European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Open
August 7 - 9, 2005
(14) 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: 11
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Valencia 2004)
Career Winnings: US$239,371.41
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: 175
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$393,098.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV1200101271000 US$43,270.68
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Overall7101214218724102 US$334,820.68
Previous Lucerne Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 12 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 12 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 13 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 9 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 16 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 23 9th 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 19 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 20 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 25 17th 80 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 8 9th 40 € 1,950.00
Swiss Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/7/2005 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 11-15 1:00
Sun, 8/7/2005 Contender 1 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Sun, 8/7/2005 Contender 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1) Won 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Sun, 8/7/2005 Contender 3 Ilona Sotkovska / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (15) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:48
Mon, 8/8/2005 Contender 4 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (10) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 9-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Pohl/Rau 1 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-3
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
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 4 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Sotkovska/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Sotkovska/Tobiasova 15 21-18, 21-17 0:48
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
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