Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Hellas Open
July 24 - 28, 2002
(11) 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 Rhodes Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
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
Hellas Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool F Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (27, Q16) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 13-15 1:00
Fri, 7/26/2002 Pool F Leila Barros / Sandra Pires, Brazil (6) Won 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Sat, 7/27/2002 Pool F Annette Huygens Tholen / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (22, Q8) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:48
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 1 Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (21) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Sat, 7/27/2002 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:04
Sun, 7/28/2002 Semi-Finals Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 21-18, 10-21, 14-16 1:08
Sun, 7/28/2002 Bronze Medal Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (18) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:57
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 19-18 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals McPeak/Youngs 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 18-21, 21-10, 16-14 1:08
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-4
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Bede/Behar 3 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:04
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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Barros/Pires 6 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 8, Q2 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Fonseca/Rodrigues 29, Q36 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Series tied with # 12 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 # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 18 21-17, 25-23 0:57
Trail the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 21 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-3
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Bruschini/Solazzi 21 22-20, 21-19 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 22, Q8 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson 22, Q8 21-14, 21-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q16 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Ahmann/Vollmer 27, Q16 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 32, Q5 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 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 Bragado-Corso/Wood 8, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q4 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 # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q14 Barrera/Keane, France 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Barrera/Keane 12 21-19, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q31 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