Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 25 - 29, 2001
(Q24) 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 Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/17-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q40 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2001 Italy Open Q47 41st 14 US$0.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 1 Kristians Marnics / Tomass Marnics, Latvia (Q41) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:32
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 6 Clemens Doppler / Dietmar Maderbock, Austria (Q22) Won 15-21, 21-15, 15-5 0:54
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 7 Oliver Cole / Mark Lukowicz, Australia (Q27) Won 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:54
Thu, 7/26/2001 Qualifier 8 Pedro Rosas / Roberto Silva Reis, Portugal (Q44) Lost 17-21, 27-25, 16-18 1:00
Head to Head Results
Backer/Ronnes trail the series against the field 2-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 24, Q8 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 # Q15 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 # Q17 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 0-1
7/17/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal Q25 Backer/Ronnes Q40 21-11, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q22 Doppler/Maderbock, Austria 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 6 Backer/Ronnes Q24 Doppler/Maderbock Q22 15-21, 21-15, 15-5 0:54
Lead the series against # Q27 Cole/Lukowicz, Australia 1-0
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 7 Backer/Ronnes Q24 Cole/Lukowicz Q27 13-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:54
Trail the series against # Q41 Marnics/Marnics, Latvia 0-1
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 1 Marnics/Marnics Q41 Backer/Ronnes Q24 21-19, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # Q44 Rosas/Silva Reis, Portugal 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 8 Rosas/Silva Reis Q44 Backer/Ronnes Q24 21-17, 25-27, 18-16 1:00