Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(19) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Emmanouil Xenakis - 25th Thanassis Michalopoulos - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (14) Lost 21-23, 15-21 1:02
Thu, 7/20/2006 Contender 1 Toni Kankaanpaa / Pekka Seppanen, Finland (30) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:30
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (13) Lost 8-21, 17-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 11-16 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 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 # 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 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
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-2
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Horrem/Pettersen 13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 19 21-8, 21-17 0:34
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:24
Trail the series against # 14 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 19 23-21, 21-15 1:02
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Wu/Xu 18 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Series tied with # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 23 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-17, 21-17 0:45
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q14 Amore/Fenili Q19 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 20 "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 # 22, 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
Lead the series against # 23 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
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, 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
Series tied with # 29, Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q9 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q24 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:06
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Winner 3 Dahl/Gunnarsson 24, Q32 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 22-20, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 30 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen, Finland 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 19 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen 30 21-16, 21-19 0:30
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q5 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen Q28 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:48
Trail the series against # Q4 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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Peric/Steinocher 10 21-19, 21-17 0:38