Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam
June 20 - 24, 2006
(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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 17th
2001 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 25th
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd Efi Sfyri - 25th
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Did not play
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 13th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 7 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 5 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 6 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 6 5th 220 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 6 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 5 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 4 4th 280 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 6 5th 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 6 5th 336 US$13,750.00
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
Switzerland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/21/2006 Winner 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (27, Q15) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Wed, 6/21/2006 Winner 2 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (11, Q10) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Thu, 6/22/2006 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Holly McPeak, United States (30) Lost 19-21, 12-21 0:39
Thu, 6/22/2006 Contender 4 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (18) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-8 0:51
Fri, 6/23/2006 Contender 5 Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs, United States (3) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 38-25 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 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 3-7
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-14, 21-14 0:34
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-19, 21-14 0:39
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 21-13 0:40
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
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
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-3
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Scott/Youngs 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 By Forfeit  
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 4 Scott/Youngs 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 22-20, 21-17 0:40
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Scott/Youngs 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
5/13/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Tian/Wang 22 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-15, 21-19 0:39
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 22 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-18, 24-26, 15-11 1:08
Series tied with # 7 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-3
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-12, 21-17 0:37
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-13, 28-26 0:45
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 23-21, 21-19 0:45
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 # 9 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 # 11, Q10 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Bede/Bednarczuk 11, Q10 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 1-2
10/29/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 6 Kessy/Reynolds 11, Q6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-19, 12-21, 18-16 1:05
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kessy/Reynolds 11, Q6 21-19, 24-22 0:42
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kessy/Reynolds 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 23-21, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kadijk/Mooren 8 21-17, 21-16 0:35
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kadijk/Mooren 5 21-15, 12-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 11 26-24, 21-18 0:56
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 19 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:55
Lead the series against # 16 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 17 Zhang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Contender 6 Zhang/Zuo 9, Q15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-16, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 21-16, 17-21, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Xue/Zhang, China 1-0
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 27, Q15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova 27, Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 30 Branagh/McPeak, United States 0-1
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Branagh/McPeak 30 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 10, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
5/13/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:00
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 21-19, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # Q4 Ji/Wang, China 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Ji/Wang 28 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q7 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 # Q9 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koizumi/Tanaka 21, Q5 20-22, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 27, Q5 21-12, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # Q14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 27, Q3 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q24 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