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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 26 - 30, 2005

(6) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, 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

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	49	1	2	0	5	9	9	12	3	5	1	2	US$466,350.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	4	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	5	1	560	US$41,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	8	9	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	8	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	11	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	11	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	20	7	200	US$8,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Winner 1	Xiaoyan Hu / Xi Zhang, China (27, Q8)	Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:44
Wed, 7/27/2005	Winner 2	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (11, Q1)	Won 21-16, 27-25	0:43
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 3	Shaylyn Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3)	Won 21-17, 24-22	0:48
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 4	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:41
Fri, 7/29/2005	Contender 6	Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Lost 25-27, 18-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 26-12

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
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 6	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	27-25, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-4
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-16, 21-18	0:41
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	12-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:51
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	19-21, 21-16, 15-13	1:04
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-14, 21-18	0:36
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-16	0:49
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	21-23, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
Lead the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Bede/Behar	3	21-17, 24-22	0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Tian/Wang, China 2-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Tian/Wang	3	22-20, 14-21, 15-10	0:55
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Tian/Wang	8	21-17, 21-17	0:41
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Tian/Wang	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	17-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Scott/Youngs	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-1
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	21-16, 27-25	0:43
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-12, 21-18	0:35
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Antunes/Ribeiro	13, Q1	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Lahme/Musch	12	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Lahme/Musch	9	15-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Li/Wang, China 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Li/Wang	14	21-17, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 20 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 3	Clarke/Gerlic	16	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Lessard/Maxwell	30, Q5	21-19, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Keizer/Leenstra	25	21-9, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-18, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Hu/Zhang, China 4-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hu/Zhang	27, Q8	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:44
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Hu/Zhang	28, Q8	21-14, 21-14	0:29
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Hu/Zhang	6, Q4	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:46
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	20	Hu/Zhang	10	21-16, 21-11	0:28
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Kusuhara/Urata	25	21-19, 21-15	0:40
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kusuhara/Urata	9	28-26, 21-17	0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q18 Kessy/McPeak, United States 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kessy/McPeak	29, Q19	21-11, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Maaseide/Wiig	22	21-5, 21-11	0:27
Lead the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	21-19, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # Q10 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	Erni/Trussel	10	21-12, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Campisi/Lozano	27, Q13	17-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48