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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(31, Q27) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Athens 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$23,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	8	6	US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$2,100.00
Overall	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	6	8	6	US$40,250.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q14	33rd	20	US$0.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (Q6)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:48
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 2	Nelson Brizida / Miguel Maia, Portugal (Q22)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:40
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 1	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:38
Thu, 7/28/2005	Contender 1	Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (18)	Won 18-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:00
Fri, 7/29/2005	Contender 2	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (16)	Lost 21-17, 17-21, 6-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Brink/Schneider	6	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	21-13, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	Ces/Dugrip	Q8	13-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	Q6	21-19, 11-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-3
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Berger/Doppler	16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	17-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:55
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Berger/Doppler	11	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	27, Q9	21-15, 21-19	0:40
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q21	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Pettersen	16	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	32, Q22	21-19, 21-16	0:24
Lead the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	Conde/Salema	18	18-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:00
Trail the series against Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Ferreira/Ferreira	23, Q2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	22-20, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	Gartmayer/Nowotny	Q6	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	0:48
Trail the series against # Q12 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q20	28-26, 15-21, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Hernandez/Papaleo	28, Q3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q14	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:59
Lead the series against # Q22 Brizida/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	31, Q27	Brizida/Maia	Q22	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q23 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	Galli/Raffaelli	Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # Q26 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q21	Morikawa/Shiratori	Q12	21-18, 21-12	0:37