Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
June 5 - 9, 2002
(4) Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece
 
Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)
Career Winnings: US$359,980.00
Efi Sfyri
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Piraeus
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Rhodes 2002)
Career Winnings: US$123,805.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457912131725333741Money
FIVB6400118011162111211 US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S201100000000000 US$5,800.00
Overall6601218011162111211 US$247,610.00
Previous Madrid Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/30-11/4/2001 Brazil Open 9 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/4/2001 Goodwill Games 10 12th 0 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/22-26/2001 Hong Kong Open 8 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2001 China Open 12 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 22 9th 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 21 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 22, Q1 17th 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 23 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2001 Greece Challenger 5 3rd 48 US$2,600.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 28 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open 24 17th 72 US$3,000.00
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/7/2002 Pool D Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (20) Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Fri, 6/7/2002 Pool D Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (13) Lost 13-21, 21-15, 20-22 0:57
Sat, 6/8/2002 Pool D Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (29, Q36) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:41
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri trail the series against the field 11-15 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
11/2/01FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 21-8, 21-9 0:24
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-16, 21-14 0:42
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 21-14, 21-13 0:35
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 15-10 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Cook/Pottharst 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 21-16, 13-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-3
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 21-17, 23-21 0:45
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 15-2 0:34
Series tied with # 10 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
9/1/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:57
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-13, 15-21, 22-20 0:57
9/2/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 29-27, 21-17 0:46
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
8/25/01FIVBHong Kong Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 14 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-18 0:43
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Tian/Wang 12 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Series tied with # 21, Q1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 12, Q8 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:35
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 4 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 12, Q8 21-17, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 23 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Gougeon/Lessard 24 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 24 Arlaisuk/Pangka, Thailand 1-0
8/17/01FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 Arlaisuk/Pangka 21 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Trail the series against # 29, Q36 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Fonseca/Rodrigues 29, Q36 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 De Decker/Duyck, Belgium 1-0
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 De Decker/Duyck Q16 21-9, 21-14 0:27