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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Spain Open
September 3 - 7, 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Rhodes 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$123,805.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	66	0	1	2	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$247,610.00

Previous Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	16	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	10	5th	180	US$6,675.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/5/2002	Pool G	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (26)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:36
Thu, 9/5/2002	Pool G	Alexandra Fonseca / Monica Rodrigues, Brazil (7, Q1)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:44
Fri, 9/6/2002	Pool G	Gabriele Jobst / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (23, Q5)	Won 21-16, 21-10	0:29
Fri, 9/6/2002	Winner 1	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (24)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:39
Fri, 9/6/2002	Winner 2	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Lost 11-21, 13-21	0:29

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 20-20 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-11, 21-13	0:29
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	18-21, 21-12, 19-17	0:48
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan 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
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bede/Behar	3	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:04
11/2/01	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-8, 21-9	0:24
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-16, 21-14	0:42
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	21-14, 21-13	0:35
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	15-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 6	Cook/Pottharst	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	21-16, 13-21, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 5 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-17, 25-23	0:57
Lead the series against # 6 Barros/Pires, Brazil 1-0
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Barros/Pires	6	21-19, 22-20	0:44
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-2
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Fonseca/Rodrigues	7, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-19, 21-18	0:44
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Fonseca/Rodrigues	29, Q36	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-17, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 12 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-3
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Gerlic/Lochowicz	37	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 19 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-1
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-12, 21-12	0:36
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Garcia/Gaxiola	23	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	36	21-16, 21-16	0:39
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	18-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:54
Series tied with # 21 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	Bragado-Corso/Wood	8, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Jobst/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Jobst/Maxwell	23, Q5	21-16, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	21-12, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 26 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-0
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	26	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 27 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 31, Q4 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02