Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam 10 presented by Volksbank
July 26 - 31, 2010
(15) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
2004 Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th Katerina Nikolaidou - 25th
2005 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th
2006 Vasso Karadassiou - 4th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 33rd
2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th
2008 Vasso Karadassiou - 17th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 17th
2009 Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/28/2010 Pool B Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (18) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 17-19 0:56
Wed, 7/28/2010 Pool B Erika Fabjan / Simona Fabjan, Slovenia (31, Q12) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:33
Thu, 7/29/2010 Pool B Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:38
Thu, 7/29/2010 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (28) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:43
Fri, 7/30/2010 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (10) Lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-16 1:03
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 37-37 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-2
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-13, 21-16 0:38
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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-2
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 12-21, 15-13 0:54
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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 18-21, 21-18, 16-14 1:03
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
Trail the series against # 11 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-4
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-10, 17-21, 17-15 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Series tied with # 14 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 # 18 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Martins/Santanna 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 17-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:56
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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 20 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
Lead the series against # 21 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 22 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 # 25, Q1 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Bawden/Palmer 16 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 26, 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 # 28 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-0
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Mouha/Van Breedam 28 23-21, 21-16 0:43
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Mouha/Van Breedam 20 21-17, 21-14 0:36
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 13 25-23, 21-17 0:51
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Novakova/Tobiasova 22 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Fabjan/Fabjan, Slovenia 1-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Fabjan/Fabjan 31, Q12 21-16, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Banck/Gunther 21 21-11, 13-21, 15-13 0:49
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 Banck/Gunther 23 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against 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 Madeira/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Madeira/Maestrini 27, Q22 By Forfeit  
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Madeira/Maestrini 21 21-14, 26-24 0:49
Lead the series against # Q5 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Huang/Yue 22, Q2 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 Baburina/Osheyko 28, Q3 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50