Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004
(21) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Leidschendam
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)
Career Winnings: US$115,750.00
Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Boxmeer
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)
Career Winnings: US$118,270.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB630011225911131081 US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000 US$3,200.00
Overall651021225911131081 US$222,600.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/27-29/2004 France Satellite 2 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 32, Q19 5th 324 US$13,500.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 28, Q9 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open Q19 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open Q24 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam Q26 41st 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open 31, Q25 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open Q22 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 Serbia and Montenegro Open Q21 41st 12 US$0.00
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (12) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:34
Thu, 9/23/2004 Contender 1 Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (28) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:30
Thu, 9/23/2004 Contender 2 Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 9/24/2004 Contender 3 Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (14) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 5-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
Series tied with # 3 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Heuscher/Kobel 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:04
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 4 Araujo/Insfran 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 21-9, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 9, Q2 Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Magalhaes/Silva 25, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q26 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 Goranson/Skarlund 11 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk Q12 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Hernandez/Papaleo Q3 17-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 19 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 29, Q9 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q24 24-22, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 23 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q11 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q22 21-19, 31-29 0:58
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Lochhead/Pitman Q14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 Asahi/Nishimura 28 21-19, 21-12 0:30