Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(20, Q4) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 21, Q3 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q7 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/26-30/2006 Cyprus Challenger 1 13th 24 US$900.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 2 Diego Nota / Andrea Raffaelli, Italy (Q29) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:36
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 3 Jackson Henriquez / Igor Hernandez, Venezuela (Q13) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:57
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (13) Lost 13-21, 21-15, 10-15 0:54
Thu, 5/24/2007 Contender 1 Jason Kruger / Wes Montgomery, Canada (29, Q10) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 5-13 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 20, Q4 21-13, 15-21, 15-10 0:54
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 Doppler/Gartmayer 15 21-18, 23-21 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 "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
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q17 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # 29, Q10 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 0-2
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 20, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:41
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q7 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 20, Q4 Henriquez/Hernandez Q13 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:57
Trail the series against # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q22 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 # Q29 Nota/Raffaelli, Italy 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 20, Q4 Nota/Raffaelli Q29 21-11, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # Q31 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