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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 ConocoPhillips Open
July 1 - 5, 2003

(Q18) Katerina Nikolaidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece

Katerina Nikolaidou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 8, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Atlantida Beach 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Osaka 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$31,837.50

Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 21, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$342,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	7	5	1	2	US$43,875.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q17	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q18	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	9	25th	30	US$2,000.00

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/1/2003	Qualifier 1	Sandra Castro / Adriana Costa, Portugal (Q47)	Won 21-12, 14-21, 15-7	0:42
Tue, 7/1/2003	Qualifier 2	Laura Arevalo Dorantes / Teresa Galindo, Mexico (Q15)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:35
Wed, 7/2/2003	Qualifier 3	Mayra Garcia / Hilda Gaxiola, Mexico (26, Q2)	Lost 16-21, 25-27	0:37

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$14,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	4	0	$27,500.00
Total	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	7	0	$43,875.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Katerina Nikolaidou												Maria Tsiartsiani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$937.50	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$20,187.50
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	$8,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	56	0	1	0	0	1	15	14	12	0	$137,100.00
24	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	9	0	$20,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	86	0	1	1	2	14	24	24	13	0	$184,262.50
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$500.00
36	0	0	0	1	2	4	1	13	0	$31,837.50	Total	151	0	2	1	2	15	43	41	26	0	$342,050.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	5	6	45.5 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$2,000.00	5	6	45.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Katerina Nikolaidou													Maria Tsiartsiani
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	$2,000.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	$2,650.00	2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$825.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2003	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	10	$6,400.00	Total	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	$2,325.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	20	62.5%	8	25.0%	4	12.5%	28-4	87.5%	5	14.3%	4	11.4%	26	74.3%	5-30	14.3%	20-26	43.5%	13-8	61.9%	0	3	33-37	47.1%
2002-2003	10	62.5%	4	25.0%	2	12.5%	14-2	87.5%	1	6.7%	0	0.0%	14	93.3%	1-14	6.7%	10-14	41.7%	5-2	71.4%	0	3	15-19	44.1%
Against the Field	10	55.6%	5	27.8%	3	16.7%	15-3	83.3%	3	9.7%	3	9.7%	25	80.6%	3-28	9.7%	20-44	31.3%	16-12	57.1%	0	3	18-31	36.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	8	3	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	12
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	13	5	3	6	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	22
Total	0	0	21	8	3	12	0	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	37

Head to Head Results
Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 16 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	24	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-15, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	26, Q2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q18	21-16, 27-25	0:37
Trail the series against # Q13 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 0-1
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jobst/Stragliotto	Q16	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q17	20-22, 23-21, 15-7	0:59
Lead the series against # Q15 Arevalo Dorantes/Galindo, Mexico 1-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q18	Arevalo Dorantes/Galindo	Q15	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # Q20 Almaral/Huerta, Mexico 0-1
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Almaral/Huerta	25, Q11	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # Q42 Michon/Wojtczak, Poland 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q18	Michon/Wojtczak	Q50	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q47 Castro/Costa, Portugal 1-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 1	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q18	Castro/Costa	Q47	21-12, 14-21, 15-7	0:42