Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003
(30, Q11) Katerina Nikolaidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece
 
Katerina Nikolaidou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 8, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Thessaloniki
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 36
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 (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 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB200000101217512 US$43,875.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 31, Q23 25th 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q19 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open Q18 33rd 18 US$0.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/6/2003 Qualifier 1 Sanne Keizer / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (Q22) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Thu, 8/7/2003 Qualifier 2 Ayako Inoue / Hishako Oda, Japan (Q27) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:49
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool C Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (14) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:46
Fri, 8/8/2003 Pool C Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (3) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:39
Sat, 8/9/2003 Pool C Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (19) Won 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:51
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (24, Q3) Won 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 0:52
Sat, 8/9/2003 Winner 2 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 7-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Ji/Wang, China 1-0
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31, Q23 Ji/Wang Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Pohl/Rau 18 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31, Q23 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q19 21-12, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 21-15, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31, Q23 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou Q7 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 1:00
Lead the series against # 19 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Bruschini/Solazzi 19 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 21 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 9 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Hakedal/Torlen 24, Q3 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 27, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 0-1
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jobst/Stragliotto Q16 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q17 20-22, 23-21, 15-7 0:59
Lead the series against # Q22 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
8/6/03FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Keizer/Mooren Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q27 Inoue/Oda, Japan 1-0
8/7/03FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Inoue/Oda Q27 21-13, 21-15 0:49