Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(20) 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
2007 Maria Tsiartsiani - 25th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool D Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool D Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:36
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool D Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (29) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (23) Lost 23-25, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 31-43 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 30 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 3, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-12
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-13 0:36
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-19, 21-18 0:43
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 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 # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-5
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:48
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:56
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 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
Lead the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Hakedal/Torlen 22 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27 21-16, 21-19 0:46
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen 6 By Forfeit  
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Campisi/Lozano 31, Q8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 18 24-22, 15-21, 19-17 1:02
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 21, Q4 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 # 22 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
Series tied with # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 25-23, 21-17 0:44
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q20 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 29 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Gschweidl/Hansel 29 21-16, 21-16 0:41
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 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