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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008

(Q15) Ilke Meertens/Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands

Ilke Meertens
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 25, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rotterdam

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Vaduz 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (10 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,547.48

Michelle Stiekema
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 21, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Myslowice 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

7th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$48,940.53

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	CQ	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$682.40
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$682.40

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/29/2008	Qualifier 1	Sona Novakova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czechia (32, Q18)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:41

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ilke Meertens												Michelle Stiekema
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$8,300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	6	$13,075.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	7	$17,475.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	1	$1,840.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$750.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$3,250.00
27	0	0	0	0	1	12	3	2	9	$3,915.00	Total	39	1	2	0	0	3	6	5	7	15	$42,425.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ilke Meertens													Michelle Stiekema
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Total	Total	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$325.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
2007-2008	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-1	0.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Total	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4

Head to Head Results
Meertens/Stiekema trail the series against the field 0-1 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 32, Q18 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czechia 0-1
7/29/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Novakova/Tobiasova	32, Q18	Meertens/Stiekema	Q15	21-19, 21-15	0:41