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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Porto Santo Line/TMN Open
September 13 - 17, 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:

Tournaments:

184

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$359,980.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	49	1	2	0	5	9	9	12	3	5	1	2	US$466,350.00

Previous Porto Santo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2006	Warsaw Open	5	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/2-5/2006	Austria Grand Slam	12	4th	560	US$17,700.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	11	7th	400	US$11,200.00
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

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/14/2006	Winner 1	Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (27, Q5)	Lost 21-23, 20-22	0:47
Thu, 9/14/2006	Contender 1	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (11)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:46

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 32-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-8
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-13, 21-12	0:35
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	21-14, 21-14	0:34
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-19, 21-14	0:39
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-17, 21-13	0:40
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-16, 21-18	0:41
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	12-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:51
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:04
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-14, 21-18	0:36
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-16	0:49
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	21-23, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-4
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Tian/Wang	5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	21-10, 21-16	0:40
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Tian/Wang	5	22-24, 21-18, 16-14	0:58
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 5	Tian/Wang	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-19, 20-22, 15-10	0:56
5/13/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Tian/Wang	22	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-15, 21-19	0:39
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	22	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barros/Connelly	6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 2-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	Xue/Zhang	6	21-14, 21-23, 24-22	1:04
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 5	Xue/Zhang	5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	21-13, 21-14	0:37
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Xue/Zhang	27, Q13	21-14, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-3
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Antunes/Ribeiro	8, Q1	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
6/2/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	8	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	21-12, 21-17	0:37
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	21-13, 28-26	0:45
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	23-21, 21-19	0:45
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	21-16, 27-25	0:43
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-12, 21-18	0:35
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Antunes/Ribeiro	13, Q1	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
9/1/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 4	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	21-16, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	21	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	11	26-24, 21-18	0:56
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	19	21-17, 16-21, 15-8	0:55
Series tied with # 11 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-3
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-17, 23-21	0:46
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-15, 21-14	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	21	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	12	21-19, 21-16	0:37
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 15 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	21-15, 21-19	0:41
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Keizer/Leenstra	25	21-9, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-0
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kadijk/Mooren	12	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kadijk/Mooren	8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kadijk/Mooren	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 20 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Lessard/Maxwell	30, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 22 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:50
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-9	0:57
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Koizumi/Tanaka	21, Q5	20-22, 21-17, 15-10	0:57
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Koizumi/Tanaka	27, Q5	21-12, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 1-0
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Labee/de Vries	28, Q7	21-18, 26-24	0:43
Series tied with # 27, Q5 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Faure/Sarpaux	27, Q5	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	23-21, 22-20	0:47
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Faure/Sarpaux	29, Q10	21-11, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Campisi/Lozano	27, Q13	17-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02