Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 9th
2002 Did not play Efi Sfyri - 17th
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd Efi Sfyri - 5th
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Efi Sfyri - 25th
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 5th
2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 4th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 4th
2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 12 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 4 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 7 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 10 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 9 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 5 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool F Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (27) Lost 21-14, 21-23, 12-15 0:57
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool F Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (22) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:42
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool F Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (11) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 1:00
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 54-37 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-14
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Bronze Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-14, 21-14 0:36
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 1:00
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
Series tied with # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 2-2
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Bede/Connelly 5 18-21, 21-19, 22-20 1:08
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 25-23, 21-19 0:51
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Bede/Connelly 3 21-15, 21-17 0:40
5/3/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 21-15, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 5-8
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Semi-Finals Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:56
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 2 21-16, 21-17 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Cook/Hinchley 17 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 16-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
Lead the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Mouha/Van Breedam 21 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-18, 21-15 0:41
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 13 Mouha/Van Breedam 20, Q6 21-15, 23-21 0:40
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 # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 13 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
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 # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 4-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 11 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 1:00
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Claasen/Roder 13 21-16, 21-14 0:45
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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 4-1
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-19, 22-20 0:45
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 # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 3-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 22-20, 21-16 0:45
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 # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 5-0
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Martins/Santanna 25, Q4 21-15, 26-28, 15-10 0:56
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 # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 4-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Campisi/Lozano 10 21-11, 21-14 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-19, 21-18 0:43
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, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 22 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 22 21-18, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 21-14, 27-25 0:39
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 # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-12, 21-12 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Baburina/Osheyko 27 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 14-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-4
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-6, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
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