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CEV Challenger & Satellite
€ 15,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya
April 2 - 6, 2013

(2) Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands

Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rhenen

Resides:

The Hague

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

142

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Wins:

1 (Antalya 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$531,260.91

Sophie van Gestel
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1991 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oostelbeers

Resides:

Den Haag

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV C&S Wins:

1 (Antalya 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$165,365.33

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$11,234.25
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,550.64
FIVB	27	1	1	0	2	2	1	7	0	10	3	US$208,600.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	32	2	1	0	2	4	1	9	0	10	3	US$221,384.89

Previous Antalya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	5	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	20	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	13	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	12	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	24, Q6	5	480	US$13,200.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	16	5	480	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	24, Q11	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	27, Q12	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	18, Q8	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	31, Q13	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	26	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	26	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	28, Q9	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q13	17	160	US$5,100.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/4/2013	Winner 1	Ilke Meertens / Dineke van Dijken, Netherlands (31, Q10)	Won 21-10, 21-17	0:29
Thu, 4/4/2013	Winner 2	Jolien Sinnema / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (15)	Won 25-23, 21-18	0:44
Fri, 4/5/2013	Winner 3	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (7)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:39
Fri, 4/5/2013	Winner 4	Svetlana Popova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (6)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:37
Sat, 4/6/2013	Semi-Finals	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (3)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:00
Sat, 4/6/2013	Gold Medal	Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (5)	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:39

Head to Head Results
Meppelink/van Gestel lead the series against the field 10-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	22	21-11, 21-10	0:29
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-16, 15-21, 16-14	0:49
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Meppelink/van Gestel	29, Q13	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
4/6/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Semi-Finals	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	3	17-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:00
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	26	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
4/6/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Gold Medal	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Popova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 4	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Popova/Ukolova	6	21-13, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 3	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
4/4/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Sinnema/Stiekema	15	25-23, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Meppelink/van Gestel	27, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	32	21-7, 21-17	0:29
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Meertens/van Dijken, Netherlands 1-0
4/4/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 1	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Meertens/van Dijken	31, Q10	21-10, 21-17	0:29