Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007
(21, 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Max Backer - 57th
2002 Did not play Max Backer - 57th
2003 Gijs Ronnes - 57th Jochem De Gruijter - 57th
2004 Gijs Ronnes - 41st Jochem De Gruijter - 41st
2005 Gijs Ronnes - 5th Jochem De Gruijter - 5th
2006 Gijs Ronnes - 17th Jochem De Gruijter - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 25, Q2 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 16 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 20 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 16 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/27/2007 Qualifier 1 Oivind Hordvik / Trygve Leite, Norway (Q30) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Wed, 6/27/2007 Qualifier 2 Jason Ring / Kevin Wong, United States (Q19) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:52
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool E Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Won 28-26, 15-21, 15-10 0:57
Thu, 6/28/2007 Pool E Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (5) Lost 22-20, 20-22, 11-15 0:58
Fri, 6/29/2007 Pool E Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (28, Q9) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Sat, 6/30/2007 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24, Q7) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 17-27 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-4
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:47
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 # 5 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 20-22, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 Horrem/Maaseide 24, Q3 23-21, 21-14 0:47
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-3
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Kais/Vesik 12 28-26, 15-21, 15-10 0:57
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 # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 15, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-15, 21-12 0:40
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 # 16 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-18 0:46
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 # 17, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-2
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-10, 21-18 0:47
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 # 19 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 # 20 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-8, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 24, Q7 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, 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
Trail the series against Fuerbringer/Scott, United States 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Scott 23, Q19 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 21-15, 21-17 0:45
Series tied with # Q4 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 # Q16 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q15 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Henriquez/Hernandez 27, Q15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:58
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Ring/Wong, United States 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Ring/Wong Q19 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # Q28 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
Lead the series against # Q30 Hordvik/Leite, Norway 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Hordvik/Leite Q30 21-14, 21-13 0:36