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	9	21-12, 21-14	0:39
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Moiseeva/Uryadova	27, Q15	Pohl/Rau	Q2	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	21-18, 21-13	0:34
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	11	Pohl/Rau	3	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	1:04
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Pohl/Rau	4	Moiseeva/Uryadova	7	18-21, 21-13, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 9-4
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Pohl/Rau	1	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	1:03
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-17	0:40
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	16	Hakedal/Torlen	17	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	23	Hakedal/Torlen	8	21-17, 21-14	0:43
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Hakedal/Torlen	6	21-16, 21-17	0:39
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 # 7 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 4-0
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	6	21-14, 21-15	0:37
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	18	15-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:45
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Baburina/Osheyko	4	21-17, 21-16	0:37
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	3	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-15, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 2-0
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	8	21-13, 21-9	0:32
6/16/07	CEV	German Masters	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	1	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	10	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Gschweidl/Hansel	30	23-21, 21-9	0:38
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	4	Gschweidl/Hansel	29, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Jursone/Minusa	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	10	Pohl/Rau	7	21-8, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 6-2
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Pohl/Rau	1	21-19, 21-18	0:46
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	19, Q3	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:57
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool D	Montagnolli/Swoboda	29	Pohl/Rau	13	21-17, 21-13	0:40
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	21-14, 18-21, 15-4	0:51
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	14	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	14-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:53
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-18
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	12	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25	21-12, 21-15	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	4	Montagnolli/Swoboda	21	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
7/8/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Bronze Medal	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	Pohl/Rau	1	By Forfeit
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-16, 21-14	0:38
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	17	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-16, 21-15	0:35
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau		Tychnova/Tychnova		21-12, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Erni/Graessli	16	21-23, 21-15, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-2
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	1	Keizer/Leenstra	6	12-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Bronze Medal	Keizer/Leenstra	7	Pohl/Rau	1	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:59
7/13/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	12	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-19, 21-9	0:34
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool H	Keizer/Leenstra	8	Pohl/Rau	9	21-15, 21-17	0:39
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
6/15/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Lubetz/Sude	16	21-17, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against 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 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	1	Van Iersel/Wesselink	16	21-15, 21-10	0:30