Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 19 - 23, 2005
(23) 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 Salvador Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 10/12-16/2005 Argentina Satellite 3 3rd 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 14 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/20/2005 Winner 1 Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (10) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:37
Thu, 10/20/2005 Contender 1 Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (26) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 10/21/2005 Contender 2 Kentaro Asahi / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (24, Q5) Won 27-25, 14-21, 17-15 0:58
Fri, 10/21/2005 Contender 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (18) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 18-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 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 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-4
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Berger/Doppler 10 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-17, 21-15 0:37
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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13, 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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Series tied with # 17 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 # 18 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-16, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 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
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 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
10/15/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Bosma/Garcia-Thompson 5 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 27-25, 14-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # 26 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 3-0
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Gartmayer/Nowotny 26 21-12, 21-15 0:37
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 Bitencourt/Dulinski, Brazil 0-1
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Winner 2 Bitencourt/Dulinski 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q27 Richtarik/Richtarik, Luxembourg 1-0
10/14/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Richtarik/Richtarik 14 13-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:45