Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(10) 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 Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Efi Sfyri - 13th Vasso Karadassiou - 13th
1999 Efi Sfyri - 17th Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
2000 Slavroula Theodorou - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 11 3rd 240 US$11,940.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool G Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (26, Q22) Won 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 1:02
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool G Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (7) Won 21-13, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Sat, 8/10/2002 Pool G Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (23) Lost 21-13, 17-21, 11-15 0:53
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 1 Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (9) Won 21-18, 23-25, 16-14 1:05
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 2 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 22-15 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 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
Lead the series against # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Barros/Pires 6 21-19, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 18 21-17, 25-23 0:57
Lead the series against # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-13, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 9 21-18, 23-25, 16-14 1:05
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 # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 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
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-12 0:39
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 23 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 2-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Garcia/Gaxiola 23 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
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 # 24, Q2 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 # 25, Q1 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 # 26, Q22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q22 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 28 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
Trail the series against # 32, Q7 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 # Q4 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Ikauniece/Minusa 37 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Alcon/Pol 36 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Keane, France 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Barrera/Keane 12 21-19, 21-16 0:34