Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 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 Modena Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/11/2006 Winner 1 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (27, Q13) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:35
Thu, 5/11/2006 Winner 2 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (22) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:39
Fri, 5/12/2006 Contender 2 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (21, Q5) Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
Fri, 5/12/2006 Contender 3 Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany (29, Q26) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:37
Fri, 5/12/2006 Contender 4 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (8) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Sat, 5/13/2006 Contender 5 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (12, Q4) Won 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:00
Sat, 5/13/2006 Contender 6 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (22) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 28-17 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 6 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 3-6
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
Series tied with # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-2
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 # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-2
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12, Q4 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-0
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 # 14 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 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 21, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 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, Q1 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, Q13 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 # 29, Q26 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 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 # Q2 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 # Q11 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 # Q15 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