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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

Katerina Nikolaidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece

Katerina Nikolaidou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 8, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Atlantida Beach 2006)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$35,655.60

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:

Tournaments:

175

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$393,098.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	33	37	41	Money
CEV	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$5,652.37
FIVB	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	7	0	5	1	2	US$43,875.00
Overall	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	7	1	5	1	2	US$49,527.37

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		29th	0	€ 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
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		17th	20	€ 1,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/12/2004		Isabelle Czerveniak / Kerstin Pichler, Austria	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:44
Wed, 5/12/2004		Alexandra Moiseeva / Anna Morozova, Russia	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:36
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool E	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece	Won 21-19, 13-21, 19-17	1:01
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool E	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands	Lost 20-22, 16-21	0:35
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool E	Helke Claasen / Martina Stoof, Germany	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 11-12 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	11	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-14, 21-15	0:30
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		Ahmann/Vollmer		17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
Series tied with Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-1
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
Lead the series against Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	30, Q11	Bruschini/Solazzi	19	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against Claasen/Stoof, Germany 0-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Claasen/Stoof		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		21-14, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against Czerveniak/Pichler, Austria 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		Czerveniak/Pichler		23-21, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
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 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
Trail the series against Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-2
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		22-20, 21-16	0:35
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool F	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	22	21-16, 21-15	0:29
Series tied with Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-19, 13-21, 19-17	1:01
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
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 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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against 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 Moiseeva/Morozova, Russia 1-0
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		Moiseeva/Morozova		21-12, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool B	Pohl/Rau	18	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	31, Q23	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:49
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Pohl/Rau		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		16-21, 21-10, 15-7	0:44
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q6	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	Q11	21-18, 22-20	0:48
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova		Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani		21-19, 21-16	0:47