Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(24, Q1) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Leidschendam
Resides: Nieuwegein
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 68
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: 8
Tournaments: 82
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB630011225911131081 US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000 US$3,200.00
Overall651021225911131081 US$222,600.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Max Backer - 57th
2002 Did not play Max Backer - 17th
2003 Gijs Ronnes - 41st Jochem De Gruijter - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 27, Q4 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 16 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 22 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 23 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 10/12-16/2005 Argentina Satellite 3 3 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 14 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 6 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 16 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 19 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 13 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 13 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 20 5 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 15 25 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 17 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 23 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 20 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 21 13 108 US$4,000.00
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
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/5/2006 Qualifier 2 Toni Kankaanpaa / Pekka Seppanen, Finland (Q32) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Wed, 7/5/2006 Qualifier 3 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q16) Won 21-17, 28-30, 18-16 1:11
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (9) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:56
Thu, 7/6/2006 Contender 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (25) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:48
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 2 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (23) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 11-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-13 0:28
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-15, 21-13 0:40
7/31/04FIVBAustria 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 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-14, 21-13 0:49
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-10, 21-16 0:37
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Horrem/Pettersen 16 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Ces/Dugrip 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 22-20, 21-19 0:56
Series tied with # 14 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-18, 22-20 0:40
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 27, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 6 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Berg/Svensson 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 23 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-3
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Arkaev/Barsuk 23 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 21-14, 21-18 0:41
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk Q12 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 25 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-12, 21-18 0:48
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q3 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 27-25, 14-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Krug/Urbatzka Q20 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 22 21-11, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q16 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Biza/Kubala Q16 21-17, 28-30, 18-16 1:11
Lead the series against # Q27 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 Indra/Wachter Q40 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q32 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen, Finland 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Kankaanpaa/Seppanen Q32 21-14, 21-13 0:36