Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - 31, 2004
(29, Q6) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Did not play
2003 Maria Tsiartsiani - 25th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 19 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 26 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 28, Q8 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 26, Q10 25th 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 25, Q9 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open Q6 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 29, Q8 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open 31 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 39 37th 80 US$1,875.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q11 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open Q7 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 22 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 30, Q11 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 31, Q23 25th 52 US$2,750.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/28/2004 Qualifier 1 Isabelle Czerveniak / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (Q27) Won 18-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:47
Wed, 7/28/2004 Qualifier 2 Sarah Rohrer / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (Q22) Won 21-11, 23-21 0:38
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 1 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (4) Lost 24-22, 17-21, 10-15 1:01
Thu, 7/29/2004 Contender 1 Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (13) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 8-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 19-28 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 16 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Bede/Behar 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 21-16, 21-9  
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 4 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q6 22-24, 21-17, 15-10 1:01
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 21-19, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Lahme/Musch 10 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 39 By Forfeit  
7/15/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lahme/Musch 29, Q14 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q19 21-12, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-1
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 2-0
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 Lochowicz/Pottharst 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 Lochowicz/Pottharst 12 23-25, 22-20, 20-18 1:03
Lead the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/29/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 28, Q8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q25 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 7 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26, Q10 21-16, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 28, Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 13 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q6 21-15, 15-21, 15-8 0:47
Series tied with # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 17, Q1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-15, 21-9 0:40
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 21-15, 21-15 0:46
Series tied with # 15 Dumont/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Dumont/Martin 16 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:36
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool F Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 22 Dumont/Martin 27, Q6 21-18, 27-25 0:49
Trail the series against # 17 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool C Cook/Sanderson 3 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool F Ahmann/Vollmer 11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-14, 21-15 0:30
Series tied with # 19 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-1
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26, Q10 Arjona/Kadjo Q7 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Arjona/Kadjo 24 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 21-19, 21-23, 15-10 1:02
Trail the series against # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 7 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26 19-21, 34-32, 15-13 1:13
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 # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 9 22-20, 21-16 0:44
Series tied with # 24, Q1 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Bede/Ribeiro 14 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 Bede/Ribeiro 20 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 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
Series tied with # 27, Q5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-1
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 22-24, 21-15, 16-14 0:54
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 25, Q6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q11 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 28 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-3
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 21, Q1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 28, Q8 21-18, 21-8 0:29
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 23 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26, Q10 21-15, 21-19 0:42
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 39 18-21, 21-18, 15-0 Retired 0:49
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 # 31, Q7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 2-0
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 28, Q8 Bruschini/Solazzi Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
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 # 32, Q13 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
9/4/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q7 21-16, 21-18  
Trail the series against # Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool H Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 24 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26 Alcon/Pol 9 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # Q15 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-1
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Keizer/Mooren 29, Q12 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 19 23-21, 14-21, 22-20 1:09
6/15/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 Keizer/Mooren Q24 21-16, 21-14 0:36
8/6/03FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 30, Q11 Keizer/Mooren Q22 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/22/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26, Q10 Ikauniece/Minusa Q23 25-23, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q18 Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Gschweidl/Swoboda 30, Q13 21-15, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # Q22 Rohrer/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q6 Rohrer/Schwer Q22 21-11, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # Q27 Czerveniak/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q6 Czerveniak/Pichler Q27 18-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:47