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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 30 - September 3, 2005

(6) Efthalia Koutroumanidou/Maria Tsiartsiani, 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

Maria Tsiartsiani
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 21, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thessaloniki

Resides:

Athens

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$342,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	59	0	1	1	1	3	0	11	6	24	10	2	US$291,550.00

Previous Athens Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	12	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	12	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	13	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	9	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	16	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	23	9	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	19	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	20	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	25	17	80	US$3,000.00

Greece Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/31/2005	Winner 1	Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (27, Q2)	Lost 19-21, 21-13, 13-15	0:57
Wed, 8/31/2005	Contender 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (22, Q3)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 15-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-13, 21-15	0:36
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-12, 23-21	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 4	Bede/Behar	1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	21-18, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 3, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	21-17, 23-25, 16-14	1:01
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	21-16, 10-21, 15-13	0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Series tied with # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Barros/Connelly	5	14-21, 23-21, 21-19	1:01
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Barros/Connelly	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	21-13, 16-21, 16-14	1:00
Trail the series against # 8 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
Lead the series against # 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	31	24-22, 22-20	0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	20	18-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:55
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	13-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:45
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	5	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	16	Arjona/Kadjo	17	21-13, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	22, Q3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	6	22-20, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-11	0:37
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-23, 21-15, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Gschweidl/Hansel	27, Q2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	6	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:57
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	23	Gschweidl/Hansel	42	21-17, 21-15	0:36
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	Gschweidl/Hansel	24	22-20, 18-21, 15-8	0:49