Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009
(20) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, 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
Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 21, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Thessaloniki
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$342,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB67010165157151763 US$346,025.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 41st
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th Katerina Nikolaidou - 17th
2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 7th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 4th
2008 Did not play Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 20 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 14 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 14 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 15 7th 300 US$7,600.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/21/2009 Winner 1 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (45) Won 21-15, 24-26, 15-6 1:05
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5) Won 21-15, 23-21 0:46
Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Sun, 7/26/2009 Gold Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 15-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-0
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Antonelli/Antunes 7 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:01
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-3
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 21-16, 21-17 0:42
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 21-19, 21-15 0:37
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 21-11, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Branagh/Youngs 4 21-17, 21-16 0:47
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 1-2
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Bede/Connelly 5 21-15, 23-21 0:46
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:01
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Bede/Connelly 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 21-17, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-2
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
5/23/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-12 0:32
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 15-21, 22-20, 19-17 1:11
Lead the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Barrera/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Barrera/Sarpaux 35 21-17, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 11 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Akers/Turner 26 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 14 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 2-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Hansel/Montagnolli 29 21-13, 21-12 0:34
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 22-20, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # 18 Huang/Zhang, China 1-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Huang/Zhang 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 1:10
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Huang/Zhang 3 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 33 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 37 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 20-22, 21-14, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 40, Q9 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Boulton/Johns 44 21-14, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 41, Q10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova 30, Q9 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 15-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # 45 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 45 21-15, 24-26, 15-6 1:05
Trail the series against Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 0-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Cunha/Lavalle 20, Q17 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-19 0:45