European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006
(10) 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: 11
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 2
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: 15
Tournaments: 175
Career Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$393,098.73
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV1200101271000 US$43,270.68
FIVB5901113011624102 US$291,550.00
Overall7101214218724102 US$334,820.68
Previous Lucerne Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Maria Tsiartsiani - 5th Efthalia Koutroumanidou - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q1 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 26 9 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 15 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 20 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 24 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 19 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 23 17 160 US$4,900.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 10 9 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 13 25 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 5/17-21/2006 Turkish Masters 8 9 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 13 9 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 15 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 8 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 4 3 320 US$16,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 6 25 40 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 11 7 100 € 4,000.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 14 5 60 € 3,000.00
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 Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/6/2006 Winner 1 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Sun, 8/6/2006 Winner 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:43
Sun, 8/6/2006 Contender 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (13) Lost 30-32, 16-21 1:07
Head to Head Results
Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani lead the series against the field 24-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 4-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Pohl/Rau 1 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-18 0:39
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Pohl/Rau 5 13-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-4
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 22-20, 21-19 0:43
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 21-16, 21-19 0:37
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 21-15, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 21-15, 15-21, 19-17 0:58
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 21-15, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Kadijk/Mooren 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24 18-21, 21-16, 18-16 0:54
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Hakedal/Torlen 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:58
8/7/05CEVSwiss 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
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 5-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 Keizer/Leenstra 7 21-15, 21-15 0:44
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 Keizer/Leenstra 14 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 Keizer/Leenstra 7 25-23, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 4 Keizer/Leenstra 12 21-11, 21-14 0:36
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-14, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 19 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 0-3
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-18, 21-16 0:34
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 11 23-21, 21-16 0:42
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 32, Q40 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-14, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-2
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Baburina/Osheyko 29, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:40
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Contender 4 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 21-18, 10-21, 15-10 0:46
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-15 0:37
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-11 0:37
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 13 21-23, 21-15, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 10 32-30, 21-16 1:07
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Erni/Graessli 10 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-1
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Gschweidl/Hansel 27, Q2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 6 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 23 Gschweidl/Hansel 42 21-17, 21-15 0:36
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Gschweidl/Hansel 24 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
Trail the series against Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 0-1
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Matveeva/Zunzunegui 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 20 18-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:55
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:45
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:52