Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 1 - 5, 2007
(21, Q3) Thanassis Michalopoulos/Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece
 
Thanassis Michalopoulos
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 29, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Resides: Athens
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 67
Career Best: 5th (3 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Athens 2005)
Career Winnings: US$26,572.50
Emmanouil Xenakis
Greece
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 11, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Athens
Resides: Athens
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 47
Career Best: 7th (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (Athens 2005)
Career Winnings: US$23,850.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB26000000114686 US$38,150.00
FIVB C&S2000001010000 US$2,100.00
Overall28000001124686 US$40,250.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Emmanouil Xenakis - 33rd Thanassis Michalopoulos - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open Q7 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q9 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/26-30/2006 Cyprus Challenger 1 13 24 US$900.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 31, Q11 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q13 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open Q5 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open Q9 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 25, Q9 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 5/25-28/2006 Czech Republic Challenger 1 7 40 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open Q10 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open Q8 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 9 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open Q4 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q17 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 31, Q27 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open Q14 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 27, Q9 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q20 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 32, Q22 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q21 33 20 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open Q18 33 20 US$0.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 2 Brendon Heath / Charles Leota, New Zealand (Q35) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:03
Tue, 5/1/2007 Qualifier 3 Andi Ardiansyam / Koko Darkuncoro, Indonesia (Q19) Won 27-25, 21-14 0:45
Wed, 5/2/2007 Winner 1 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (12) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:43
Wed, 5/2/2007 Contender 1 Koichi Nishimura / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (28, Q5) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 17-19 0:53
Head to Head Results
Michalopoulos/Xenakis trail the series against the field 5-14
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q27 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 32, Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 15 21-12, 21-15 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-14, 21-19 0:45
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 21-11, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 19 23-21, 21-15 1:02
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Wu/Xu 18 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 21-14, 16-21, 16-14 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 8 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Michalopoulos/Xenakis 31, Q11 Doppler/Gartmayer 15 21-18, 23-21 0:48
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 0-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Nishimura/Watanabe 28, Q5 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 21-16, 18-21, 19-17 0:53
Trail the series against # 29, Q11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Boersma/Ronnes Q16 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q17 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Trail the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 15 21-9, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q9 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q24 21-17, 16-21, 19-17 0:52
Trail the series against # Q10 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 0-1
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q7 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # Q19 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 1-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro Q19 27-25, 21-14 0:45
6/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro 31, Q21 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q5 10-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # Q20 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 9 25-23, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # Q35 Heath/Leota, New Zealand 1-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 21, Q3 Heath/Leota Q35 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:03