Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Montréal Open
July 3 - 8, 2007
(13) 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 Montréal Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Gijs Ronnes - 17th Jochem De Gruijter - 17th
2006 Gijs Ronnes - 25th Jochem De Gruijter - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 21, Q3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Montréal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/5/2007 Winner 1 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (20) Won 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:58
Thu, 7/5/2007 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (4) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:57
Fri, 7/6/2007 Winner 3 Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (21) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 7/6/2007 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 25-23, 13-21, 8-15 0:58
Sat, 7/7/2007 Contender 6 Benjamin Insfran / Bruno de Paula, Brazil (15) Won 17-21, 21-16, 25-23 1:10
Sat, 7/7/2007 Semi-Finals Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (7) Lost 20-22, 22-20, 10-15 1:04
Sun, 7/8/2007 Bronze Medal Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 19-20 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 23-25, 21-13, 15-8 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/8/07FIVBMontréal Open Bronze Medal Marques/Solberg 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Series tied with # 4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kais/Vesik 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:57
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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 "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
Trail the series against # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-3
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Semi-Finals Schacht/Slack 7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 22-20, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Insfran/de Paula 15 17-21, 21-16, 25-23 1:10
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Gscheidle/Schnider 20 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:58
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
Lead the series against # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Brenha/Maia 21 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 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 # 24, Q5 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 # 25 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
8/28/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 2 Beck/Bleiker 15, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q17 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