Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 2006
(11) 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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 6 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 6 7th 400 US$11,200.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 1 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (22) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Wed, 7/26/2006 Winner 2 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (6) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 2 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (28, Q13) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 3 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (19) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:40
Thu, 7/27/2006 Contender 4 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (8, Q1) Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Fri, 7/28/2006 Contender 5 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (5) Lost 13-21, 14-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 47-30 (Lead 24 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-8
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-13, 21-12 0:35
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 # 2 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 # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 3 Bede/Behar 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 22-20, 15-21, 16-14 1:03
9/3/05FIVBGreece Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-18, 24-26, 15-11 1:08
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Tian/Wang 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:56
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
Series tied with # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-13, 21-14 0:37
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Xue/Zhang 27, Q13 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Antunes/Ribeiro 8, Q1 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 10 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Arjona/Kadjo 27 21-13, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 16 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-15, 21-14 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
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 # 22 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Gattelli/Perrotta 22 21-17, 21-17 0:43
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Gattelli/Perrotta 26 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 1:00
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 21-23, 21-12, 15-10 0:51
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 20 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 15-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 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 # 24 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 21-19, 21-14 0:34
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 18 21-16, 17-21, 15-8 0:51
Series tied with # 26 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 # 27, Q8 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 # 28, Q13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
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 # 30 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 32, Q23 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
Trail the series against 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 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 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 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 # Q4 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 # Q5 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 # 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 # Q7 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 # Q10 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 # Q14 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 2-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 27, Q7 22-20, 21-17 0:46
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Lundqvist/Uddstahl 27, Q3 21-13, 21-14 0:35