Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2007
(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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2000 Did not play Slavroula Theodorou - 25th
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Efi Sfyri - 25th
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Efi Sfyri - 25th
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 7 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 18, Q1 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 18 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 22 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 23 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 5 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 6 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool F Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (27) Won 21-18, 25-23 0:45
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool F Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (22, Q1) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:40
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool F Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (11, Q3) Lost 20-22, 22-20, 21-23 1:13
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (12) Lost 21-14, 11-21, 5-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 67-47 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
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 3-11
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 21-18, 21-8 0:39
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-15, 21-10 0:37
6/9/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 21-17, 21-17 0:40
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 # 3 Tian/Wang, China 3-5
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Tian/Wang 2 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Tian/Wang 1 25-23, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 21-16, 21-18 0:40
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Tian/Wang 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-10, 21-16 0:40
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Tian/Wang 5 22-24, 21-18, 16-14 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-3
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-13, 21-14 0:34
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Bede/Behar 4 21-19, 27-25 0:49
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
Series tied with # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 2-2
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 4 Xue/Zhang 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-14, 21-17 0:39
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Xue/Zhang 6 21-14, 21-23, 24-22 1:04
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 # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-3
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 Barros/Connelly 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-16, 27-25 0:40
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Barros/Connelly 5 21-15, 21-18 0:42
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 5 Barros/Connelly 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 22-20, 21-19 0:44
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
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 # 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 4-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-12, 21-14 0:33
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 21-19, 22-20 0:43
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 21-18, 24-22 0:42
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 # 11, Q3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Salgado/Salgado 11, Q3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 22-20, 20-22, 23-21 1:13
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q8 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 1:03
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
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-6
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 14-21, 21-11, 15-5 0:48
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Bronze Medal Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-15, 17-21, 16-14 1:01
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
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
Series tied with # 14 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-19, 23-21 0:46
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 # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kadijk/Mooren 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:50
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
Trail the series against # 16, Q8 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:54
Series tied with # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:42
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Lead the series against # 21 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 17 21-13, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 22, Q1 21-16, 21-14 0:40
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-17, 24-22 0:46
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 22-20, 21-18 0:46
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-8, 21-16 0:37
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-3
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-16, 21-18 0:43
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 23-21 0:46
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
Series tied with # 25 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 # 26, Q10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 4-0
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Koizumi/Tanaka 25, Q6 21-14, 21-16 0:39
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Koizumi/Tanaka 22 21-17, 21-12 0:42
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 # 27 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 4-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 27 21-18, 25-23 0:45
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-17, 21-14 0:35
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
Series tied with # 28, Q4 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 23-21, 22-20 0:47
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-1
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-19, 23-21 0:40
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Moiseeva/Uryadova 28, Q11 21-17, 21-18 0:37
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova 27, Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Martins/Santanna 23 21-12, 21-18 0:36
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Mouha/Van Breedam Q17 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against 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 # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q6 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 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Keizer/Leenstra 25 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # Q9 Banck/Lahme, Germany 0-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Banck/Lahme 27, Q10 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 17-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # Q13 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Campisi/Lozano 26, Q1 21-10, 21-15 0:34
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Campisi/Lozano 27, Q13 17-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # Q23 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Erni/Graessli 28, Q7 21-10, 21-13 0:33