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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 (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 Mallorca Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	7	$14,625.00	15	19	44.1 %
2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	$21,500.00	15	14	51.7 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6	8	$36,125.00	30	33	47.6 %

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
11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	$7,312.50	2003	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	$7,312.50
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	$10,750.00	2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	$10,750.00
31	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	11	15	$23,462.50	Total	Total	23	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	8	10	$19,387.50

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%
2003-2004	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%
Against the Field	11	52.4%	6	28.6%	4	19.0%	17-4	81.0%	5	19.2%	4	15.4%	17	65.4%	5-21	19.2%	22-30	42.3%	22-16	57.9%	0	2	22-25	46.8%

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 20-21 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland 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
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Lahme/Musch	10	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	39	By Forfeit
7/15/03	FIVB	France 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
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway 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
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	25, Q9	Lochowicz/Pottharst	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
5/29/04	FIVB	China 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
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang 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
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	21, Q1	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	28, Q8	21-18, 21-8	0:29
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	23	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	26, Q10	21-15, 21-19	0:42
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	39	18-21, 21-18, 15-0 Retired	0:49
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria 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
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Pohl/Rau	7	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	26	19-21, 34-32, 15-13	1:13
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria 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
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain 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
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	26	Campisi/Lozano	10	21-19, 21-15	0:39
6/2/04	FIVB	Japan 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
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool F	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-16, 21-15	0:29
Series tied with # 13 Wang/You, China 1-1
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	25, Q9	Wang/You	10	21-18, 19-21, 16-14	0:58
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece 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
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas 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
7/9/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Gattelli/Perrotta	17, Q1	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	26	21-15, 21-9	0:40
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan 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
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan 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
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	26, Q10	Arjona/Kadjo	Q7	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland 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
6/3/04	FIVB	Japan 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
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas 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
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway 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
5/28/04	FIVB	China 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
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	29, Q8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	22-24, 21-15, 16-14	0:54
9/18/03	FIVB	United 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
6/30/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	28, Q8	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q9	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan 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
5/27/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	29, Q8	Jobst/Stragliotto	Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:39
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany 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
9/4/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Lessard/Maxwell	29, Q10	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q7	21-16, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q17 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany 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
6/15/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	25, Q9	Keizer/Mooren	Q24	21-16, 21-14	0:36
8/6/03	FIVB	Japan 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
6/29/04	FIVB	Norway 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
9/4/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q7	Kilchenmann/Schwer	Q26	21-17, 18-21, 15-10