European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008
(Q14) 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: 79
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (The Hague 2006)
Career Winnings: US$132,490.90
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: 9
Tournaments: 96
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (The Hague 2006)
Career Winnings: US$137,103.51
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212529334157Money
CEV100100100104111000 US$26,393.51
CEV C&S11000000000000000 US$2,452.20
FIVB630011225911001301081 US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000000 US$3,200.00
Overall7621213251011411411081 US$251,445.71
Previous Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 16 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 16 7th 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 23 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 18, Q2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 13 4th 420 US$12,000.00
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
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 14 13th 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 20 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/16/2008 Country Quota Bart Bolsterlee / Tim Lokerse, Netherlands Won 21-10, 21-17  
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Bizzotto, Italy (Q19) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 2 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (Q3) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 18-23 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Klemperer/Koreng 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-16, 21-10 0:40
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 2 Klemperer/Koreng De Gruijter/Ronnes 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-15, 24-22 0:43
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 21-13, 21-13 0:43
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Boersma/Ronnes 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-11, 21-12 0:32
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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 25-23, 21-12 0:45
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-8, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 21-10, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/04CEV C&SSlavkov Challenger Pool C De Gruijter/Ronnes Benes/Benes 21-14, 21-9 0:27
Trail the series against # 13 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-13, 21-17 0:38
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 15, Q18 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 19 21-11, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 16, Q22 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against Bolsterlee/Lokerse, Netherlands 1-0
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota De Gruijter/Ronnes Q14 Bolsterlee/Lokerse 21-10, 21-17  
Lead the series against # Q3 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-1
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Babich/Nikolaev Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q14 21-16, 21-14 0:45
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:01
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # Q6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 11-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:49
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # Q7 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
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 # Q9 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
Trail the series against # Q10 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-2
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 24-22, 17-21, 15-10 1:12
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # Q17 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Dugrip/Gagliano 24 21-17, 21-8 0:35
Lead the series against # Q19 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q14 Amore/Bizzotto Q19 21-16, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # Q29 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