Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stavanger Major Series
June 8 - 13, 2015
(2) Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands
 
Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 29, 1989 (35 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 Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Marloes Wesselink - 41st
2009 Did not play Sanne Keizer - 5th
2010 Marloes Wesselink - 5th Sanne Keizer - 5th
2011 Marloes Wesselink - 25th Sanne Keizer - 4th
2014 Marleen Van Iersel - 4th Madelein Meppelink - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 6 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 7 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
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$32,000.00
Stavanger Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool B Ingrid Lunde / Vilde Solvoll, Norway (31) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:30
Wed, 6/10/2015 Pool B Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (18) Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:50
Thu, 6/11/2015 Pool B Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (15) Won 21-10, 26-28, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (9) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Fri, 6/12/2015 Winner 3 Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (15) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 6/13/2015 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (4) Lost 21-19, 21-23, 14-16 1:03
Sat, 6/13/2015 Bronze Medal Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (12) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2014FIVB1100213030110 $180,000.00 411968.3 %
2015FIVB402100000010 $87,000.00 18772.0 %
TotalFIVB1502313030120 $267,000.00 592669.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Madelein Meppelink  Marleen Van Iersel
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
11002133110 $90,000.00 2014FIVB11002133110 $90,000.00
4021000010 $43,500.00 2015FIVB4021000010 $43,500.00
66133311821115 $264,350.00 TotalTotal1014499162612714 $417,150.00
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%
2014-201550 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% 30 83-38 68.6%
Against the Field53 70.7% 11 14.7% 11 14.7% 64-11 85.3% 14 31.8% 9 20.5% 21 47.7% 14-30 31.8% 106-38 73.6% 50-40 55.6% 20 80-39 67.2%
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 45-20 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 3 Series, 7 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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 # 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-1
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 21-16, 21-16 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 4 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-3
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Semi-Finals Antonelli/Felisberta 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 19-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:03
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
Lead the series against # 5, 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 # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Kolocova/Slukova 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-6 0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 21-15, 21-19 0:36
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 # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Wang/Yue 10 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 21-18, 21-16 0:41
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool H Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 Wang/Yue 9 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 3-1
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Bronze Medal Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 22-20, 21-19 0:41
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 19-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:47
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against # 13 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-2
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
5/17/15FIVBLucerne Open Gold Medal Borger/Buthe 4 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
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 # 14 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 # 15 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-2
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Bawden/Clancy 15 22-20, 21-19 0:39
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Bawden/Clancy 15 21-10, 26-28, 15-12 0:54
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Bawden/Clancy 22 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 22-20, 22-20 0:39
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 # 16 Broder/May, Canada 3-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Broder/May 23, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:42
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Semi-Finals Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Broder/May 10 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
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 # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Mader/Zumkehr 1 21-16, 21-11 0:36
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 # 18 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Fendrick/Sweat 18 15-21, 21-18, 15-7 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 19 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
Series tied with # 20 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 # 21 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Capers/Kessy 22 21-14, 21-17 0:47
Series tied with # 23 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
Series tied with # 24, Q5 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Brzostek/Wojtasik 27 Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 20-22, 22-20, 15-10 0:52
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Meppelink/Van Iersel 13 Brzostek/Wojtasik 29, Q10 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 25, Q6 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 # 28, Q14 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
Lead the series against # 31 Lunde/Solvoll, Norway 1-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Lunde/Solvoll 31 21-10, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q3 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Winner 3 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Horta/Maestrini 28, Q6 21-14, 21-16 0:34
5/13/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Horta/Maestrini 28, Q6 21-11, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q8 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 2-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Prokopeva/Syrtseva 26 21-16, 21-15 0:37
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 # Q10 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool E Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 Hermannova/Williams 12 12-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q13 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 10 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q20 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