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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Nissan Grand Slam
September 18 - 21, 2003

(22) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece

Vasiliki Arvaniti
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Athens

Resides:

Athens

Height:

176 cm (6'0")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

184

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$510,556.00

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	8	0	5	2	US$94,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	26	0	0	0	1	2	1	6	0	8	1	5	2	US$94,750.00

Previous Carson Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	18	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	7	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	17	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q7	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	28, Q9	9	216	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	27, Q10	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	25, Q11	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q11	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	30	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	7/10-14/2002	Under 21 World Championships	9	4	0	US$0.00

United States Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/19/2003	Pool F	Holly McPeak / Elaine Youngs, United States (6)	Lost 11-21, 21-18, 7-15	0:43
Fri, 9/19/2003	Pool F	Barbra Fontana / Jennifer Meredith, United States (27, Q4)	Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-10	0:58
Fri, 9/19/2003	Pool F	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (11)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:43
Sat, 9/20/2003	Winner 1	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland (13)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:44
Sat, 9/20/2003	Winner 2	Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (5)	Lost 10-21, 16-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou trail the series against the field 14-18

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-2
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Connelly/Pires	1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	21-12, 21-17	0:38
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Connelly/Pires	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	21-9, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	18	21-12, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Tian/Wang	8	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-16, 27-29, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-4
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cook/Sanderson	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	21-10, 21-16	0:34
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	21-17, 21-19	0:42
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cook/Sanderson	11	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	21-16, 23-21	0:47
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Cook/Sanderson	11	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	McPeak/Youngs	6	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	21-11, 18-21, 15-7	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-1
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-2
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	Kadijk/Leenstra	11	21-19, 23-21	0:43
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	21-23, 21-16, 15-12	0:51
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Kadijk/Leenstra	3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 1-0
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	Fonseca/Minello	4	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-17, 21-19	0:44
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Series tied with # 16 Wang/You, China 1-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Wang/You	24, Q5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	22-20, 21-19	0:41
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	Wang/You	19	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q5	12-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:51
Trail the series against # 20 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	18	21-17, 21-17	0:30
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Fontana/Meredith, United States 1-0
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	Fontana/Meredith	27, Q4	22-24, 21-19, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 29, Q2 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	30	Kusuhara/Tokuno	14	28-26, 21-11	0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	Augoustides/Claasen	23, Q2	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # Q11 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	31, Q23	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	Q7	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	1:00
Lead the series against # Q13 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	Lessard/Maxwell	26, Q5	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:58
7/2/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Lessard/Maxwell	Q7	21-17, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # Q21 Seike/Yamakawa, Japan 1-0
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	Q7	Seike/Yamakawa	Q26	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # Q23 Teru Saiki/Urata, Japan 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	17	Teru Saiki/Urata	32	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # Q26 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	18	Erni/Trussel	31, Q24	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:53