Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 14 - 20, 2008
(16) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Vasso Karadassiou - 25th Did not play
2002 Katerina Nikolaidou - 37th Did not play
2003 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 41st
2004 Vasiliki Arvaniti - 25th Katerina Nikolaidou - 17th
2006 Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
2007 Maria Tsiartsiani - 4th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 30 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 27 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 18 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 17 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 19 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 19 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 18 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 16 13th 150 US$3,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 23 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2008 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (17) Lost 19-21, 23-21, 13-15 0:58
Wed, 7/16/2008 Contender 1 Camille Clavreul / Laura Longuet, France (32) Won 21-18, 21-8 0:32
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 2 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (18) Lost 18-21, 21-18, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 35-35 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 Salgado/Salgado 15 23-21, 17-21, 15-11 1:03
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 2 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 1-0
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 Antonelli/Leao Q33 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-0
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 Pohl/Rau 19 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 0:57
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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-2
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 21-17, 21-16 0:34
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 35-33 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-4
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 17 21-16, 21-19 0:42
5/23/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 17 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-16, 21-18 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 7 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-3
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-12 0:37
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 12-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-19 0:40
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 # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-2
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
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 # 10 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-2
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Faure/Sarpaux 22 16-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:47
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 21-18 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 11 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Martins/Santanna 22, Q3 21-18, 21-17 0:34
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
Series tied with # 12 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Candelas/Garcia 31, Q23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 23-21, 21-18 0:40
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20, Q4 Candelas/Garcia Q29 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 30, Q5 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-4
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 17 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-16, 22-20 0:44
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 # 17 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-4
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-19, 21-23, 15-13 0:58
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 # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-4
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
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 # 20 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-4
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 22-20, 25-23 0:55
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 # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 21-19, 22-20 0:42
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
5/30/07FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q15 21-17, 21-15 0:45
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q17 21-17, 26-24 0:54
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27 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 # 32 Clavreul/Longuet, France 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Clavreul/Longuet 32 21-18, 21-8 0:32