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

(6) Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou, 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

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
CEV	15	8	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	US$190,551.47
FIVB	49	1	2	0	5	9	9	12	3	5	1	2	US$466,350.00
Overall	64	9	4	1	6	10	11	12	3	5	1	2	US$656,901.47

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	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	6	5	336	US$13,750.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	4	9	160	US$6,000.00
CEV	7/7-10/2005	Spanish Open	4	2	90	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	5	1	560	US$41,500.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	8	9	400	US$13,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	8	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	11	2	360	US$22,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	11	7	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	20	7	200	US$8,000.00

Swiss Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/7/2005	Winner 1	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:24
Sun, 8/7/2005	Winner 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:41
Sun, 8/7/2005	Winner 3	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (10)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:33
Mon, 8/8/2005	Semi-Finals	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (3)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:36
Mon, 8/8/2005	Gold Medal	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (5)	Won 16-21, 27-25, 19-17	1:15

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 15-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Pohl/Rau	11	21-11, 21-13	0:32
7/10/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	13-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:17
6/12/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Pohl/Rau	4	16-21, 21-19, 17-15	1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-0
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	3	21-16, 21-15	0:36
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Hakedal/Torlen	3	21-15, 21-13	0:41
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-12, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Campisi/Lozano	5	21-11, 21-13	0:28
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Campisi/Lozano	27, Q13	17-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
Series tied with # 5 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-2
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	5	16-21, 27-25, 19-17	1:15
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/9/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-14, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	11	21-17, 21-13	0:24
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Petrova/Skalnikova	13	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	13	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	21-15, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Maaseide/Wiig	22	21-5, 21-11	0:27
Lead the series against Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Montagnolli/Swoboda	22	21-18, 21-12	0:37