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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006

(2) 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 Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 1st	Efi Sfyri - 9th
2005	Vasso Karadassiou - 2nd	Vasiliki Arvaniti - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/4-8/2006	France Open	6	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2006	Norway Grand Slam	4	9	320	US$7,750.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	6	7	400	US$11,200.00
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	2	2	540	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	7	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	5	5	360	US$10,000.00
CEV	5/17-21/2006	Turkish Masters	1	1	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open	6	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/16-20/2005	South Africa Open	6	5	220	US$9,000.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	6	5	240	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	5	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	4	4	280	US$12,000.00
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	3	1	200	€ 20,000.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	6	1	100	€ 11,050.00
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 1	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (15)	Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 2	Sarka Nakladalova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (7)	Won 21-12, 21-13	0:40
Sat, 7/22/2006	Winner 3	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3)	Lost 21-12, 17-21, 9-15	0:45
Sat, 7/22/2006	Contender 4	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (15)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:47

Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 22-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-2
6/18/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	13-21, 22-20, 15-12	0:35
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-14	0:44
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 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 5-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	12-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:45
6/17/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Kadijk/Mooren	3	18-21, 21-15, 19-17	1:02
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kadijk/Mooren	8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kadijk/Mooren	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-13	0:53
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Kadijk/Mooren	2	21-17, 21-14	0:38
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	3	Kadijk/Mooren	2	19-21, 21-17, 20-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 2-0
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	1	Eckl/Kaup	12	22-20, 21-13	0:41
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Eckl/Kaup	29, Q26	21-16, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	7	21-12, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool D	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	21-19, 21-14	0:34
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	18	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-2
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
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 # 11 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 # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 16 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