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 (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 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$0.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (7) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:42
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:35
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (23) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (30, Q9) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:05
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 3 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (27) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008FIVB1200001010046 $28,400.00 181948.6 %
TotalFIVB1400001010147 $31,400.00 222250.0 %
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
12000011046 $14,200.00 2008FIVB12000011046 $14,200.00
480000523830 $26,925.00 TotalTotal702001512111227 $92,650.00
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 81.8% 1 9.1% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 2 14.3% 1 7.1% 11 78.6% 2-12 14.3% 18-22 45.0% 6-4 60.0% 00 12-13 48.0%
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
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