Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005
(16) 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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 22 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 23 13th 120 US$4,500.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool A Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (17) Lost 21-13, 16-21, 12-15 0:56
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool A Andrea Raffaelli / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (32, Q8) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 11-15 0:54
Fri, 11/25/2005 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:28
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 5-14 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-13 0:28
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 # 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 # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 21-9, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-16, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Berg/Svensson 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 32, Q8 Raffaelli/Tomatis, Italy 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Raffaelli/Tomatis 32, Q8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 15-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:54