Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(26, Q9) Madelein Meppelink/Marloes Wesselink, 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
Marloes Wesselink
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Doetinchem
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 95
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (The Hague 2013)
Career Winnings: US$101,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB230000200097212 US$76,300.00
Previous Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 30, Q8 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open 25, Q2 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 27, Q4 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 22, Q4 17th 120 US$2,800.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 5/17/2010 Qualifier 2 Charlotte Dyhr / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (Q24) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Mon, 5/17/2010 Qualifier 3 Susan Blundell / Anna Harrison, New Zealand (Q8) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:56
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool G Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:36
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool G Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (10) Won 16-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool G Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (23) Won 21-17, 10-21, 15-9 0:50
Thu, 5/20/2010 Winner 1 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (9) Lost 24-26, 25-27 0:50
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/Wesselink trail the series against the field 8-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 3 Meppelink/Wesselink 30, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 9 Meppelink/Wesselink 25, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 9 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 26-24, 27-25 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 Gioria/Momoli 10 16-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 Meppelink/Wesselink 25, Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:37
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 27, Q4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 21-17, 23-21 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 22 Meppelink/Wesselink 27, Q4 16-21, 21-15, 16-14 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 25, Q2 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 21-18, 24-22 0:46
Trail the series against # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 19, Q1 Meppelink/Wesselink 30, Q8 21-11, 24-26, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 Banck/Gunther 6 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Remmers/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Meppelink/Wesselink 30, Q8 Remmers/Stiekema Q9 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 23 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 Kolocova/Slukova 23 21-17, 10-21, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # 24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 2 Candelas/Garcia 21 Meppelink/Wesselink 27, Q4 21-12, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 0-1
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 21 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # Q8 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
5/17/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 Blundell/Harrison Q8 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # Q24 Dyhr/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
5/17/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 Dyhr/Vestergaard Q24 21-12, 21-14 0:29