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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
July 31 - August 3, 2002

(46) Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Katerina Nikolaidou, Greece

Efthalia Koutroumanidou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Volos

Resides:

Athens

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Espinho 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$202,200.00

Katerina Nikolaidou
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 8, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Resides:

Athens

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Atlantida Beach 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Osaka 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$31,837.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	2	US$9,300.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	4	1	2	US$10,800.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	10	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	46	37	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2002	Norway Open	Q17	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	Q13	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	31, Q8	25	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	30, Q14	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Spain Open	Q5	33	28	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	6/29-7/1/2001	Greece Challenger	9	5	36	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2001	Swiss Open	Q12	41	14	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Italy Open	30, Q12	25	36	US$2,000.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/31/2002	Pool C	Annette Huygens Tholen / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (22)	Lost 11-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:52
Wed, 7/31/2002	Pool C	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (27)	Lost 11-21, 11-21	0:33
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool C	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3)	Won 14-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou trail the series against the field 4-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	31, Q8	21-9, 21-14	0:26
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 1-2
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	Cook/Pottharst	3	14-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:50
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	21-8, 21-13	0:25
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	3	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q14	21-10, 21-10	0:28
Trail the series against # 5 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Connelly/Minello	18	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	31, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	10	21-14, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool G	Tian/Wang	23	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	10	21-14, 23-21	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Pohl/Rau	19	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q14	21-11, 21-19	0:29
Trail the series against # 21 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 0-1
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Kusuhara/Tokuno	15	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	31, Q8	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	21-11, 19-21, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # 23 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool C	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	26-24, 21-11	0:40
6/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q12	Glesnes/Maaseide	21, Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 24 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-1
6/19/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Clarke/Gooley	31, Q4	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	Q13	21-11, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 25 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q12	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 27 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	21-11, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 30 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q1	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	Q17	23-21, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 35 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/5/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 7	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	Q5	21-11, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against # 40 Palacio/Quevedo, Cuba 1-0
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	31, Q8	Palacio/Quevedo	Q41	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:58
Series tied with # 42 Nagy/Schlegl, Hungary 1-1
7/24/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Nagy/Schlegl	Q19	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q14	21-12, 21-16	0:32
6/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 1	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	30, Q12	Nagy/Schlegl	Q21	24-22, 21-9	0:38