Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam Stavanger 2011
June 27 - July 2, 2011
(19) 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
2010 Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 19 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 18 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open 12 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/29/2011 Pool C Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (14) Won 12-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
Wed, 6/29/2011 Pool C Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:40
Thu, 6/30/2011 Pool C Karolina Marciniak / Katarzyna Urban, Poland (30, Q19) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 7/1/2011 Winner 1 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (16) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Fri, 7/1/2011 Winner 2 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (25, Q7) Won 22-20, 21-14 0:39
Fri, 7/1/2011 Winner 3 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (13) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 40-43 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-11, 11-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-9
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Kessy/Ross 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-19 0:40
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 # 4 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 # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 2-3
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Antonelli/Antunes 2 16-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:53
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 21-17, 21-12 0:34
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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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 # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-2
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 21-19, 21-16 0:37
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 # 12 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 # 13 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-4
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 21-13, 21-16 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 12-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:47
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 16 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 2-0
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Bawden/Palmer 16 21-14, 21-14 0:32
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Bawden/Palmer 16 22-20, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-3
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 31 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-18, 21-14 0:36
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 # 18, Q4 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 # 20 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-1
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Martins/Santanna 12 21-14, 21-13 0:31
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
Trail the series against # 21 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Lessard/Martin 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 23 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Kolocova/Slukova 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 12 25-23, 16-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q7 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Gioria/Momoli 25, Q7 22-20, 21-14 0:39
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 13 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 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 # 29, Q8 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 3-1
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Candelas/Garcia 16 21-15, 21-15 0:31
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 # 30, Q19 Marciniak/Urban, Poland 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Marciniak/Urban 30, Q19 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 31, Q2 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 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 # Q6 Huang/Yue, China 2-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Huang/Yue 30 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Huang/Yue 22, Q2 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # 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 # Q22 Cook/West, Australia 1-0
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Cook/West 43 21-14, 21-15 0:35