Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Hellas Open
May 19 - 23, 2004
(9) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Efi Sfyri - 3rd Vasso Karadassiou - 3rd
2003 Efi Sfyri - 5th Vasso Karadassiou - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 11 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 9 17th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 17 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 10 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 13 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 21 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 25 5th 312 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 23 25th 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 16 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 11 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 8 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 8 5th 180 US$6,000.00
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/21/2004 Winner 1 Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (24, Q7) Lost 21-23, 24-22, 11-15 1:08
Fri, 5/21/2004 Contender 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (8) Won 23-21, 21-12 0:39
Fri, 5/21/2004 Contender 2 Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (7) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri trail the series against the field 40-43 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-7
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 17 By Forfeit  
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 21-17, 21-23, 15-9 0:51
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 21-8, 21-19 0:29
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-10, 18-21, 15-9 0:46
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-11, 21-13 0:29
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 18-21, 21-12, 19-17 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 3-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Tian/Wang 4 21-16, 15-21, 15-11 0:51
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
Trail the series against # 4 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-4
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-15, 21-14 0:32
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-2
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool A McPeak/Youngs 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 21-17, 21-18 0:40
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Semi-Finals McPeak/Youngs 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 18-21, 21-10, 16-14 1:08
Lead the series against # 7 Lahme/Musch, Germany 3-2
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Lahme/Musch 7 Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 21-19, 21-19 0:44
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Lahme/Musch 7 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 2 Lahme/Musch 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-16 0:30
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Lahme/Musch 12 21-14, 21-17 0:36
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Lahme/Musch 26 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 Pohl/Rau 8 23-21, 21-12 0:39
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Pohl/Rau 10 21-15, 21-15 0:35
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
Series tied with # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Celbova Rysava/Novakova 7 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-12, 21-18 0:33
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-18, 25-27, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 4 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 14 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Kadijk/Leenstra 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 16-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:51
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 23-21, 21-10 0:39
7/28/02FIVBHellas Open Bronze Medal Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 18 21-17, 25-23 0:57
Lead the series against # 15 Wang/You, China 1-0
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 17 Wang/You 16 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:03
Trail the series against # 16 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-3
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Fonseca/Rodrigues 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 6 21-17, 21-16 0:37
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Fonseca/Rodrigues 7, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 21-19, 21-18 0:44
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Fonseca/Rodrigues 29, Q36 Karadassiou/Sfyri 4 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/31/01FIVBGoodwill Games Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Clarke/Gerlic 15 21-17, 19-21, 16-14 0:59
Lead the series against # 19 Naidoo/Willand, South Africa 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool J Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 Naidoo/Willand 16 21-16, 26-24 0:48
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 4-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool A Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 Garcia/Gaxiola 17 21-12, 21-12 0:36
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 # 23, Q3 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-2
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 Kusuhara/Tokuno 22 21-19, 21-11 0:38
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 23, Q2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 24-22, 23-21 0:46
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Kusuhara/Tokuno 26, Q1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-13, 18-21, 16-14 0:53
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 # 24, Q7 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-3
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arjona/Kadjo 24, Q7 Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 23-21, 22-24, 15-11 1:08
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 26 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 22-20, 25-23 0:45
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool G Arjona/Kadjo 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 23-21, 23-21 0:41
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Arjona/Kadjo 26, Q22 22-20, 15-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-3
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Ahmann/Vollmer 24 Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 21-13, 21-17 0:34
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Ahmann/Vollmer 25 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-18, 21-13 0:42
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool F Ahmann/Vollmer 27, Q16 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 26 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 # 27 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 21-13, 21-15 0:36
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool F Karadassiou/Sfyri 6 Gattelli/Perrotta 11 14-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:48
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool G Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Gattelli/Perrotta 7 21-13, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 10 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Hakedal/Torlen 20, Q1 21-14, 25-23 0:41
Lead the series against # 31 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 9 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 24 21-13, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 25 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Barrera/Jaouen, France 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool E Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Barrera/Jaouen 28, Q10 21-13, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q15 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool J Karadassiou/Sfyri 9 Nagy/Petho 33 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q23 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool M Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Ikauniece/Minusa 37 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q24 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 0-1
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 4 Galindo/Huerta 8 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # Q25 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool D Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 Keizer/Mooren 29, Q19 21-9, 21-18 0:27