# Beach volleyball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

These page shows the results of the Women's Beach Volleyball Tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics at a temporary stadium on Bondi Beach in Sydney, held from September 16 to September 25, 2000.

## Results
### Elimination rounds
#### Preliminary round

Winners advance to Round of 16 The 12 losers play elimination matches until 3 teams remain. Competition Held on September 16, 2000
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 1 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | Australia | 15 | 1 |
| 1 | Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola | Mexico | 11 | 24 |
| 2 | Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller | Portugal | 15 | 13 |
| 2 | Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | China | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | Japan | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike | Japan | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | Italy | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | Australia | 15 | 7 |
| 5 | Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | Italy | 15 | 9 |
| 5 | Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | Greece | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiasová | Czech Republic | 5 | 21 |
| 6 | Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | United States | 15 | 4 |
| 7 | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | United States | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton | Australia | 13 | 22 |
| 8 | Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux | France | 16 | 15 |
| 8 | Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | Germany | 14 | 10 |
| 9 | Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub | Germany | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | Jia Tian and Jingkun Zhang | China | 15 | 17 |
| 10 | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | Cuba | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | Brazil | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk | Netherlands | 15 | 11 |
| 11 | Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková | Czech Republic | 17 | 14 |
| 12 | Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | Bulgaria | 3 | 23 |
| 12 | Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | Brazil | 15 | 2 |

#### Preliminary Elimination

Competition Held on September 18, 2000,
First Round
Losers eliminated, and placed 19th
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 13 | Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola | Mexico | 14 | 24 |
| 13 | Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | China | 16 | 12 |
| 14 | Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike | Japan | 5 | 19 |
| 14 | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | Italy | 15 | 18 |
| 15 | Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | Greece | 15 | 16 |
| 15 | Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiasová | Czech Republic | 6 | 21 |
| 16 | Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton | Australia | 9 | 22 |
| 16 | Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | Germany | 15 | 10 |
| 17 | Jia Tian and Jingkun Zhang | China | 12 | 17 |
| 17 | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | Cuba | 15 | 20 |
| 18 | Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk | Netherlands | 15 | 11 |
| 18 | Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | Bulgaria | 17 | 23 |
Second Round
Winners advance to Round of 16 plus team with highest point ratio; losers eliminated and place 17th
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 19 | Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | China | 9 | 12 |
| 19 | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | Italy | 15 | 18 |
| 20 | Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | Greece | 7 | 16 |
| 20 | Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | Germany | 15 | 10 |
| 21 | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | Cuba | 15 | 20 |
| 21 | Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | Bulgaria | 3 | 23 |
Rong Chi and Xiong Zi China Qualified due to highest point ratio.

### Round of 16

Competition Held on September 21, 2000
* Losers eliminated, place ninth
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 22 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | Australia | 15 | 1 |
| 22 | Rong Chi and Xiong Zi | China | 2 | 12 |
| 23 | Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | Italy | 15 | 9 |
| 23 | Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub | Germany | 12 | 8 |
| 24 | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | Brazil | 15 | 5 |
| 24 | Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller | Portugal | 6 | 13 |
| 25 | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | Italy | 13 | 18 |
| 25 | Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | United States | 15 | 4 |
| 26 | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | United States | 15 | 3 |
| 26 | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | Cuba | 9 | 20 |
| 27 | Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková | Czech Republic | 2 | 14 |
| 27 | Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | Japan | 15 | 6 |
| 28 | Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | Australia | 15 | 7 |
| 28 | Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux | France | 3 | 15 |
| 29 | Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | Germany | 9 | 10 |
| 29 | Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | Brazil | 15 | 2 |

### Quarter-finals

Competition Held on September 23, 2000
* Losers eliminated, place fifth
| Match Number | Athletes | NOC | Score | Seed |
| 30 | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | Australia | 15 | 1 |
| 30 | Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | Italy | 11 | 9 |
| 31 | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | Brazil | 16 | 5 |
| 31 | Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | United States | 14 | 4 |
| 32 | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | United States | 9 | 3 |
| 32 | Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | Japan | 15 | 6 |
| 33 | Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | Australia | 7 | 7 |
| 33 | Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | Brazil | 15 | 2 |

### Gold Medal match
## Final ranking

| RANK | NOC | ATHLETE NAMES | SEED |
| | Australia | Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst | 1 |
| | Brazil | Shelda Bede and Adriana Behar | 2 |
| | Brazil | Sandra Pires and Adriana Samuel | 5 |
| 4. | Japan | Yukiko Takahashi and Mika Teru Saiki | 6 |
| 5. | United States | Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan | 3 |
| 5. | United States | Misty May-Treanor and Holly McPeak | 4 |
| 5. | Australia | Tania Gooley and Pauline Manser | 7 |
| 5. | Italy | Laura Bruschini and Annamaria Solazzi | 9 |
| 9. | Germany | Ulrike Schmidt and Gudi Staub | 8 |
| 9. | Germany | Maike Friedrichsen and Danja Müsch | 10 |
| 9. | China | Chi Rong and Xiong Zi | 12 |
| 9. | Portugal | Cristina Pereira and Maria José Schuller | 13 |
| 9. | Czech Republic | Eva Celbová and Sona Novaková | 14 |
| 9. | France | Anabelle Prawerman and Cécile Rigaux | 15 |
| 9. | Italy | Daniela Gattelli and Lucilla Perrotta | 18 |
| 9. | Cuba | Dalixia Fernández and Tamara Larrea | 20 |
| 17. | Greece | Vasso Karadassiou and Efi Sfyri | 16 |
| 17. | Bulgaria | Lina Yanchulova and Petia Yanchulova | 23 |
| 19. | Netherlands | Rebekka Kadijk and Debora Schoon-Kadijk | 11 |
| 19. | China | Jia Tian and Zhang Jingkun | 17 |
| 19. | Japan | Yuki Ishizaka and Rii Seike | 19 |
| 19. | Czech Republic | Martina Hudcová and Tereza Tobiášová | 21 |
| 19. | Australia | Annette Huygens-Tholen and Sarah Straton | 22 |
| 19. | Mexico | Teresa Galindo and Hilda Gaxiola | 24 |