Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(26, Q4) Mered de Vries/Sanne Keizer, Netherlands
 
Mered de Vries
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 25, 1977 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Harich (Friesland)
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 5th (4 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$31,175.00
Sanne Keizer
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 6, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Doetinchem
Height: 182 cm (5'11")
Weight: 71 kg (156 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 159
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$458,650.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB16000010202452 US$39,400.00
FIVB C&S1000010000000 US$2,000.00
Overall17000020202452 US$41,400.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Merel Mooren - 57th Did not play
2003 Jettie Fokkens - 41st Merel Mooren - 57th
2004 Ingrid Visser - 57th Merel Mooren - 41st
2005 Patricia Labee - 57th Marrit Leenstra - 13th
2006 Did not play Marrit Leenstra - 41st
2007 Did not play Marrit Leenstra - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 28, Q3 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q19 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q19 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open 30, Q8 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 29, Q12 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 26, Q15 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q15 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 11/7-11/2007 Hong Kong Challenger 6 5th 48 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 30, Q11 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q15 33rd 30 US$0.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/22/2008 Qualifier 1 Jill Jasbar / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (32, Q13) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:39
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool G Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (7) Won 16-21, 24-22, 15-8 0:50
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool G Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (10) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (23) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:45
Thu, 7/24/2008 Winner 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (11) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 10-21 0:37
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam500001010000 $21,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100000010240 $18,200.00
Challenger100001000000 $2,000.00
Total1700002020240 $41,400.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mered de Vries Sanne Keizer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games2000001100 $0.00
           World Championships6000013100 $30,950.00
           World Tour Finals3000003000 $11,500.00
11000011000 $10,600.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam520133810860 $193,300.00
36000002380 $16,850.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open902035102619120 $215,325.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2010001000 $5,000.00
4000030100 $3,400.00 Challenger1000010000 $1,000.00
2000010100 $325.00 Satellite2100010000 $1,575.00
           U18/19 World Championships1100000000 $0.00
53000053580 $31,175.00 Total1594268214429180 $458,650.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007FIVB200000000101 $3,000.00 4357.1 %
2007FIVB C&S100001000000 $2,000.00 3260.0 %
2008FIVB1100000010046 $15,200.00 141745.2 %
TotalFIVB1300000010147 $18,200.00 182047.4 %
TotalFIVB C&S100001000000 $2,000.00 3260.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mered de Vries  Sanne Keizer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2001FIVB          
2000000002 $0.00 2002FIVB          
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
4000000004 $0.00 2003FIVB6000000015 $1,000.00
4000000004 $0.00 2004FIVB10000001126 $6,650.00
           2004FIVB C&S2100010000 $1,575.00
2000000002 $0.00 2005FIVB16000117421 $40,625.00
3000020100 $1,725.00 2005FIVB C&S          
11000001136 $6,750.00 2006FIVB11000012323 $18,150.00
1000010000 $750.00 2006FIVB C&S          
7000000115 $2,500.00 2007FIVB11000001316 $9,450.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2007FIVB C&S1000010000 $1,000.00
11000001046 $7,600.00 2008FIVB11000001046 $7,600.00
470000423830 $20,325.00 TotalTotal692001412111227 $86,050.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall16 69.6% 3 13.0% 4 17.4% 19-4 82.6% 7 24.1% 2 6.9% 20 69.0% 7-22 24.1% 16-20 44.4% 10-6 62.5% 00 26-26 50.0%
2007-200816 69.6% 3 13.0% 4 17.4% 19-4 82.6% 7 24.1% 2 6.9% 20 69.0% 7-22 24.1% 16-20 44.4% 10-6 62.5% 00 26-26 50.0%
Against the Field9 75.0% 0 0.0% 3 25.0% 9-3 75.0% 2 10.5% 2 10.5% 15 78.9% 2-17 10.5% 18-30 37.5% 4-10 28.6% 00 11-20 35.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam002442003200000098
Challenge/Four Star/Open001240000270000001718
Challenger000000000100000032
Total0014842005100000002928
Head to Head Results
Keizer/de Vries trail the series against the field 9-15 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-2
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 3 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 21-17, 21-10 0:37
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Keizer/de Vries Q20 21-18, 21-19 0:48
Series tied with # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:40
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 Xue/Zhang 3 23-21, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-3
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 16-21, 24-22, 15-8 0:50
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 5 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-17, 21-14 0:33
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 21-15, 21-17 0:34
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 21-10, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-2
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-16, 21-18 0:41
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Keizer/de Vries Q19 17-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:58
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Keizer/de Vries Q19 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-17, 21-12 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
5/21/08FIVBOsaka Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q8 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q9 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Keizer/de Vries Q19 Gioria/Momoli Q14 21-9, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 0-1
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 Alcon/Matveeva Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-4
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Faure/Sarpaux 23 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 21-17, 23-21 0:45
5/22/08FIVBOsaka Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 19 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:49
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Keizer/de Vries 29, Q12 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 0:50
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 20 Keizer/de Vries 30, Q11 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:57
Trail the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q18 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 32, Q13 Jasbar/Pichler, Austria 0-1
7/22/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jasbar/Pichler 32, Q13 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Keizer/de Vries Q15 Kongshavn/Wiig Q18 21-9, 21-16 0:36