Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(27) 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Gijs Ronnes - 9th Jochem De Gruijter - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 23 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 24, Q1 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 27, Q4 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 16 25th 40 US$2,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (6) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 2 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (22, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 3 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:41
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 4 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (9) Won 12-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 5 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5, Q1) Won 21-17, 26-24 0:52
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 6 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (4) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 7/22/2006 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 11-21 0:42
Sun, 7/23/2006 Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 15-22 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
7/23/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
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 0-3
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-15, 21-11 0:42
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 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-0
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Cunha/Neto 4 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 5, Q1 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-1
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Insfran/Marques 5, Q1 21-17, 26-24 0:52
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Klemperer/Schneider 6 21-18, 21-16 0:43
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Klemperer/Schneider 11 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
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 # 8 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 # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-3
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Arkaev/Barsuk 9 12-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:49
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:41
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 # 11 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:44
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
Series tied with # 15 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 # 16 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 # 22, Q2 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Ces/Dugrip 22, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:38
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 22-20, 21-19 0:56
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 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, Q3 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 # 30 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen, Finland 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen Q32 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Hellum/Huseby Q29 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:51