Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(22) 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: 12
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: 8
Tournaments: 66
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Xylokastro 2000)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Rhodes 2002)
Career Winnings: US$123,805.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457912131725333741Money
FIVB6400118011162111211 US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S201100000000000 US$5,800.00
Overall6601218011162111211 US$247,610.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 21 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam 22, Q1 17 90 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 23 9 144 US$5,500.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool K Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (43) Won 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool K Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (11) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:39
Thu, 8/2/2001 Winner 1 Nancy Gougeon / Marie-Andree Lessard, Canada (24) Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:48
Fri, 8/3/2001 Winner 2 Claudia Oliveira / Jackie Silva, Brazil (8) Lost 21-15, 25-27, 12-15 0:53
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997Los Angeles Efi Sfyri - 33rd Vasso Karadassiou - 33rd
1999Marseille Efi Sfyri - 13th Vasso Karadassiou - 13th
2003Rio de Janeiro Efi Sfyri - 17th Vasso Karadassiou - 17th
2005Berlin Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th Did not play
2007Gstaad Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/10-13/1997 Los Angeles World Championships Q17 33 42 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/1999 Marseille World Championships 26 13 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 22 9 200 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 9 17 160 US$5,000.00
Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri trail the series against the field 10-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Bede/Behar 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 15-10 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Fontana/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 3 Fontana/Youngs 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Minello/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Minello/Pires 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 28 21-16, 21-10 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Arce/McPeak 5 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 21-16, 21-7 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-2
8/3/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 2 Oliveira/Silva 8 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 15-21, 27-25, 15-12 0:53
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Oliveira/Silva 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 16-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 0-2
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Chi/Xiong 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 21-14, 21-15 0:39
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Chi/Xiong 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 21-17, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Tian/Wang, China 2-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 Tian/Wang 12 21-15, 21-15 0:39
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 Tian/Wang 7 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 15 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-3
7/7/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Karadassiou/Sfyri 23 20-22, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 21-17, 23-21 0:45
9/16/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 1 Bruschini/Solazzi 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 15-2 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Pohl/Rau 11 21-15, 21-12 0:38
Series tied with # 17 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 12, Q8 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:35
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 4 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 12, Q8 21-17, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Bragado-Corso/Wood, United States 1-0
6/15/01FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 24 Bragado-Corso/Wood 8, Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # 24 Gougeon/Lessard, Canada 1-0
8/2/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Winner 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Gougeon/Lessard 24 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 26 Ahmann/Schmidt, Germany 1-0
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 2 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Ahmann/Schmidt 21 24-22, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 27 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
4/6/01FIVBMacau Open Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 28 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 0-1
4/7/01FIVBMacau Open Contender 4 Galindo/Huerta 8 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 30 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 2-0
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22, Q1 Kusuhara/Tokuno 27 21-14, 22-20 0:39
7/19/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Karadassiou/Sfyri 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno Q16 15-9 0:30
Lead the series against # 43 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Trail the series against # 47 Friedrichsen/Musch, Germany 0-1
9/18/00FIVBSydney XXVII Olympic Games Contender 3 Friedrichsen/Musch 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri 16 15-7 0:36