Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 2006
(19) 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 Modena Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 13 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 9 5th 240 US$10,000.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/11/2006 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (14) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Thu, 5/11/2006 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 5/12/2006 Contender 2 Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany (29, Q26) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 26-21 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
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 # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-4
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
Series tied with # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-2
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
Series tied with # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 1-1
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 # 5 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
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
Series tied with # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
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 # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
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
Lead the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15, Q21 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
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 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
Lead the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 24, Q9 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 # 26, 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 # 29, Q26 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-2
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 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gschweidl/Hansel 42 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-1
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 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