Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(16) 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: 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Bram Ronnes - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 20 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 16 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 20 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q3 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q1 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 27 3 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 23 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 24, Q1 17 120 US$3,000.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (17) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 9-15 0:54
Thu, 5/24/2007 Contender 1 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (32, Q14) Won 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:01
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q2) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes lead the series against the field 16-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-3
7/23/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
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 # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-15, 21-11 0:42
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
Series tied with # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-23, 15-8 0:57
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-18 0:46
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 # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-1
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-8, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 17 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:54
Series tied with # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-15, 21-12 0:40
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Lochhead/Pitman Q14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Kruger/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 Kruger/Montgomery Q30 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Babich/Nikolaev 32, Q14 15-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:01
Lead the series against Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Hellum/Huseby Q29 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q13 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q22 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 10 21-14, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # Q26 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 # Q30 Beck/Bleiker, Switzerland 1-0
8/28/04FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 2 Beck/Bleiker 15, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:38