Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Spain Open
July 6 - 10, 2004
(26) 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 Mallorca Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q19 41st 16 US$0.00
Spain Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/8/2004 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (7) Lost 21-19, 32-34, 13-15 1:13
Thu, 7/8/2004 Contender 1 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (10) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Thu, 7/8/2004 Contender 2 Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (9) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Fri, 7/9/2004 Contender 3 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (17, Q1) Lost 15-21, 9-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 20-21 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 21-19, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-1
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool F Ahmann/Vollmer 11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-14, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26 Campisi/Lozano 10 21-19, 21-15 0:39
6/2/04FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q6 Campisi/Lozano Q27 21-19, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Series tied with # 13 Wang/You, China 1-1
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 25, Q9 Wang/You 10 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:58
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Wang/You 15 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31 21-19, 26-24 0:46
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 17, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 18, 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 # 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 Ji/Zhang, China 0-1
6/3/04FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Ji/Zhang 24, Q11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q6 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q5 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/2/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Garcia/Gaxiola 26, Q2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q18 21-16, 27-25 0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 Bede/Ribeiro 20 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 27, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 28, 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
Series tied with # 31, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 1-1
5/27/04FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 29, Q8 Jobst/Stragliotto Q9 21-14, 21-17 0:39
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jobst/Stragliotto Q16 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q17 20-22, 23-21, 15-7 0:59
Trail the series against # Q14 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
9/4/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q10 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q7 21-16, 21-18  
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
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 # Q22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/29/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 28, Q8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q25 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Kilchenmann/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
9/4/03FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani Q7 Kilchenmann/Schwer Q26 21-17, 18-21, 15-10