Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 4, 2007
(23) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th Did not play
2003 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 33rd Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
2004 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 17th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
2005 Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th
2006 Maria Tsiartsiani - 33rd Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 33 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 20 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 25 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 20, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 22, Q2 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 24, Q1 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 27, Q2 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 23, Q1 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool G Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (10) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:43
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool G Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7) Lost 23-21, 14-21, 16-18 1:02
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool G Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (26, Q2) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 36-68 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 18 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-4
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Bronze Medal Tian/Wang 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-11, 21-14 0:41
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Tian/Wang 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 24-22, 21-19 0:49
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-10 0:36
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Tian/Wang 1 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-6
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:53
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 # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:39
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 # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Branagh/Youngs 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-12, 22-24, 15-13 1:02
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Branagh/Youngs 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 21-14 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 7 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-10
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-23, 21-14, 18-16 1:02
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-14, 21-17 0:44
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:36
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:42
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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-4
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-15, 21-19 0:43
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:31
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 # 11 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
Lead the series against # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Pohl/Rau 9 21-17, 14-21, 20-18 1:00
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 # 14, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-19, 11-21, 15-7 0:54
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 27-25, 23-21 0:54
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 22-20, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-3
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 21-19 0:51
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 0:50
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 19-21, 20-18 1:03
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Wang/Zuo 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-3
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 1:02
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
Trail the series against # 18 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
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
Series tied with # 21 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 27 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 22 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 Kessy/Ross 16 22-20, 21-17 0:47
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 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
Series tied with # 26, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 28, Q8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 13-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 29 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 # 30, Q6 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-3
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-12 0:41
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-19 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 Mouha/Van Breedam Q20 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 32 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 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Bede/Bednarczuk 28 32-34, 21-14, 16-14 1:09
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q9 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 24, Q5 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:51
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # Q10 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 # Q12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Martins/Santanna Q17 21-12, 21-10 0:30
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Martins/Santanna 26 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # Q13 Cooke/Martin, Canada 0-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool I Cooke/Martin 40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 33 21-18, 23-21 0:43
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Cooke/Martin 26, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q16 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:37