Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam
August 19 - 23, 2014
(6) 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 Stare Jablonki Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Marloes Wesselink - 33rd
2009 Margo Wiltens - 25th Did not play
2010 Marloes Wesselink - 17th Sanne Keizer - 17th
2011 Did not play Sanne Keizer - 9th
2012 Sophie van Gestel - 17th Did not play
2013 Sophie van Gestel - 17th Sanne Keizer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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$2,000.00
Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/20/2014 Pool F Brittany Hochevar / Heather McGuire, United States (27, Q4) Won 15-21, 21-11, 15-4 0:43
Wed, 8/20/2014 Pool F Maria Prokopeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (22) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:29
Thu, 8/21/2014 Pool F Laura Ludwig / Julia Sude, Germany (11) Lost 12-21, 14-21 0:30
Thu, 8/21/2014 Winner 1 Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (14) Won 22-20, 24-22 0:41
Fri, 8/22/2014 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (13, Q1) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:32
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2014FIVB1000113030110 $148,000.00 351767.3 %
TotalFIVB1000113030110 $148,000.00 351767.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Madelein Meppelink  Marleen Van Iersel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
10001133110 $74,000.00 2014FIVB10001133110 $74,000.00
61111311821105 $204,850.00 TotalTotal964279162612614 $357,650.00
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 70.2% 7 12.3% 10 17.5% 47-10 82.5% 8 20.0% 9 22.5% 23 57.5% 8-32 20.0% 80-40 66.7% 30-38 44.1% 30 58-39 59.8%
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 18-11 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 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
Series tied with # 2 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
Trail the series against # 4 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 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Alves/Lima, Brazil 1-0
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Alves/Lima 11 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 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
Series tied with # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-1
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Nestarcova/Pridalova 14 22-20, 24-22 0:41
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Meppelink/Van Iersel 1 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-15, 11-21, 15-13 0:47
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 22 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
Series tied with # 24 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 # 27, Q4 Hochevar/McGuire, United States 1-0
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Hochevar/McGuire 27, Q4 15-21, 21-11, 15-4 0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 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 # 29, Q9 Chukwuma/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool A Meppelink/Van Iersel 1 Chukwuma/Schwaiger 32 21-15, 21-11 0:27
Lead the series against # Q6 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