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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Spain Open
July 4 - 8, 2001

(23) Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece

Vasiliki "Vasso" Karantasiou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 6, 1973 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

119

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Stavanger 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$359,980.00

Efi Sfyri
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Piraeus

Resides:

Athens

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Rhodes 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$123,805.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	66	0	1	2	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$247,610.00

Previous Gran Canaria Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	6/29-7/1/2001	Greece Challenger	5	3	48	US$2,600.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	28	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	24	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/4-8/2001	Macau Open	22	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/16-25/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	16	17	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/5-9/2000	Greece Challenger	1	2	54	US$3,200.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2000	U.S. Grand Slam	15	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2000	Swiss Open	17	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/13-18/2000	Canada Open	19	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2000	Italy Open	15	17	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2000	Mexico Open	21	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	2/1-6/2000	Brazil Open	19	5	204	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/2-7/1999	Brazil Open	17	25	34	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/11-15/1999	China Open	19	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/4-8/1999	Japan Open	20	17	68	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/1999	Portugal Open	20	13	102	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/19-24/1999	Marseille World Championships	26	13	180	US$6,000.00

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2001	Winner 1	Patricia Barrio Cendoya / Benigna Fernandez, Spain (10)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:29
Fri, 7/6/2001	Winner 2	Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (7)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Sat, 7/7/2001	Winner 3	Barbra Fontana / Elaine Youngs, United States (2)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:40
Sat, 7/7/2001	Contender 4	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy (12)	Lost 22-20, 17-21, 13-15	0:58

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri trail the series against the field 5-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Bede/Behar	1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	15-10	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 3	Fontana/Youngs	2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Minello/Pires	5	Karadassiou/Sfyri	28	21-16, 21-10	0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Tian/Wang, China 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	Tian/Wang	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against # 10 Barrio Cendoya/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	Barrio Cendoya/Fernandez	10	21-14, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 11 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 0-1
4/7/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Contender 4	Galindo/Huerta	8	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	1:06
Trail the series against # 12 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-3
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	Bragado-Corso/Wood	8, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 19 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
7/19/99	FIVB	Marseille World Championships		Karadassiou/Sfyri	26	Kusuhara/Tokuno	Q16	15-9	0:30