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

(4) 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 Athens Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th	Efi Sfyri - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
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

Greece Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/31/2005	Winner 1	Jingting Zhang / Ju Zhang, China (29, Q12)	Won 21-8, 21-12	0:36
Wed, 8/31/2005	Winner 2	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (13)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:59
Thu, 9/1/2005	Winner 3	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-15, 12-21, 15-13	0:53
Thu, 9/1/2005	Winner 4	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Fri, 9/2/2005	Semi-Finals	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3, Q1)	Lost 21-23, 19-21	0:45
Sat, 9/3/2005	Bronze Medal	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2)	Lost 18-21, 26-24, 11-15	1:08

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 16-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-4
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
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
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
9/3/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Bronze Medal	Bede/Behar	2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-18, 24-26, 15-11	1:08
Series tied with # 3, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-2
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	23-21, 21-19	0:45
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
Lead the series against # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kadijk/Mooren	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 12 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 # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 15 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Arjona/Kadjo	27	21-13, 21-15	0:30
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 18 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 # 21 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 # 24 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 # 25 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 # 29, Q12 Zhang/Zhang, China 1-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Zhang/Zhang	29, Q12	21-8, 21-12	0:36