Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 19 - 24, 2007
(22, Q2) 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: 10
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: 15
Tournaments: 151
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$342,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Previous Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Maria Tsiartsiani - 13th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 13th
2006 Maria Tsiartsiani - 9th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 24, Q1 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q1 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 27, Q2 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 23, Q1 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 14 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q1 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 26 9 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 15 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 20 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 24 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 19 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 23 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 13 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 13 9 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 15 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 8 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 4 3 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 6 25 40 US$2,000.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/19/2007 Qualifier 1 Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (Q31) Won 11-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52
Tue, 6/19/2007 Qualifier 2 Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q15) Won 26-24, 21-16 0:54
Wed, 6/20/2007 Pool F Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (11, Q5) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 13-15 1:00
Wed, 6/20/2007 Pool F Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (6) Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:39
Thu, 6/21/2007 Pool F Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (27) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani trail the series against the field 36-51
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-5
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 28-26, 21-11 0:46
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-19, 21-15 0:44
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 21-15 0:36
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-12, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-18, 21-14 0:39
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-19, 21-19 0:40
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-12, 21-13 0:34
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 3 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Tian/Wang 1 18-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:52
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Tian/Wang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 25-27, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-7
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:39
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 21-18, 21-16 0:42
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-14 0:39
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 22-20, 21-12 0:38
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-17, 21-12 0:32
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:53
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 21-17, 23-25, 16-14 1:01
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-16, 10-21, 15-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-3
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 2 Barros/Connelly 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 21-16, 21-16 0:49
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 13-21, 25-23, 19-17 1:10
9/18/05FIVBIndonesia Open Bronze Medal Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Barros/Connelly 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 1:04
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Barros/Connelly 5 14-21, 23-21, 21-19 1:01
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Barros/Connelly 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 21-13, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
Trail the series against # 6 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:39
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 22-20, 21-10 0:41
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Faure/Sarpaux 24, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 11, Q5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 14, Q8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Salgado/Salgado 8, Q5 22-20, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-0
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen 6 By Forfeit  
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Wang/Zuo 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-3
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 1:02
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 17, Q4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-16, 19-21, 17-15 0:51
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 30, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 18, Q1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Claasen/Roder 14 21-19, 21-9 0:45
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 26 21-16, 26-24 0:44
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 31 24-22, 22-20 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:31
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-16, 21-16 0:43
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 22, Q3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 22-20, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 24 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-2
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-16 0:34
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-3
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 18-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:54
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 27 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 27 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:01
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 28 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-15 0:39
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 30, Q3 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 32, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-19, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 31, Q23 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 Martins/Santanna Q17 21-12, 21-10 0:30
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Martins/Santanna 26 21-16, 21-15 0:43
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Cooke/Martin, Canada 0-1
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Cooke/Martin 26, Q16 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani Q1 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-0
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 27, Q2 Bede/Bednarczuk 28 32-34, 21-14, 16-14 1:09
Trail the series against Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-17 0:39
9/17/05FIVBIndonesia Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 21-14, 21-15 0:51
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Bede/Behar 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # Q4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 21-17, 21-16 0:41
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-18, 21-13 0:43
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-17, 22-20 0:44
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q6 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Keizer/Leenstra 14 21-17, 21-15 0:37
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Keizer/Leenstra 12 21-11, 21-14 0:36
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # Q7 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell 24, Q5 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:51
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-16, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # Q9 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koizumi/Tanaka 18, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q13 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q8 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q15 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Suzuki/Urata Q15 26-24, 21-16 0:54
Lead the series against # Q18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
Lead the series against # Q19 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Erni/Graessli 10 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q28 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gschweidl/Hansel 42 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # Q31 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 Gemise Fareau/Giordano Q31 11-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52