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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Spain Open
July 6 - 10, 2004

(14) 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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Efi Sfyri - 5th	Vasso Karadassiou - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	19	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	19	25th	60	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	21	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	22	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	9	17th	72	US$3,000.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/8/2004	Winner 1	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (19)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:39
Thu, 7/8/2004	Contender 1	Tatiana Barrera / Claire Jaouen, France (30, Q10)	Won 21-18, 25-23	0:43
Thu, 7/8/2004	Contender 2	Lu Wang / Wenhui You, China (13)	Won 23-25, 21-15, 15-11	0:57
Fri, 7/9/2004	Contender 3	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (21)	Lost 22-20, 15-21, 12-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 46-30 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Lahme/Musch, Germany 4-2
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	6	22-20, 21-17	0:40
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	7	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 2	Lahme/Musch	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-16	0:30
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Lahme/Musch	12	21-14, 21-17	0:36
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Lahme/Musch	26	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/18/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	12	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	4	13-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-3
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	24	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-13	0:42
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	21, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Pohl/Rau	8	23-21, 21-12	0:39
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Pohl/Rau	10	21-15, 21-15	0:35
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 # 8 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 1-0
8/31/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Clarke/Gerlic	15	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:59
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-15, 21-15	0:45
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-12, 21-18	0:33
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	21-14, 21-16	0:37
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	16-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:51
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	23-21, 21-10	0:39
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-17, 25-23	0:57
Lead the series against # 13 Wang/You, China 3-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	14	Wang/You	13	23-25, 21-15, 15-11	0:57
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	Wang/You	14	21-19, 21-15	0:37
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	17	Wang/You	16	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:03
Lead the series against # 15 Tian/Wang, China 3-2
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Tian/Wang	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Tian/Wang	4	21-16, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
8/25/01	FIVB	Hong Kong Open	Contender 4	Tian/Wang	14	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-18	0:43
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Tian/Wang	12	21-15, 21-15	0:39
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	Tian/Wang	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 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 # 17, Q1 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-0
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	Gattelli/Perrotta	20, Q3	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	21-13, 21-15	0:36
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Gattelli/Perrotta	11	14-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:48
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 # 18, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
6/5/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q3	21-16, 18-21, 15-9	0:53
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Hakedal/Torlen	27	21-12, 21-19	0:30
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Hakedal/Torlen	20, Q1	21-14, 25-23	0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-4
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	19	Karadassiou/Sfyri	14	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	24, Q7	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	23-21, 22-24, 15-11	1:08
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	26	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	22-20, 25-23	0:45
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Arjona/Kadjo	10	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	23-21, 23-21	0:41
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with # 21 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	21	Karadassiou/Sfyri	14	20-22, 21-15, 15-12	0:55
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	24	21-13, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 22 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-3
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Fonseca/Rodrigues	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
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 # 23, Q5 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 5-1
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Garcia/Gaxiola	28	21-14, 21-19	0:31
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Garcia/Gaxiola	17	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:43
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
Lead the series against # 26 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-4
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	Karadassiou/Sfyri	19	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
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
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 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
Lead the series against # 29 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 3-2
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kusuhara/Tokuno	22	21-19, 21-11	0:38
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool G	Kusuhara/Tokuno	23, Q2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	24-22, 23-21	0:46
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool G	Kusuhara/Tokuno	26, Q1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-13, 18-21, 16-14	0:53
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22, Q1	Kusuhara/Tokuno	27	21-14, 22-20	0:39
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-9	0:30
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Barrera/Jaouen, France 2-0
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	14	Barrera/Jaouen	30, Q10	21-18, 25-23	0:43
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool E	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	Barrera/Jaouen	28, Q10	21-13, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # Q11 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	25	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Karadassiou/Sfyri	9	Nagy/Petho	33	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 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 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool D	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Keizer/Mooren	29, Q19	21-9, 21-18	0:27