Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 12 - 16, 2006
(15) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 31, Q11 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q13 41st 24 US$0.00
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
Canada Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 1 John Garcia-Thompson / Alex Ortiz, Spain (18) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Thu, 7/13/2006 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:40
Fri, 7/14/2006 Contender 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (17) Lost 9-21, 15-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 6-11 (Lead 5 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 0-3
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 15 21-12, 21-15 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-14, 21-19 0:45
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Wu/Xu 18 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 Gosch/Strauss Q6 19-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 Doppler/Gartmayer 15 21-18, 23-21 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 15 21-9, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz, Spain 1-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 15 Garcia-Thompson/Ortiz 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 19, Q2 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 # 24, Q5 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nishimura/Shiratori Q20 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q13 17-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Lelliott/Reader, Canada 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 Lelliott/Reader Q22 24-22, 21-16 0:44
Series tied with # Q4 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 # Q6 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev 25, Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q8 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # Q14 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 0-1
8/24/05FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Magnusson 30, Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q4 21-17, 24-22 0:45