Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 17 - 21, 2007
(3) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, Greece
 
Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1985 (40 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 (52 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2005
Awards
  • Best Setter 2008
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB49120599123512 US$466,350.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 33rd
1998 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 17th
1999 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 13th
2000 Did not play Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th
2001 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 17th
2002 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 17th
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Efi Sfyri - 25th
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Did not play
2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 7th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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$11,200.00
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 1 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (30, Q4) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:37
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 2 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (14) Won 21-8, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 7/19/2007 Winner 3 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 10-15 0:45
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 4 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (18, Q12) Lost 18-21, 22-24 0:43
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000020000 $24,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1611014250200 $214,950.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3001045753320 $226,900.00
Total49120599123620 $466,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Vasiliki Arvaniti Vasso Karadassiou
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games3000001200 $0.00
6000003200 $26,150.00 World Championships6000004100 $20,750.00
1000000000 $0.00 World Tour Finals          
7012018201490 $247,850.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam26110176550 $129,475.00
970105272519120 $231,587.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open810115192119120 $205,355.00
4200020000 $4,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Challenger2011000000 $2,900.00
2000100100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
           Goodwill Games1000001000 $1,500.00
1843307375038210 $510,087.50 Total1191326263327170 $359,980.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB1311014222000 $166,500.00 432365.2 %
2006FIVB1200012420120 $96,850.00 332457.9 %
2007FIVB900012130200 $71,200.00 262056.5 %
TotalFIVB3411038772320 $334,550.00 1026760.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Vasiliki Arvaniti  Vasso Karadassiou
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1997FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           1998FIVB7000002221 $7,100.00
           1999FIVB7000002410 $10,500.00
           2000FIVB11000011450 $12,000.00
           2000FIVB C&S1010000000 $1,600.00
           2001FIVB11000016310 $25,750.00
           2001FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,300.00
1000000100 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB8001022300 $20,805.00
2000101000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC          
11000023312 $23,750.00 2003FIVB11000041240 $27,500.00
13000013540 $23,625.00 2004FIVB10000104320 $20,250.00
13110164000 $83,250.00 2005FIVB13110164000 $83,250.00
12000162120 $48,425.00 2006FIVB12000162120 $48,425.00
9000133200 $35,600.00 2007FIVB9000133200 $35,600.00
62110418161273 $214,650.00 TotalTotal1041224232724174 $294,080.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall96 71.1% 22 16.3% 17 12.6% 118-17 87.4% 28 26.2% 17 15.9% 62 57.9% 28-79 26.2% 96-62 60.8% 50-34 59.5% 01 146-97 60.1%
2006-200750 72.5% 9 13.0% 10 14.5% 59-10 85.5% 14 25.5% 7 12.7% 34 61.8% 14-41 25.5% 50-34 59.5% 23-17 57.5% 01 73-52 58.4%
Against the Field51 77.3% 7 10.6% 8 12.1% 58-8 87.9% 22 41.5% 7 13.2% 24 45.3% 22-31 41.5% 102-48 68.0% 58-30 65.9% 00 80-39 67.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000021003200000054
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00202490023132101115629
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000300052281404018561
Total0020291300784335051214697
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 53-27 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 3 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 4-7
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-10 0:45
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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16, Q1 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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 18, Q12 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Bede/Bednarczuk 18, Q12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 21-18, 24-22 0:43
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Bede/Bednarczuk 11, Q10 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Petrova/Skalnikova 25 21-11, 21-17 0:40
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Petrova/Skalnikova 18 21-14, 21-10 0:31
Series tied with # 20 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 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 # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Cooke/Martin 31, Q18 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 25-23, 12-21, 15-11 1:03
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Cooke/Martin 32, Q20 11-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 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 # 29, Q2 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 # 30, Q4 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 3-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q4 21-12, 21-16 0:37
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