Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 2006
(26) 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: 10
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: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$342,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Previous Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Maria Tsiartsiani - 13th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 24 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 19 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 13 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 13 9th 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 8 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 4 3rd 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 6 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 12 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 12 13th 168 US$6,300.00
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 1 Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs, United States (7) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 2 Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (10) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:40
Thu, 7/27/2006 Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (2) Lost 18-21, 14-21 0:39
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 4 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (20) Lost 16-21, 24-26 0:44
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 37-39 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 18 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-5
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 28-26, 21-11 0:46
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-19, 21-15 0:44
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 21-15 0:36
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-12, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-18, 21-14 0:39
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-19, 21-19 0:40
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-12, 21-13 0:34
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-17 0:39
9/17/05FIVBIndonesia Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 21-14, 21-15 0:51
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Trail the series against # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-3
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Barros/Connelly 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-16, 21-16 0:49
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 13-21, 25-23, 19-17 1:10
9/18/05FIVBIndonesia Open Bronze Medal Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Barros/Connelly 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:04
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Barros/Connelly 5 14-21, 23-21, 21-19 1:01
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Barros/Connelly 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Scott/Youngs, United States 2-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 Scott/Youngs 7 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Scott/Youngs 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-14, 21-17 0:46
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Scott/Youngs 6 21-19, 23-21 0:46
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-3
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 22-20, 21-12 0:38
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-12 0:32
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-16, 10-21, 15-13 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Arjona/Kadjo, France 3-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 Arjona/Kadjo 10 21-14, 21-13 0:40
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 Arjona/Kadjo 9 21-14, 21-14 0:39
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Arjona/Kadjo 17 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 18-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:54
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Ji/Wang, China 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Ji/Wang 25, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 17 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 1-0
9/17/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Kessy/Reynolds 27 21-12, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
Series tied with # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-16, 26-24 0:44
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 22 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 21-17, 21-16 0:41
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 21-13 0:43
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-17, 22-20 0:44
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Keizer/Leenstra 14 21-17, 21-15 0:37
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Keizer/Leenstra 12 21-11, 21-14 0:36
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 24 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 22-20, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 18-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:55
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 18, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 28, Q13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q5 Zhang/Zuo, China 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Zhang/Zuo 17 20-22, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Zhang/Zuo 13 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # Q9 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Hinchley/Lochowicz 30, Q14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # Q10 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-16 0:34
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # Q14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 20, Q3 21-14, 13-21, 15-13 0:43
Trail the series against # Q16 Turner/Wilson, United States 0-1
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Turner/Wilson 32, Q20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 22-20, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q18 Martin/Zakrzewski, Canada 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Martin/Zakrzewski 29, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 23-21, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # Q19 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # Q22 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Erni/Graessli 10 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q30 Etienne/Yahiel, France 1-0
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Etienne/Yahiel 29, Q5 21-14, 21-13 0:34