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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 21 - 25, 2006

(Q13) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Manolis Roumeliotis - 41st	Did not play
2002	Pavlos Beligratis - 57th	Did not play
2003	Pavlos Beligratis - 41st	Did not play
2004	Pavlos Beligratis - 41st	Andreas Gortsianiouk - 41st
2005	Emmanouil Xenakis - 25th	Thanassis Michalopoulos - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/14-18/2006	Portugal Open	Q5	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2006	Italian Open	Q9	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	25, Q9	13th	180	US$4,500.00
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

Switzerland Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/21/2006	Qualifier 2	Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (Q20)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 8-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/2/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	21-11, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	8	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	21-16, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 24 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Arkaev/Barsuk	18	21-18, 15-21, 20-18	1:04
Lead the series against # 29 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q14	Amore/Fenili	Q19	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against Bitencourt/Correa, Brazil 0-1
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 4	Bitencourt/Correa	27, Q25	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q9	21-14, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # Q11 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	9	Asahi/Watanabe	24, Q4	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	0:55
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Asahi/Watanabe	32, Q13	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q20	28-26, 15-21, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	Berg/Svensson	Q8	21-17, 11-21, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # Q17 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	25, Q9	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q8	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # Q18 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
Trail the series against # Q20 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nishimura/Shiratori	Q20	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q13	17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:54
Series tied with # Q22 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-1
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Contender 4	Galli/Raffaelli	2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	1	24-22, 16-21, 15-8	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q18	Galli/Raffaelli	Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Series tied with # Q24 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	Q9	Dahl/Gunnarsson	Q24	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:06
5/27/06	FIVB C&S	Czech Republic Challenger	Winner 3	Dahl/Gunnarsson	24, Q32	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	1	22-20, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # Q29 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Michalopoulos/Xenakis	25, Q9	Ivkovic/Krizanovic	9	25-23, 21-11	0:36