Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Vitória Open
September 27 - October 1, 2006
(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 Vitória Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 20 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Vitória Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/28/2006 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (17) Lost 16-21, 23-21, 8-15 0:57
Thu, 9/28/2006 Contender 1 Rodrigo Monteiro / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (32, Q12) Lost 6-21, 16-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 12-15 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
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 # 12 Amore/Varnier, Italy 0-1
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Amore/Varnier 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:59
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-23, 15-8 0:57
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 18 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
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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 25 Fenili/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Fenili/Tomatis 21 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 32, Q12 Monteiro/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Monteiro/Moreira 32, Q12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-6, 21-16 0:33