Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(Q14) Thanassis Michalopoulos/Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece
 
Thanassis Michalopoulos
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 29, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 67
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Athens 2005)
Career Winnings: US$26,572.50
Emmanouil Xenakis
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 7th (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Athens 2005)
Career Winnings: US$23,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB26000000114686 US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S2000001010000 US$2,100.00
Overall28000001124686 US$40,250.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Manolis Roumeliotis - 41st Did not play
2001 Manolis Roumeliotis - 49th Did not play
2002 Georgios Knapek - 57th Did not play
2003 Pavlos Beligratis - 57th Did not play
2004 Pavlos Beligratis - 33rd Andreas Gortsianiouk - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 27, Q9 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q20 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 32, Q22 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q21 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open Q18 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 29, Q7 25th 36 US$2,000.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 2 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (Q19) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Wed, 7/13/2005 Qualifier 3 Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (28, Q3) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:59
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 4-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 6 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q6 21-19, 11-21, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 28, Q3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q14 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:59
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Asahi/Watanabe 32, Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q20 28-26, 15-21, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Ferreira/Ferreira 23, Q2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q18 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Series tied with # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-1
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 Boersma/Kogel Q11 25-23, 21-19 0:48
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Boersma/Kogel 20 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 29, Q7 21-13, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q13 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q21 Morikawa/Shiratori Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # Q19 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q14 Amore/Fenili Q19 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:50