Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014
(8) Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
 
Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1989 (36 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 (37 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
Awards
  • Most Improved Player 2009
  • Best Server 2010
  • Best Setter 2015
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB310442808023 US$467,375.00
Previous Long Beach Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$2,000.00
ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2014 Pool H Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (25) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
Wed, 7/23/2014 Pool H Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (24) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 7/24/2014 Pool H Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (9) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 7/25/2014 Winner 2 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (6) Won 26-24, 21-19 0:47
Sat, 7/26/2014 Winner 3 April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships100000010000 $11,000.00
World Tour Finals100001000000 $10,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2302326050230 $419,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open502101010000 $27,375.00
Total3104428080230 $467,375.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Madelein Meppelink Marleen Van Iersel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000002100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000002000 $0.00
5000002200 $19,700.00 World Championships6000014100 $34,500.00
4000013000 $16,500.00 World Tour Finals2000010100 $8,000.00
54134310101190 $333,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6603551217980 $383,400.00
470232791670 $98,537.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open6322248131370 $154,187.50
4110001010 $6,090.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star6000102210 $5,090.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,750.00
1000000100 $0.00 Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2000020000 $0.00 U21 World Championships5102101000 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships4010120000 $0.00
1222675212732170 $475,127.50 Total156461012243926160 $587,927.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2014FIVB800112020110 $120,000.00 281466.7 %
TotalFIVB800112020110 $120,000.00 281466.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Madelein Meppelink  Marleen Van Iersel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2003FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2004FIVB Age Group WC2000200000 $0.00
           2005FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2005FIVB Age Group WC2000011000 $0.00
           2006FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC2011000000 $0.00
           2007FIVB6000000123 $3,500.00
           2007FIVB C&S2101000000 $2,750.00
2000010100 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
           2008FIVB13000004117 $15,650.00
2000010100 $1,000.00 2008FIVB C&S          
           2008FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
4000000310 $5,200.00 2009FIVB12001153200 $56,850.00
1000010000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
12000020712 $25,400.00 2010FIVB12000314310 $45,500.00
13000000373 $16,300.00 2011FIVB12201115110 $79,950.00
9010023300 $39,650.00 2012FIVB8011131100 $55,000.00
8100212200 $43,300.00 2013FIVB8000015200 $24,450.00
8001122110 $60,000.00 2014FIVB8001122110 $60,000.00
59111310721105 $190,850.00 TotalTotal944279152512614 $343,650.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall70 67.3% 21 20.2% 13 12.5% 91-13 87.5% 17 28.3% 12 20.0% 31 51.7% 17-43 28.3% 70-31 69.3% 38-25 60.3% 40 112-56 66.7%
2013-201427 71.1% 8 21.1% 3 7.9% 35-3 92.1% 6 27.3% 5 22.7% 11 50.0% 6-16 27.3% 27-11 71.1% 14-8 63.6% 00 41-19 68.3%
Against the Field40 65.6% 12 19.7% 9 14.8% 52-9 85.2% 9 20.5% 10 22.7% 25 56.8% 9-35 20.5% 80-46 63.5% 42-38 52.5% 20 63-42 60.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships000030001100000041
World Tour Finals000022000100000023
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000047220029132532028144
Challenge/Four Star/Open00001310072211002236
Total0000672600371846420411256
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/Van Iersel lead the series against the field 21-12 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-1
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 # 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 # 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Baquerizo/Fernandez 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
6/15/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 9 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Wang/Yue 9 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Bawden/Clancy 15 Meppelink/Van Iersel 1 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Fendrick/Sweat 12 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Fendrick/Sweat 13 24-22, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 15 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
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 # 16 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 # 17 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 14 16-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:49
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Goricanec/Huberli 28 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 10 19-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:49
Lead the series against # 21 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Brzostek/Wojtasik 29, Q10 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Mersmann/Schneider 26 21-14, 21-14 0:29
Lead the series against # 24 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
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 # 25 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 3-0
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:43
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova 9 21-17, 21-12 0:39
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 23-21, 14-21, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Candelas/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Candelas/Revuelta 26, Q4 21-18, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 24 21-12, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-1
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