Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(19) 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 Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 13 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 20 5th 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 15 25th 100 US$5,500.00
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
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (14) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:49
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 1 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (30, Q21) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:36
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 7/29/2005 Contender 3 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 7-15 0:55
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 16-25 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 12 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-3
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 23-21, 21-18 0:46
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 # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-3
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-15, 19-21, 15-7 0:55
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-17, 21-13 0:37
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
Series tied with # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-18, 22-20 0:40
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 7 By Forfeit  
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 28, Q9 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
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
Trail the series against # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-2
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 22-20, 21-14 0:39
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Berger/Doppler 17 19-21, 21-16, 22-20 1:09
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 25, Q5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 17 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 # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Conde/Salema 7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q4 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Leinemann/VanHuizen 19 21-18, 23-21 0:42
6/3/04FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Leinemann/VanHuizen Q11 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q22 21-19, 31-29 0:58
Lead the series against # 26, Q17 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q21 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q21 21-15, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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 # Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 2-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Hernandez/Papaleo 29, Q3 23-21, 21-18 0:44
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 # Q26 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