Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Italy Open
July 11 - 15, 2001
(Q47) Max Backer/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Max Backer
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 22, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Gouda
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$18,457.50
Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Boxmeer
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
FIVB160000000031237 US$10,040.00
Previous Lignano Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Norway Open Q32 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2001 Germany Open Q49 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open Q50 57th 4 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open Q49 57th 4 US$0.00
Italy Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 2 Petr Chromy / Igor Stejskal, Czech Republic (Q18) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Wed, 7/11/2001 Qualifier 3 Djordje Ljubicic / Michael Slean, Canada (Q15) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 14-16 1:03
Head to Head Results
Backer/Ronnes trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 32, Q48 Witt/Witt, United States 0-1
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 1 Witt/Witt Q33 Backer/Ronnes Q32 21-13, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # Q15 Ljubicic/Slean, Canada 0-2
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Backer/Ronnes Q47 21-17, 18-21, 16-14 1:03
6/20/01FIVBSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Ljubicic/Slean Q15 Backer/Ronnes Q50 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # Q17 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger, Austria 0-1
6/27/01FIVBGermany Open Qualifier 2 Schroffenegger/Schroffenegger Q16 Backer/Ronnes Q49 21-17, 24-22 0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 Chromy/Stejskal, Czech Republic 1-0
7/11/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Backer/Ronnes Q47 Chromy/Stejskal Q18 21-17, 21-18 0:41