Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 6, 2007
(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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 7th Katerina Nikolaidou - 9th
2005 Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
2006 Maria Tsiartsiani - 25th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 14 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q1 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 26 9th 320 US$9,000.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2007 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (14) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:39
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 1 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (30, Q8) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 5/4/2007 Contender 2 Linjun Ji / Ying Zhang, China (20, Q1) Lost 16-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 19-26 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 22-20, 21-10 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-5
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-14 0:39
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 # 5 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 # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 17, Q4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:51
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-9 0:45
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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 # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-3
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-16, 21-16 0:43
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 22-20, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Ji/Zhang, China 0-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Ji/Zhang 20, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 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