Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005
(14) 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 Athens Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 6 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 16 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 19 13th 168 US$6,300.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/1/2005 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (19) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:44
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 1 Agustin Correa / Jesus Ruiz Nunez, Spain (30, Q16) Lost 20-22, 21-16, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 10-20 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 12 Series, 2 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 # 5 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 # 6 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-3
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Berger/Doppler 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 6 21-16, 21-18 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 24-22, 17-21, 15-11 1:06
Series tied with # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 27, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 6 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 13 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 # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-2
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Depiaggio 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 21-19, 21-15 0:44
9/24/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 2-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 6 Gartmayer/Nowotny 22 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:46
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 # 27, Q5 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Trail the series against # 30, Q16 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 30, Q16 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # Q3 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