Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
May 31 - June 4, 2006
(25, Q9) 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 1 7th 40 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q8 33rd 20 US$0.00
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
Croatia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 1 Sam Boehm / Travis Moran, Australia (Q56) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 2 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (Q24) Won 21-17, 16-21, 19-17 0:52
Wed, 5/31/2006 Qualifier 3 Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (Q8) Won 21-17, 11-21, 15-11 0:50
Thu, 6/1/2006 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (8) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:39
Thu, 6/1/2006 Contender 1 Toni Ivkovic / Pero Krizanovic, Croatia (9) Won 25-23, 21-11 0:36
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 2 Kresimir Peric / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (10) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Fri, 6/2/2006 Contender 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9 (Lead 8 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 # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 8 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 9 25-23, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Peric/Steinocher 10 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q36 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 3 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24, Q32 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 22-20, 21-15 0:47
Series tied with # 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Berg/Svensson Q8 21-17, 11-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q11 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 # Q24 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q24 21-17, 16-21, 19-17 0:52
Trail the series against # Q26 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson 30, Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q4 21-17, 24-22 0:45
Lead the series against # Q56 Boehm/Moran, Australia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Boehm/Moran Q56 21-17, 21-17 0:38