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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

Vasiliki Arvaniti/Efthalia Koutroumanidou, 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:

218

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$656,451.48

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:

130

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$239,371.41

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
CEV	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	US$17,360.75
FIVB	24	0	0	0	0	2	1	6	0	8	0	5	2	US$94,750.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	31	1	0	0	1	2	1	8	0	8	2	6	2	US$112,110.75

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	13	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	21	7	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	10	25	36	US$2,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		25	8	€ 0.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	14	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	15	17	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	22	5	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	18	17	60	US$2,500.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		19	20	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2003	Lianyungang Open	7	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	17	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q7	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	28, Q9	9	216	US$7,000.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		9	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	27, Q10	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	25, Q11	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q11	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	30	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC	7/10-14/2002	Under 21 World Championships	9	4	0	US$0.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/9/2004		Antje Roder / Ulrike Schmidt, Germany	Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
Wed, 6/9/2004		Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:34
Wed, 6/9/2004		Olena Lysenko / Natalia Shumeiko, Ukraine	Won 26-24, 21-10	0:37
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool D	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 10-15	0:54
Thu, 6/10/2004	Pool D	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy	Lost 21-23, 21-19, 11-15	0:56
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool D	Ester Alcon / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:34
Fri, 6/11/2004	Winner 1	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou trail the series against the field 13-16

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-1
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Ahmann/Vollmer		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		19-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:54
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	14	Ahmann/Vollmer	19	21-18, 21-12	0:39
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool E	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28, Q9	Ahmann/Vollmer	21, Q5	12-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:51
Lead the series against Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		Alcon/Pol		21-16, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 0-2
6/4/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arjona/Kadjo	20, Q4	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	13	21-18, 21-10	0:37
5/12/04	CEV	Italian Open		Arjona/Kadjo		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-17, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Baburina/Osheyko		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-18, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
6/10/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool D	Bruschini/Solazzi		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:56
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-16, 21-17	0:37
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-13, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool B	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	18	Erni/Trussel	31, Q24	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:53
Trail the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Glesnes/Maaseide		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-16, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool E	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		Hajeckova/Novotna		21-18, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Ikauniece/Minusa		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-16, 21-19	0:41
Series tied with Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-1
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-17, 21-19	0:44
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-2
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Lahme/Musch	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	18-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:51
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Winner 1	Lahme/Musch	5	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-17, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-0
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		Ludwig/Niedrig		21-14, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against Lysenko/Shumeiko, Ukraine 1-0
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		Lysenko/Shumeiko		26-24, 21-10	0:37
Lead the series against Michon/Wojtczak, Poland 1-0
7/1/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Michon/Wojtczak	Q42	21-14, 21-14	0:32
Series tied with Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool K	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	15	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	39	18-21, 21-18, 15-0 Retired	0:49
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani	31, Q23	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	Q7	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	1:00
Trail the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Nystrom/Nystrom		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		21-17, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	25, Q11	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against Roder/Schmidt, Germany 1-0
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou		Roder/Schmidt		17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	Q11	Tychnova/Tychnova	Q43	21-12, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	26	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	10	21-13, 23-21	0:37