Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 São Paulo Grand Slam
September 23 - 28, 2014
(9) Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
 
Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Rhenen
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 122
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$475,127.50
Marleen Ramond-van Iersel
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Breda
Height: 178 cm (5'11")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 156
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$587,927.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB310442808023 US$467,375.00
Previous São Paulo Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Sophie van Gestel - 9th Sanne Keizer - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 6 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 8 5th 480 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 1 17th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 7 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 13 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2014 Fuzhou Open 7 9th 240 US$2,000.00
São Paulo Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/24/2014 Pool H Brittany Hochevar / Heather McGuire, United States (24, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Wed, 9/24/2014 Pool H Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (25) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:36
Thu, 9/25/2014 Pool H Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (8, Q1) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 9/26/2014 Winner 1 Alexandra Moiseeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (20) Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
Fri, 9/26/2014 Winner 2 Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (14) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 9/26/2014 Winner 3 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (18) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Sat, 9/27/2014 Semi-Finals Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (11) Lost 15-21, 21-18, 11-15 0:50
Sat, 9/27/2014 Bronze Medal Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (13, Q2) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/Van Iersel lead the series against the field 21-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-2
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Antonelli/Felisberta 20, Q2 21-11, 23-21 0:37
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Antonelli/Felisberta 20, Q2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/26/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-16, 21-16 0:38
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 5 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Bednarczuk/Seixas 4 21-13, 21-23, 15-12 0:53
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 21-16, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Borger/Buthe 6 26-24, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 13, Q1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 2-0
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Alves/Lima 8, Q1 21-16, 21-16 0:36
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Alves/Lima 11 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Ludwig/Sude, Germany 0-1
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Sude 11 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Series tied with # 11 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
9/27/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Semi-Finals Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 14 16-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Bansley/Pavan 22 21-13, 21-15 0:31
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Bansley/Pavan 23 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 13, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-1
9/27/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Bronze Medal Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:33
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Salgado/Salgado 16 Meppelink/Van Iersel 1 21-13, 21-13 0:33
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Salgado/Salgado 8 21-12, 16-21, 15-9 0:42
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Salgado/Salgado 4 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 14 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Goricanec/Huberli 14 21-16, 21-15 0:34
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Goricanec/Huberli 28 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Capers/Ross 10 21-19, 21-11 0:33
Series tied with # 17 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Gallay/Klug 23 21-13, 21-19 0:29
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Gallay/Klug 25, Q5 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 18 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Moiseeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Moiseeva/Ukolova 20 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 22 21-18, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Hochevar/McGuire, United States 2-0
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 Hochevar/McGuire 24, Q4 21-16, 21-15 0:36
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Hochevar/McGuire 27, Q4 15-21, 21-11, 15-4 0:43
Series tied with # 25 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Broder/May 25 Meppelink/Van Iersel 9 21-18, 21-19 0:36
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Broder/May 24 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Hansel/Schwaiger 21 29-31, 21-13, 22-20 1:02