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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 5 - 9, 2005

(9) Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece

Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Volos

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Espinho 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$202,200.00

Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 21, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$342,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	59	0	1	1	1	3	0	11	6	24	10	2	US$291,550.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	16	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	23	9th	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	19	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	15	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	20	5th	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	25	17th	80	US$3,000.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/6/2005	Winner 1	Mika Teru Saiki / Ryo Tokuno, Japan (24, Q6)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:32
Wed, 7/6/2005	Winner 2	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:37
Thu, 7/7/2005	Winner 3	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:36
Thu, 7/7/2005	Contender 4	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (6)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
Fri, 7/8/2005	Contender 5	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (8)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:36
Fri, 7/8/2005	Contender 6	Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (3)	Lost 13-21, 21-16, 14-16	1:00

Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 14-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-13, 21-15	0:36
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-12, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Barros/Connelly	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-13, 16-21, 16-14	1:00
Trail the series against # 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	32, Q40	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-14, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	21-16, 10-21, 15-13	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
Trail the series against # 7 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Bednarczuk/Pires	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-0
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Lahme/Musch	8	21-17, 21-10	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	24-22, 22-20	0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 13, Q2 Li/Wang, China 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Li/Wang	26	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	13-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:45
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	Arjona/Kadjo	17	21-13, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 17 Hu/Zhang, China 1-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	Hu/Zhang	18	19-21, 24-22, 15-8	1:02
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Hu/Zhang	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-16, 23-25, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Garcia/Gaxiola	41	21-18, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Teru Saiki/Tokuno	24, Q6	21-16, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-11	0:37
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-23, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # Q4 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Gschweidl/Hansel	42	21-17, 21-15	0:36
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	Gschweidl/Hansel	24	22-20, 18-21, 15-8	0:49