Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(11) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 21, Q1 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q3 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 24, Q2 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 11 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q1 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 25 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 22 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 16 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 14 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 16 7 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 23 33 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 18, Q2 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 13 4 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 21, Q3 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q3 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 25, Q2 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q2 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 16 17 120 US$3,000.00
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
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (22) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (6) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 8-15 1:00
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 2 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (5) Won 17-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:02
Fri, 5/30/2008 Contender 3 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (14) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:56
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 26-30
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-6
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 25-23, 21-11 0:43
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Rego/Santos 1 23-21, 21-18 0:47
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 23-25, 21-13, 15-8 0:58
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:47
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
Series tied with # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-15, 24-22 0:43
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/8/07FIVBMontréal Open Bronze Medal Marques/Solberg 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-16, 14-21, 17-15 1:04
Trail the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-4
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 Schacht/Slack 5 17-21, 21-18, 18-16 1:02
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 21-18, 26-24 0:51
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Semi-Finals Schacht/Slack 7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 22-20, 20-22, 15-10 1:04
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-10, 21-18 0:47
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 24-22, 17-21, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-5
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 1:00
5/24/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q1 21-15, 27-25 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 9 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-2
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 21-15, 21-18 0:44
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-11, 21-12 0:32
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 # 12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q15 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-3
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 21-17, 21-12 0:56
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
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 # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Dugrip/Gagliano 24 21-17, 21-8 0:35
Lead the series against # 16, Q2 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
Series tied with # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
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 # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Asahi/Shiratori 17 26-24, 21-19 0:48
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Brenha/Maia 21 21-15, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 Cadieux/Heese 22 21-17, 11-21, 15-12 0:54
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 21-16, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-2
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 24-22, 17-21, 15-10 1:12
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 24, Q9 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-1
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q15 21-18, 21-17 0:46
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Kubala/Pavlas 9 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 0-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q14 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Series tied with # 29, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Henriquez/Hernandez 27, Q15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:58
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against Correa/Insfran, Brazil 1-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q1 Correa/Insfran Q16 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q26 Lulla/Murs, Estonia 1-0
5/21/08FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q1 Lulla/Murs Q33 21-18, 21-17 0:34