European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Austrian Masters
May 8 - 11, 2008
(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: 18
Tournaments: 218
Career Wins: 12
Career CEV Wins: 9
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: 12
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 11
Career CEV Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$503,782.86
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
CEV1582111200000 US$190,551.47
FIVB49120599123512 US$466,350.00
Overall6494161011123512 US$656,901.47
Previous St. Pölten Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Vasso Karadassiou - 1st Vasiliki Arvaniti - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 9 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 5 4 420 US$12,000.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 16 1 800 € 20,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 7 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 10 9 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 3 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 6 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 7 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 18, Q1 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 18 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 22 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 23 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 2 1 600 € 11,050.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 6 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 5 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 6 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 5 9 240 US$6,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 2 7 400 € 4,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 2 1 600 € 11,050.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 12 4 560 US$17,700.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 11 7 400 US$11,200.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 2 5 360 € 3,000.00
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
Austrian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/10/2008 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (11, Q11) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
Sat, 5/10/2008 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (3) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
Sat, 5/10/2008 Winner 3 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (7) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:05
Sun, 5/11/2008 Semi-Finals Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (3) Lost 21-16, 20-22, 7-15 1:05
Sun, 5/11/2008 Bronze Medal Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (7) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:43
Head to Head Results
Arvaniti/Karadassiou lead the series against the field 65-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-2
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-15, 22-24, 15-12 0:59
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-19, 23-21 0:46
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 23-21, 21-16 0:47
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-0
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Pohl/Rau, Germany 7-5
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 16-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:05
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 3 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:52
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Pohl/Rau 8 21-16, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Pohl/Rau 6 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 25-27, 21-15, 15-11 1:00
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Pohl/Rau 1 21-13, 21-18 0:38
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 14 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
6/18/06CEVRussian Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 13-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:35
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-14 0:44
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Pohl/Rau 11 21-11, 21-13 0:32
7/10/05CEVSpanish Open Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 13-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:17
6/12/05FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Pohl/Rau 4 16-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # 4 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 21-15, 21-19 0:37
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 29 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:42
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Montagnolli/Swoboda 22 21-18, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 12-0
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Hakedal/Torlen 8 21-17, 21-13 0:41
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Hakedal/Torlen 8 23-21, 21-9 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 27 21-18, 25-23 0:45
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 21-17, 21-14 0:35
5/20/07CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-18, 20-22, 17-15 1:14
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-18, 20-22, 17-15 1:05
5/21/06CEVTurkish Masters Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 11 26-24, 21-18 0:56
10/28/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 19 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:55
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 3 21-16, 21-15 0:36
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Hakedal/Torlen 3 21-15, 21-13 0:41
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Hakedal/Torlen 2 21-12, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 6-0
5/11/08CEVAustrian Masters Bronze Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 21-17, 21-16 0:43
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:05
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:54
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Glesnes/Maaseide 22, Q1 21-16, 21-14 0:40
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 22 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-17, 24-22 0:46
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 3-0
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 7 21-19, 21-14 0:35
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 5 21-15, 21-14 0:34
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 21-14, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 9 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-0
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 22-20, 21-13 0:40
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Mouha/Van Breedam 26, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:40
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18, Q1 Mouha/Van Breedam Q17 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 14 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool J Arvaniti/Karadassiou 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 34 21-18, 21-12 0:39
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 22-20, 21-18 0:46
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-8, 21-16 0:37
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 11, Q11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 5-0
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Jursone/Minusa 11, Q11 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Jursone/Minusa 15 26-24, 21-9 0:40
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 15, Q7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-1
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
Lead the series against # 16 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 21-19, 21-17 0:43
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-18, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 4-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 9 Claasen/Roder 13 21-16, 21-14 0:45
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Claasen/Roder 4 21-19, 21-6 0:33
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 19-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:50
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # Q2 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 1 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-17, 17-21, 15-9 0:50
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 5-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Petrova/Skalnikova 25 21-11, 21-17 0:40
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Petrova/Skalnikova 18 21-14, 21-10 0:31
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 15 21-19, 21-14 0:42
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 21-17, 21-13 0:24
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 13 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # Q9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Faure/Sarpaux 27, Q5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 23-21, 22-20 0:47
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Faure/Sarpaux 29, Q10 21-11, 21-14 0:34