European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Austrian Masters
May 17 - 20, 2007
(8) 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 St. Pölten Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 21 9th 320 € 3,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 10 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q1 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 26 9th 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 24 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 19 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 23 17th 160 US$4,900.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 10 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 13 25th 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 8 9th 240 € 1,950.00
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/18/2007 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (9) Lost 24-26, 17-21 0:53
Fri, 5/18/2007 Contender 1 Patricia Labee / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (16) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Fri, 5/18/2007 Contender 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (11) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Sat, 5/19/2007 Contender 3 Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (7) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 20-25 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
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 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-4
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 22-20, 21-19 0:43
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 21-16, 21-19 0:37
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 21-15, 15-21, 19-17 0:58
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 21 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
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 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 32-30, 21-16 1:07
Trail the series against # 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-3
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-16 0:34
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 23-21, 21-16 0:42
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-1
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Hajeckova/Novotna 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-15, 21-18 0:39
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 21 Hajeckova/Novotna 5 21-19, 21-15 0:34
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 9 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 26-24, 21-17 0:53
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 21-18, 10-21, 15-10 0:46
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 # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-2
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 4 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-18, 21-17 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 15 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 16 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Labee/de Vries 16 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Erni/Graessli 10 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
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
Lead the series against 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