Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Seoul Open
May 27 - 31, 2009
(5) 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: 111
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$314,995.00
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: 92
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Marseille 2008)
Career Winnings: US$293,395.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB91102313920102751 US$586,790.00
Previous Seoul Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 8 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 3 1 600 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 11 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 19 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 14 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 8 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 11 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 8 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 8 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 6 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 4 4 350 US$10,500.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 19 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 11 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 9 17 160 US$5,100.00
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
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
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 1 Janne Kongshavn / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (28) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (12) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:33
Thu, 5/28/2009 Contender 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (6) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Pohl/Rau lead the series against the field 25-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-2
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Pohl/Rau 19 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:54
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Kessy/Ross 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-11
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 15 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 By Forfeit  
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 14 21-16, 21-18 0:43
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 8 15-21, 21-13, 15-7 0:53
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 4 21-17, 21-15 0:43
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Pohl/Rau 13 21-16, 22-20 0:41
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 19 21-16, 21-19 0:42
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 21-13, 21-17 0:38
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 14 21-18, 23-21 0:50
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 16 21-16, 21-9 0:39
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 12 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 1:06
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Pohl/Rau 17 21-17, 21-10 0:40
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 21-14 0:34
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Pohl/Rau 7 21-13, 21-19 0:39
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 20 Felisberta/Maestrini 4 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
7/19/08FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 3 Salgado/Salgado 1 23-21, 16-21, 15-11 1:05
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 Pohl/Rau 7 21-14, 21-16 0:38
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Pohl/Rau 4 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-19 0:38
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 12 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 16 Hakedal/Torlen 17 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 23 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-14 0:43
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-10, 21-13 0:32
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 5 Hakedal/Torlen 15 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:44
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Pohl/Rau 16 18-21, 21-15, 22-20 1:02
Lead the series against # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Pohl/Rau 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 4 24-26, 21-19, 15-7 0:57
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 19 Mouha/Van Breedam 21 21-13, 21-10 0:34
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 28, Q5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Pohl/Rau 11 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 27, Q18 21-15, 21-12 0:33
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Martins/Santanna 26 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 8-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 30, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:40
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 22-20, 21-15 0:39
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Pohl/Rau 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 27 21-18, 21-10 0:28
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-10, 22-20 0:35
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 6 Nystrom/Nystrom 21 21-13, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-11, 21-14 0:27
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 16 Nystrom/Nystrom 31 21-10, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # 22 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 24 21-18, 27-25 0:40
Lead the series against # 28 Kongshavn/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 5 Kongshavn/Maaseide 28 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # Q10 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-13, 11-21, 20-18 0:57
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Kusuhara/Urata 20 17-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:03