Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 21, 2008
(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 Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 6 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/10/2008 Pool F Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (18) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Vasiliki ArvanitiTotal291650.3791403
 1291650.3791403
 20000000
Vasso KaradassiouTotal16920.43801010
 116920.43801010
 20000000
Tue, 8/12/2008 Pool F Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (19) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Vasiliki ArvanitiTotal5528120.2910315
 15528120.2910315
 20000000
 30000000
Vasso KaradassiouTotal12910.6672012
 112910.6672012
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/14/2008 Pool F Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Vasiliki ArvanitiTotal281440.3570331
 1281440.3570331
 20000000
Vasso KaradassiouTotal211010.4290722
 1211010.4290722
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Vasiliki Arvaniti11258210.33011049
Vasso Karadassiou492840.49021744
Total16186250.379327813
Opponents14682120.47915231515
Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997World ChampionshipsLos Angeles Did not play Efi Sfyri - 33rd
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Efi Sfyri - 13th
2000Olympic GamesSydney Did not play Efi Sfyri - 17th
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Did not play Efi Sfyri - 9th
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Efi Sfyri - 17th
2004Olympic GamesAthens Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Efi Sfyri - 9th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Did not play
2012Olympic GamesLondon Maria Tsiartsiani - 19th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Penny Karagkouni - 33rd Did not play
2019World Tour FinalsRome Penny Karagkouni - 33rd Did not play
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 63-39 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 3-8
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Tian/Wang 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 21-12, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-13, 21-14 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 3-2
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Xue/Zhang 6 19-21, 21-12, 18-16 1:02
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 # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-2
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Branagh/Youngs 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 13 21-17, 24-22 0:44
9/1/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal Branagh/Youngs 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 5-9
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Antunes/Ribeiro 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 22-20, 21-19 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Pohl/Rau 8 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
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
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 6-0
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 Glesnes/Maaseide 9 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Glesnes/Maaseide 27, Q2 21-14, 21-15 0:37
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
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 # 13 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 # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 3-2
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 17 21-14, 21-14 0:36
5/16/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 15 21-17, 20-22, 15-12 0:55
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 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 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 # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 4-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 13 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-13, 21-9 0:33
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 12 21-13, 24-26, 15-10 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-18, 21-18 0:44
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
Series tied with # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool F Candelas/Garcia 19 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Candelas/Garcia 23 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 4-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Kadijk/Mooren 26 21-19, 21-17 0:42
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
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 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 # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 6-3
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 13 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 21-18 0:46
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