Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2010
June 28 - July 3, 2010
(13) 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Katerina Nikolaidou - 33rd
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 1st Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 13th
2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th
2008 Vasso Karadassiou - 2nd Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th
2009 Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 13 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 11 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 7 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 6 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 5 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 13 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 14 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 15 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 6 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 20 2nd 720 US$28,000.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/30/2010 Pool D Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (20) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Wed, 6/30/2010 Pool D Rieke Brink-Abeler / Angelina Grun, Germany (29, Q31) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 7/1/2010 Pool D Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (4) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:36
Fri, 7/2/2010 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (11) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:38
Fri, 7/2/2010 Winner 2 Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (7) Lost 14-21, 20-22 0:37
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 32-33 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-7
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Kessy/Ross 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 21-19, 24-22 0:47
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-17, 21-16 0:39
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 # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-18, 21-17 0:38
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Antonelli/Antunes 7 15-21, 21-17, 19-17 1:01
Series tied with # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-2
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-16, 21-18 0:36
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-18, 21-14 0:40
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-10, 21-17 0:35
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Akers/Turner, United States 0-4
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Akers/Turner 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-23, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Akers/Turner 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-14, 21-15 0:42
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Akers/Turner 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-11, 21-17 0:37
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Akers/Turner 26 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Xue/Zhang 9 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-19, 21-13 0:42
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Xue/Zhang 17 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 0-2
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/May-Treanor 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-14, 22-20 0:37
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Branagh/May-Treanor 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Salgado/Salgado 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-19, 21-13 0:38
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 21-14 0:36
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 # 12 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-3
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Keizer/Van Iersel 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 22-20 0:41
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 # 15 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 3-0
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-14, 21-16 0:38
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 # 16, Q4 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 2-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 21 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:52
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 20 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-2
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 18-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:57
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-18, 21-17 0:39
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 18 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-2
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 24-22, 21-18 0:52
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 21-18 0:39
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 19 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 21-13, 21-9 0:29
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 18 21-13, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 20 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Martins/Santanna 22 21-13, 21-11 0:31
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Martins/Santanna 16 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Bawden/Palmer 16 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 24 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 1:01
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 # 25, Q8 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 2-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Barsuk/Birlova 10 21-16, 21-11 0:39
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Barsuk/Birlova 23, Q3 21-12, 21-9 0:31
Trail the series against # 27 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 28, Q10 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 Meppelink/Wesselink 25, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:37
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 27, Q4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q31 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 Banck/Gunther 23 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against Madeira/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Madeira/Maestrini 21 21-14, 26-24 0:49
Trail the series against # Q2 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-2
11/7/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 5 Prokopeva/Ukolova 22 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-11, 18-21, 15-7 0:50
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 # Q6 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Forrer/Schmocker 27, Q7 21-16, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # Q15 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Boulton/Johns 31, Q18 21-15, 21-19 0:44
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Boulton/Johns 44 21-14, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q18 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 Urban/Wiatr 23, Q13 21-12, 21-16 0:32