Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(Q3) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Max Backer - 25th
2003 Gijs Ronnes - 33rd Jochem De Gruijter - 33rd
2004 Gijs Ronnes - 5th Jochem De Gruijter - 5th
2005 Gijs Ronnes - 25th Jochem De Gruijter - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q1 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 27 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 2 Jason Kruger / Wes Montgomery, Canada (Q30) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 3 Eric Koreng / Kay Matysik, Germany (31, Q19) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 19-33 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 15 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 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 # 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  
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-5
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q1 21-17, 19-21, 24-22 1:03
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
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 # 10 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15, Q24 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Krug/Urbatzka Q20 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Egger/Laciga 7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-17, 21-19 0:39
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 21-9, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 19 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 # 20 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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 27, Q6 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
Series tied with # 30, Q7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-12, 21-18 0:48
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 31, Q19 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Koreng/Matysik 31, Q19 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-2
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Cadieux/Leinemann 24, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q1 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Leinemann 10 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q12 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 # Q21 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q1 Dahl/Gunnarsson Q16 21-14, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q26 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Biza/Kubala Q16 21-17, 28-30, 18-16 1:11
Lead the series against # Q30 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 Kruger/Montgomery Q30 21-15, 21-18 0:34