Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005
(Q8) 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 Salvador Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Pavlos Beligratis - 41st Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 9 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open Q4 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q17 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 31, Q27 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/19/2005 Qualifier 1 Vakhtang Chikovani / Soso Lobzhanidze, Georgia (Q25) Won 21-5, 21-9 0:30
Wed, 10/19/2005 Qualifier 2 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (25, Q9) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:46
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 8-12 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-4
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Berger/Doppler 6 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 21-18, 21-16 0:44
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 17-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:55
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Berger/Doppler 11 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 21-15, 21-19 0:40
6/8/05FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q21 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:24
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13, Q7 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
Lead the series against # 19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 15-21, 20-18 1:04
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q4 16-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:55
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 # 25, Q9 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25, Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q8 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 9 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-19, 25-23 0:47
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q6 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 0:48
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 Ces/Dugrip Q8 13-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # Q10 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q17 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # Q19 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Ferreira/Ferreira 23, Q2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q18 22-20, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q25 Chikovani/Lobzhanidze, Georgia 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q8 Chikovani/Lobzhanidze Q25 21-5, 21-9 0:30