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(15) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1978 (47 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 (48 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Max Backer - 57th
2002 Did not play Max Backer - 17th
2003 Gijs Ronnes - 33rd Jochem De Gruijter - 33rd
2004 Gijs Ronnes - 41st Jochem De Gruijter - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 17 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 23 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 20 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 21 13th 108 US$4,000.00
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
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 2 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (18) Lost 10-21, 16-21 0:37
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 1 Taichi Morikawa / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (45) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:49
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Gijs Ronnes - 25th Jochem De Gruijter - 25th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Gijs Ronnes - 33rd Jochem De Gruijter - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 15 25th 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 23 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000010 $10,300.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1900002001350 $65,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4200110258870 $143,300.00
Satellite210100000000 $3,200.00
Total651021225911130 $222,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jochem De Gruijter Gijs Ronnes
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000010 $5,150.00 World Championships2000000010 $5,150.00
21000021370 $36,350.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam22000021460 $35,400.00
430011213880 $72,650.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open5600112141070 $76,120.00
2101000000 $1,600.00 Satellite2101000000 $1,600.00
68102141411160 $115,750.00 Total82102141514140 $118,270.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2003FIVB600000000006 $0.00 5645.5 %
2004FIVB900001001025 $21,500.00 141351.9 %
2004FIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 40100.0 %
2005FIVB400000001210 $16,000.00 5838.5 %
TotalFIVB19000010022311 $37,500.00 242747.1 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $2,000.00 40100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jochem De Gruijter  Gijs Ronnes
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2001FIVB8000000008 $0.00
           2002FIVB8000000314 $5,020.00
6000000006 $0.00 2003FIVB6000000006 $0.00
9000011025 $10,750.00 2004FIVB9000011025 $10,750.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 2004FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,000.00
4000001210 $8,000.00 2005FIVB4000001210 $8,000.00
201000122311 $19,750.00 TotalTotal361000125423 $24,770.00
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
Overall64 66.7% 19 19.8% 13 13.5% 83-13 86.5% 20 16.8% 18 15.1% 81 68.1% 20-99 16.8% 64-81 44.1% 39-31 55.7% 31 106-113 48.4%
2004-200520 69.0% 5 17.2% 4 13.8% 25-4 86.2% 8 17.4% 5 10.9% 33 71.7% 8-38 17.4% 20-33 37.7% 13-9 59.1% 20 35-42 45.5%
Against the Field17 65.4% 4 15.4% 5 19.2% 21-5 80.8% 10 15.6% 9 14.1% 45 70.3% 10-54 15.6% 34-86 28.3% 28-28 50.0% 20 33-57 36.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000012000100000024
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0015871100380000003232
Challenge/Four Star/Open001911030023310211007277
Satellite000000004100101091
Total003419816003041022110115114
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 7-17 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-15, 21-13 0:40
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-14, 21-13 0:49
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 28, Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 9 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 # 13 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-2
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-11 0:47
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 29, Q9 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q24 24-22, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 17 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Series tied with # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-10, 21-16 0:37
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Horrem/Pettersen 16 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 19 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Gartmayer/Nowotny 9 28-30, 21-19, 17-15 1:08
Trail the series against # 28 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 # 29 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
Lead the series against # 41 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 # 45 Morikawa/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 Morikawa/Shiratori 45 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Morikawa/Shiratori 29, Q13 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:48