Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 15 - 20, 2008
(9) 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 Guarujá Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 22 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 16 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Guarajà Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 1 Lucy Boulton / Zara Dampney, England (24) Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 2 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (8) Lost 21-17, 23-25, 11-15 0:54
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 2 Monika Brzostek / Karolina Marciniak, Poland (26) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:24
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 3 Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (18) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 4 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (6) Lost 22-20, 19-21, 14-16 1:01
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 21-20 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 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
Series tied with # 5 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-13, 21-14 0:32
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 # 6 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Banck/Gunther 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 1:01
Lead the series against # 7 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Martins/Santanna 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 8 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Gioria/Momoli 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 17-21, 25-23, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Lubetz/Sude 30, Q15 22-20, 19-21, 16-14 1:04
Lead the series against # 18 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Montagnolli/Pichler 18 21-19, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 24 Boulton/Dampney, England 1-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Boulton/Dampney 24 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 26 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Brzostek/Marciniak 26 21-10, 21-12 0:24