Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 30 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 30, Q13 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam Q10 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series Q15 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series Q11 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q7 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 14 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 13 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 17 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 6 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 10/28-11/1/2014 Paraná Open 10 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/8-12/2014 Xiamen Open 20 4th 350 US$4,500.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool D Nadezda Makroguzova / Olga Motrich, Russia (20, Q1) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:39
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool D Valerie Teufl / Bianca Zass, Austria (29, Q8) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool D Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (4) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:35
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 1 Yuanyuan Ma / Xinyi Xia, China (25, Q4) Lost 21-19, 20-22, 10-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-1
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 30, Q13 Birlova/Ukolova 19 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:59
10/26/12FIVBBangsaen Open Winner 3 Birlova/Ukolova 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 23-21, 13-21, 15-12 0:57
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 Birlova/Ukolova 17 13-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:56
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 21 Birlova/Ukolova 22 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-1
7/21/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 30, Q13 Forrer/Verge-Depre Q4 21-18, 14-21, 20-18 0:59
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 28, Q10 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani Q7 21-17, 21-16 0:34
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre 6 13-21, 23-21, 15-12 0:48
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre 30, Q7 21-19, 21-13 0:34
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool C Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 19 Forrer/Verge-Depre 30, Q11 21-15, 22-20 0:40
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 Forrer/Verge-Depre 31 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Wang/Yue 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 21-15 0:35
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Wang/Yue 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 17 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Carico/Ross, United States 0-1
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Carico/Ross 28, Q9 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 30, Q13 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # 15 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-1
12/12/14FIVBMangaung Open Winner 3 Mizoe/Nishibori 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 18-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:52
7/15/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani Q15 Mizoe/Nishibori Q18 24-22, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 15 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 31, Q15 21-9, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Makroguzova/Motrich, Russia 0-1
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Makroguzova/Motrich 20, Q1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/2/15FIVBPorec Major Series Qualifier 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani Q11 Braakman/Sinnema Q22 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:49
Series tied with # 25, Q4 Ma/Xia, China 1-1
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Ma/Xia 25, Q4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 19-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:54
10/9/14FIVBXiamen Open Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Ma/Xia 13 21-18, 26-24 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Teufl/Zass, Austria 2-0
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Teufl/Zass 29, Q8 21-12, 21-15 0:35
7/8/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 32, Q14 Teufl/Zass Q19 21-19, 21-14 0:42