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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Open
August 7 - 9, 2005

(14) 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:

Tournaments:

130

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Valencia 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$239,371.41

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:

Tournaments:

175

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$393,098.73

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	12	0	0	1	0	1	2	7	1	0	0	0	US$43,270.68
FIVB	59	0	1	1	1	3	0	11	6	24	10	2	US$291,550.00
Overall	71	0	1	2	1	4	2	18	7	24	10	2	US$334,820.68

Previous Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	19	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	15	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	20	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	25	17	80	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/12-15/2005	Turkish Open	8	9	40	€ 1,950.00

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/7/2005	Winner 1	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 11-15	1:00
Sun, 8/7/2005	Contender 1	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11)	Won 18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Sun, 8/7/2005	Contender 2	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1)	Won 22-20, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
Sun, 8/7/2005	Contender 3	Ilona Sotkovska / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (15)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:48
Mon, 8/8/2005	Contender 4	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (10)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 9-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Pohl/Rau	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	0:47
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	12	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-18	0:39
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Pohl/Rau	5	13-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	1:00
Trail the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-3
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Petrova/Skalnikova	11	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 15 Sotkovska/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Contender 3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	14	Sotkovska/Tobiasova	15	21-18, 21-17	0:48
Lead the series against Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-11	0:37
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-23, 21-15, 15-12	0:51