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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam
May 25 - 31, 2015

(7) 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:

Tournaments:

122

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

156

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$587,927.50

Awards

Most Improved Player 2009
Best Server 2010
Best Setter 2015

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	31	0	4	4	2	8	0	8	0	2	3	US$467,375.00

Previous Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Marloes Wesselink - 33rd
2010	Marloes Wesselink - 41st	Sanne Keizer - 9th
2011	Marloes Wesselink - 25th	Sanne Keizer - 9th
2012	Sophie van Gestel - 5th	Sanne Keizer - 5th
2014	Marleen Van Iersel - 3rd	Madelein Meppelink - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	5	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	9	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/27/2015	Pool G	Maria Prokopeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (26)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:37
Wed, 5/27/2015	Pool G	Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (23, Q2)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:42
Thu, 5/28/2015	Pool G	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (10)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:41
Fri, 5/29/2015	Winner 1	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (12)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:41
Fri, 5/29/2015	Winner 2	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (6)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:51
Fri, 5/29/2015	Winner 3	Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (22)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:47
Sat, 5/30/2015	Semi-Finals	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (13)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:38
Sun, 5/31/2015	Gold Medal	Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:40

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	23	0	2	3	2	6	0	5	0	2	3	0	$419,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,375.00
Total	31	0	4	4	2	8	0	8	0	2	3	0	$467,375.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Madelein Meppelink												Marleen Van Iersel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$19,700.00	World Championships	6	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	$34,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	$16,500.00	World Tour Finals	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$8,000.00
54	1	3	4	3	10	10	11	9	0	$333,300.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	66	0	3	5	5	12	17	9	8	0	$383,400.00
47	0	2	3	2	7	9	16	7	0	$98,537.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	63	2	2	2	4	8	13	13	7	0	$154,187.50
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$6,090.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	0	$5,090.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	5	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	4	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00
122	2	6	7	5	21	27	32	17	0	$475,127.50	Total	156	4	6	10	12	24	39	26	16	0	$587,927.50

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
2014	FIVB	11	0	0	2	1	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	$180,000.00	41	19	68.3 %
2015	FIVB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$51,000.00	12	3	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	2	2	1	3	0	3	0	1	1	0	$231,000.00	53	22	70.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Madelein Meppelink													Marleen Van Iersel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2006	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$3,500.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	7	$15,650.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	2008	FIVB C&S
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	$5,200.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	1	1	5	3	2	0	0	$56,850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
12	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	1	2	$25,400.00	2010	FIVB	12	0	0	0	3	1	4	3	1	0	$45,500.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	3	$16,300.00	2011	FIVB	12	2	0	1	1	1	5	1	1	0	$79,950.00
9	0	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	0	$39,650.00	2012	FIVB	8	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	$55,000.00
8	1	0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	$43,300.00	2013	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	0	$24,450.00
11	0	0	2	1	3	3	1	1	0	$90,000.00	2014	FIVB	11	0	0	2	1	3	3	1	1	0	$90,000.00
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$25,500.00	2015	FIVB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$25,500.00
64	1	3	2	3	11	8	21	10	5	$246,350.00	Total	Total	99	4	4	8	9	16	26	12	6	14	$399,150.00

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	70	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%	4	0	112-56	66.7%
2014-2015	50	67.6%	16	21.6%	8	10.8%	66-8	89.2%	14	31.8%	8	18.2%	22	50.0%	14-30	31.8%	50-22	69.4%	30-16	65.2%	3	0	83-38	68.6%
Against the Field	50	69.4%	11	15.3%	11	15.3%	61-11	84.7%	14	26.4%	10	18.9%	29	54.7%	14-39	26.4%	100-54	64.9%	50-42	54.3%	2	0	77-48	61.6%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	47	22	0	0	29	13	2	5	3	2	0	2	81	44
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	7	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	23	6
Total	0	0	0	0	67	26	0	0	37	18	4	6	4	2	0	4	112	56

Head to Head Results
Meppelink/Van Iersel lead the series against the field 38-20 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 5 Series, 8 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-17, 21-14	0:40
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
Series tied with # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-1
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-13, 21-23, 15-12	0:53
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-16, 23-21	0:42
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-2
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Felisberta	4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:57
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Antonelli/Felisberta	20, Q2	21-11, 23-21	0:37
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Antonelli/Felisberta	20, Q2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Kolocova/Slukova	6	19-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:51
Series tied with # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Baquerizo/Fernandez	5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	17-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
6/15/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:52
Series tied with # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Wang/Yue	10	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Wang/Yue	9	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 11 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-1
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Gold Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:55
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	6	26-24, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-1
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	22-20, 21-19	0:41
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	19-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:47
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-1
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	21-16, 21-16	0:38
9/27/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	11	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:50
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	14	16-21, 23-21, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # 14 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-1
9/27/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q2	21-15, 21-14	0:33
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Salgado/Salgado	16	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	21-13, 21-13	0:33
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-12, 16-21, 15-9	0:42
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Salgado/Salgado	4	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-1
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	22-20, 24-22	0:41
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 17 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	Bansley/Pavan	22	21-13, 21-15	0:31
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Bansley/Pavan	23	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Mader/Zumkehr	1	21-16, 21-11	0:36
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-15, 11-21, 15-13	0:47
Series tied with # 19 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Fendrick/Sweat	12	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:55
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Fendrick/Sweat	13	24-22, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	18	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bawden/Clancy	15	Meppelink/Van Iersel	1	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Capers/Kessy	22	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Broder/May, Canada 3-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Broder/May	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:42
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Broder/May	10	17-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Broder/May	25	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	21-18, 21-19	0:36
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Broder/May	24	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 24 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Goricanec/Huberli	14	21-16, 21-15	0:34
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Goricanec/Huberli	28	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Meppelink/Van Iersel	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	29, Q10	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 26 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 2-0
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Prokopeva/Syrtseva	26	21-16, 21-15	0:37
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Meppelink/Van Iersel	6	Prokopeva/Syrtseva	22	21-18, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Horta/Maestrini	28, Q6	21-14, 21-16	0:34
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Horta/Maestrini	28, Q6	21-11, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against Alves/Lima, Brazil 2-0
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Alves/Lima	8, Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:36
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Alves/Lima	11	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against Hochevar/McGuire, United States 2-0
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	9	Hochevar/McGuire	24, Q4	21-16, 21-15	0:36
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare 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 # Q5 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Hermannova/Williams	12	12-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:44
Series tied with # Q6 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Meppelink/Van Iersel	7	Gallay/Klug	23	21-13, 21-19	0:29
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool H	Gallay/Klug	25, Q5	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q15 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Meppelink/Van Iersel	5	Hansel/Schwaiger	21	29-31, 21-13, 22-20	1:02
Lead the series against # Q18 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool H	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	24	21-12, 21-10	0:30