Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(26) Mered de Vries/Sanne Keizer, Netherlands
 
Mered de Vries
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 25, 1977 (47 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 (39 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Did not play Merel Mooren - 41st
2005 Did not play Marrit Leenstra - 17th
2006 Patricia Labee - 41st Marrit Leenstra - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 26, Q4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (7) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:42
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (23) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (30, Q9) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:05
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 3 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (27) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 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 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Keizer/de Vries 26 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:05
5/15/08FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Keizer/de Vries 29, Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Mouha/Van Breedam 7 Keizer/de Vries 26 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26 Montagnolli/Pichler 10 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26 Jursone/Minusa 23 25-23, 21-19 0:40
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Baburina/Osheyko 27 Keizer/de Vries 26 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 1 Keizer/de Vries Q15 Kongshavn/Wiig Q18 21-9, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/de Vries 26 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel 30, Q9 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 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