Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 20 - 25, 2004
(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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 16 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-24/2004 Athens XXVIII Olympic Games 15 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/28-31/2004 Austria Grand Slam 28 17th 108 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 18 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2004 Spain Open 6 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 21, Q1 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 23 9th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 20 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 13 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 21 7th 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open 10 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 15 17th 160 US$5,000.00
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/22/2004 Winner 1 Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (18) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Wed, 9/22/2004 Winner 2 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 9-15 0:52
Wed, 9/22/2004 Contender 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (32, Q9) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou trail the series against the field 6-20 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 16 21-15, 21-16 0:44
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Bede/Behar 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 21 21-13, 21-14 0:33
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 18 21-12, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 15-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-4
8/17/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool C Connelly/Pires 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 21-13, 21-14 0:34
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Connelly/Pires 3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 14 11-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:54
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 # 4 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Bede/Ribeiro 25 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 21, Q1 21-14, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-2
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28 34-32, 21-13 0:48
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 # 6 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Gattelli/Perrotta 27, Q3 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 23 22-20, 21-13 0:33
Series tied with # 7 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 10 21-17, 13-21, 15-13 0:52
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
Trail the series against # 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-2
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q6 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 6 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:53
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 26 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 10 21-13, 23-21 0:37
Trail the series against # 10, Q1 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-2
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Fonseca/Rodrigues 15 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 16 15-21, 25-23, 16-14 1:04
7/8/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Fonseca/Rodrigues 22 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 6 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
8/19/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool C Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 Hakedal/Torlen 22 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 1:00
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q5 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 20 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 18 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 Kusuhara/Urata 18 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool B Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 18 Erni/Trussel 31, Q24 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # 32, Q9 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 32, Q9 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 15 21-14, 21-16 0:32