Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 14 - 18, 2007
(7) 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 Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 10 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 3 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/15/2007 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (26, Q6) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:40
Wed, 8/15/2007 Winner 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (23) Won 21-10, 21-10 0:28
Thu, 8/16/2007 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:42
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 4 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (14) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 7-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 64-44 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 4 Series, 8 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-12
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-13, 21-16 0:33
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 # 2 Tian/Wang, China 3-7
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 23-21, 21-18 0:42
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Tian/Wang 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 21-14, 21-19 0:40
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 # 3 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 # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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 # 6 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 # 8 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 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-19, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 21-18, 21-17 0:40
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-16, 22-20 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-2
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 15-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:48
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-16 0:37
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 15, 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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-15, 21-19 0:37
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 # 21, Q2 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 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 # 23 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Martins/Santanna 23 21-10, 21-10 0:28
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Martins/Santanna 39 22-20, 21-19 0:44
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 # 24, Q5 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 # 25, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Mouha/Van Breedam 26, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:40
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 # 27 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 34 21-18, 21-12 0:39
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 # 31, Q8 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
Series tied with 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
Series tied with Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-3
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Salgado/Salgado 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 20-22, 21-17, 15-11 1:02
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