FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$60,000 Cyprus Challenger
July 26 - 30, 2006
(1) 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 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 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 Atlantida Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Cyprus Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2006 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (16, Q13) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:43
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 1 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (8, Q1) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 6 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 1-1
5/27/06FIVB C&SCzech Republic Challenger Contender 4 Galli/Raffaelli 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 24-22, 16-21, 15-8 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q18 Galli/Raffaelli Q15 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Peric/Steinocher 10 21-19, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 8, Q1 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 1 Kolar/Tichy 8, Q1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 16, Q13 Gavira/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 1 Gavira/Marco 16, Q13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 21-16, 21-18 0:43