Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005
(6) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece
 
Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 176 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 184
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$510,556.00
Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)
Career Winnings: US$359,980.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB49120599123512 US$466,350.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 4 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 5 1st 560 US$41,500.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 8 9th 400 US$13,500.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 8 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 11 2nd 360 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2005 Japan Open 11 7th 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 20 7th 200 US$8,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 1 Xiaoyan Hu / Xi Zhang, China (27, Q8) Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
Wed, 7/27/2005 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (11, Q1) Won 21-16, 27-25 0:43
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 3 Shaylyn Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:48
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 4 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:41
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 6 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 25-27, 18-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 26-12 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 27-25, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-4
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-16, 21-18 0:41
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:04
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-14, 21-18 0:36
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-16 0:49
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-23, 21-17, 16-14 0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Bede/Behar 3 21-17, 24-22 0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Tian/Wang 3 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:55
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Tian/Wang 8 21-17, 21-17 0:41
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Scott/Youngs 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-16, 27-25 0:43
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-12, 21-18 0:35
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 13, Q1 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Lahme/Musch 12 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Lahme/Musch 9 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Li/Wang, China 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Li/Wang 14 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Clarke/Gerlic 16 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Lessard/Maxwell 30, Q5 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Keizer/Leenstra 25 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 4-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hu/Zhang 27, Q8 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:44
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Hu/Zhang 28, Q8 21-14, 21-14 0:29
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Hu/Zhang 6, Q4 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Hu/Zhang 10 21-16, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Kusuhara/Urata 25 21-19, 21-15 0:40
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kusuhara/Urata 9 28-26, 21-17 0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Kessy/McPeak, United States 1-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kessy/McPeak 29, Q19 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Maaseide/Wiig 22 21-5, 21-11 0:27
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Erni/Trussel 10 21-12, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Campisi/Lozano 27, Q13 17-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:48