Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(Q11) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Manolis Roumeliotis - 41st Did not play
2001 Manolis Roumeliotis - 49th Did not play
2002 Georgios Knapek - 57th Did not play
2003 Pavlos Beligratis - 57th Did not play
2004 Pavlos Beligratis - 33rd Andreas Gortsianiouk - 41st
2005 Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd
2006 Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 27, Q11 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 20, Q4 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Qualifier 2 Pavel Kolar / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (Q22) Lost 11-21, 16-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 8-19 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q11 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Baracetti/Conde 11 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q11 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 8 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 14 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 # 18 "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 # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 21 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q11 Plavins/Samoilovs Q6 24-22, 20-22, 16-14 0:58
Lead the series against # 27, Q15 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 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 21-16, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q18 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q11 Smedins/Smedins Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q22 Kolar/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-2
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 2 Kolar/Tichy Q22 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q11 21-11, 21-16 0:39
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 1 Kolar/Tichy 8, Q1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 1 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Series tied with # Q24 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 1-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro Q19 27-25, 21-14 0:45
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro 31, Q21 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q5 10-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # Q26 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 9 25-23, 21-11 0:36