Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 PAF Open
August 16 - 21, 2010
(10) 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 Åland Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 25th
2009 Maria Tsiartsiani - 13th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/18/2010 Winner 1 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (23) Won 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Fri, 6/18/2010 Winner 2 Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (7) Lost 22-24, 18-21 0:52
Thu, 8/19/2010 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (8) Won 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
Thu, 8/19/2010 Contender 3 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (18) Lost 34-36, 21-19, 12-15 1:08
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 27-30 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 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, Q1 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-3
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-12, 21-15 0:37
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 # 8 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 8 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Candelas/Garcia 21 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-13, 21-15 0:34
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 # 14 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 # 16, Q2 Akers/Turner, United States 0-5
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Akers/Turner 19, Q2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 17-21, 19-17 0:55
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
Series tied with # 18 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 36-34, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Huang/Yue 22, Q2 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Bawden/Palmer 16 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 24 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 # 28, Q7 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 # 29, Q9 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Kohler/Sude 30, Q21 15-21, 21-17, 28-26 1:06
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 # Q12 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 Urban/Wiatr 23, Q13 21-12, 21-16 0:32