Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 7 - 12, 2003
(15) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Efthalia Koutroumanidou, 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
Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Volos
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 102
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Espinho 2005)
Career Winnings: US$202,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB24000021608052 US$94,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC2000100000100 US$0.00
Overall26000121608152 US$94,750.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 22 5th 360 US$13,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 18 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 7 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 17 9th 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q7 33rd 32 US$0.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 28, Q9 9th 216 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 27, Q10 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 25, Q11 25th 60 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open Q11 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 30 5th 180 US$6,000.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool K Katerina Nikolaidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (39) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-0 Retired 0:49
Tue, 10/7/2003 Pool K Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (10) Lost 21-18, 10-21, 10-15 0:51
Wed, 10/8/2003 Pool K Anouk Boileau / Julie Morin, Canada (34) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Thu, 10/9/2003 Winner 1 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:32
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Eydoxia Argiropoulou - 37th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Maria Tsiartsiani - 17th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Penny Karagkouni - 33rd Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 15 17th 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou trail the series against the field 11-20 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 11 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 21-17, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 17 21-12, 21-17 0:38
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 21-9, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 18 21-12, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Tian/Wang 8 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 25, Q11 21-16, 27-29, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-4
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 21-10, 21-16 0:34
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 17 21-17, 21-19 0:42
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Sanderson 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28, Q9 21-16, 23-21 0:47
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Cook/Sanderson 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F McPeak/Youngs 6 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 21-11, 18-21, 15-7 0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool E Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28, Q9 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 21-17, 21-19 0:44
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Lahme/Musch 10 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 18-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:51
8/16/03FIVBLianyungang Open Winner 1 Lahme/Musch 5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 25, Q11 21-15, 21-10 0:30
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
9/19/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 Kadijk/Leenstra 11 21-19, 23-21 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 21-23, 21-16, 15-12 0:51
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Kadijk/Leenstra 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 21-18, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 1-0
6/14/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Fonseca/Minello 4 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Garcia/Gaxiola 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 18 21-17, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 21 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool E Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28, Q9 Ahmann/Vollmer 21, Q5 12-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:51
Series tied with # 24 Wang/You, China 1-1
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool H Wang/You 24, Q5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 25, Q11 22-20, 21-19 0:41
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Wang/You 19 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno 14 28-26, 21-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 34 Boileau/Morin, Canada 1-0
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 Boileau/Morin 34 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 37 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool F Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 27, Q10 Bruschini/Solazzi 22 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 39 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool K Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 39 18-21, 21-18, 15-0 Retired 0:49
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 31, Q23 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou Q7 19-21, 25-23, 15-7 1:00
Lead the series against # 40 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 Augoustides/Claasen 23, Q2 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 45 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
7/30/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou Q7 Seike/Yamakawa Q26 21-18, 21-15 0:34