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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - August 1, 2004

(32, Q19) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands

Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 18, 1978 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leidschendam

Resides:

Nieuwegein

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$115,750.00

Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 10, 1977 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Boxmeer

Resides:

Utrecht

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$118,270.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	63	0	0	1	1	2	2	5	9	11	13	10	8	1	US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,200.00
Overall	65	1	0	2	1	2	2	5	9	11	13	10	8	1	US$222,600.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Max Backer - 25th
2003	Gijs Ronnes - 33rd	Jochem De Gruijter - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	28, Q9	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	Q19	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/30-7/4/2004	Norway Open	Q24	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	Q26	41	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	31, Q25	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	Q22	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Q21	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q21	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	Q17	41	10	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q21	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q16	57	4	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q28	33	36	US$0.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	Q16	33	18	US$0.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/28/2004	Qualifier 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q14)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:38
Wed, 7/28/2004	Qualifier 2	Ramon Hernandez / Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rico (Q3)	Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:54
Thu, 7/29/2004	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (1)	Won 19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
Thu, 7/29/2004	Winner 2	Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (17)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:53
Fri, 7/30/2004	Winner 3	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (9)	Won 28-30, 21-19, 17-15	1:08
Sat, 7/31/2004	Winner 4	Marcio Araujo / Benjamin Insfran, Brazil (4)	Lost 9-21, 17-21	0:36
Sat, 7/31/2004	Contender 6	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15	0:56

Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 7-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/31/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	28, Q9	27-25, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/31/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 4	Araujo/Insfran	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	21-9, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Gartmayer/Nowotny	9	28-30, 21-19, 17-15	1:08
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	12	De Gruijter/Ronnes	28, Q9	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 1-0
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Blanton/Nygaard	17	21-19, 15-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 19 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Alvarez/Rossell	15	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 22 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
5/27/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Qualifier 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q12	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q21	21-19, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	21-13, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/30/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	29, Q9	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q24	24-22, 21-16	0:50
Trail the series against # 29, Q10 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	Q11	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q22	21-19, 31-29	0:58
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	24-26, 21-15, 15-13	1:03
Trail the series against Magalhaes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Magalhaes/Silva	25, Q7	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q26	21-15, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Hernandez/Papaleo	Q3	17-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:54
Lead the series against # Q14 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Lochhead/Pitman	Q14	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q18 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/22/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Qualifier 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	28, Q9	Brizida/Pedrosa	Q8	21-15, 21-18	0:44