Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Sanya Open
October 26 - 31, 2010
(11) 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 Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Maria Tsiartsiani - 5th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 15 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 10 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Ekaterina Birlova / Irina Chaika, Russia (22) Won 26-24, 21-9 0:40
Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6) Lost 16-21, 21-14, 14-16 0:46
Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 2 Viktoria Aghakishiyeva / Svitlana Baburina, Ukraine (28, Q7) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:32
Fri, 10/29/2010 Contender 3 Marta Menegatti / Valeria Rosso, Italy (19) Lost 22-20, 20-22, 13-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 16-31 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-3
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 20-22, 21-17, 17-15 0:52
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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-8
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 6 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:46
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 0-5
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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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 # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 Menegatti/Rosso, Italy 0-1
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Menegatti/Rosso 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 20-22, 22-20, 15-13 1:04
Lead the series against # 22 Birlova/Chaika, Russia 1-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Birlova/Chaika 22 26-24, 21-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 27, Q3 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 # 28, Q7 Aghakishiyeva/Baburina, Ukraine 1-0
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Aghakishiyeva/Baburina 28, Q7 21-11, 21-16 0:32