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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Greek Open
July 9 - 13, 2003

Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri, Greece

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:

147

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$503,782.86

Efi Sfyri
Greece

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 8, 1971 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Piraeus

Resides:

Athens

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$161,729.01

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
CEV	12	2	0	0	0	5	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$51,718.99
FIVB	64	0	0	1	1	8	0	11	1	6	21	11	2	1	1	US$241,810.00
FIVB C&S	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,800.00
Overall	78	2	1	2	1	13	1	14	1	7	21	11	2	1	1	US$299,328.99

Previous Rethymnon Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	16	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	11	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	8	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	8	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	6	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	10	5	180	US$6,675.00
CEV	8/29-31/2002	European Championships	3	13	30	€ 900.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	16	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	10	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	13	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	11	3	240	US$11,940.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	13	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	4	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	10/30-11/4/2001	Brazil Open	9	9	144	US$5,500.00
CEV	9/6-8/2001	European Championships	3	1	200	€ 31,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/4/2001	Goodwill Games	10	12	0	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/22-26/2001	Hong Kong Open	8	9	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2001	China Open	12	5	216	US$9,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	22	9	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2001	Portugal Open	21	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2001	France Grand Slam	22, Q1	17	90	US$3,500.00

Greek Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2003	Pool F	Lise Roald Hansen / Cecilie Josefsen, Norway	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:37
Thu, 7/10/2003	Pool F	Simone Kuhn / Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:42
Thu, 7/10/2003	Pool F	Chrisi Gschweidl / Sabine Swoboda, Austria	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:36
Fri, 7/11/2003	Winner 1	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany	Lost 21-10, 14-21, 11-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Karadassiou/Sfyri lead the series against the field 20-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 0-4
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Ahmann/Vollmer		Karadassiou/Sfyri		10-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:52
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-18, 21-13	0:42
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 2	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:55
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ahmann/Vollmer	27, Q16	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Alcon/Pol	36	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against Alonso/Gomez, Spain 1-0
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool A	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	Alonso/Gomez	32, Q37	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Arjona/Kadjo	26, Q22	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-18, 25-27, 17-15	0:58
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	2	21-18, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Gattelli/Perrotta	10	21-13, 21-15	0:36
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Gattelli/Perrotta	11	14-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:48
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool G	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Gattelli/Perrotta	7	21-13, 21-23, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	21-12, 21-17	0:39
9/7/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	21-11, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri	6	Granstrom/Ljungquist	27, Q6	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Gschweidl/Swoboda		21-17, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against Hansen/Josefsen, Norway 1-0
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Karadassiou/Sfyri		Hansen/Josefsen		21-18, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/28/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Bronze Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	18	21-17, 25-23	0:57
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	24-26, 23-21, 15-13	1:14
Trail the series against Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 2-4
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-14, 21-19	0:42
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-14, 27-25	0:51
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Lead the series against Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	9	22-20, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
9/1/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	21-15, 18-21, 15-10	0:57
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Pohl/Rau	11	21-15, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-3
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Karadassiou/Sfyri	4	21-13, 15-21, 22-20	0:57
9/2/01	FIVB	Goodwill Games	Contender 3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	10	29-27, 21-17	0:46
4/6/01	FIVB	Macau Open	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	23-21, 21-17	0:39