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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 21 - 26, 2004

(21) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB C&S	8/27-29/2004	France Satellite	2	1	20	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	32, Q19	5	324	US$13,500.00
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

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/23/2004	Winner 1	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (12)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:34
Thu, 9/23/2004	Contender 1	Kentaro Asahi / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (28)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:30
Thu, 9/23/2004	Contender 2	Kjell Goranson / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (11)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:41
Fri, 9/24/2004	Contender 3	Mariano Baracetti / Pedro Depiaggio, Argentina (14)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 5-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 9, Q2 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 # 11 Goranson/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	21	Goranson/Skarlund	11	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	De Gruijter/Ronnes	21	21-16, 21-14	0:34
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 # 13 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 # 14 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 0-1
9/24/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Depiaggio	14	De Gruijter/Ronnes	21	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 19 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 # 23 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 # 24, Q4 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 # 28 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	21	Asahi/Nishimura	28	21-19, 21-12	0:30