Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 France Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2002
(13) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Efi Sfyri - 33rd Vasso Karadassiou - 33rd
1998 Efi Sfyri - 17th Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
1999 Efi Sfyri - 13th Vasso Karadassiou - 13th
2000 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Did not play
2001 Efi Sfyri - 17th Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 4 17th 60 US$2,520.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool M Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (37) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:02
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool M Tatiana Barrera / Arcadia Keane, France (12) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Tue, 7/16/2002 Pool M Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (36) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Thu, 7/18/2002 Winner 1 Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (28) Lost 14-21, 21-14, 18-20 1:00
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri trail the series against the field 12-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 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 # 6 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 # 12 Barrera/Keane, France 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Barrera/Keane 12 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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 # 19 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 25 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
Trail the series against # 28 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 28 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-14, 14-21, 20-18 1:00
Lead the series against # 30 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
Series tied with # 34 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 # 36 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 36 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 Garcia/Gaxiola 20 18-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 37 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Gerlic/Lochowicz 37 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:02