Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2013
(11) Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands
 
Alexander Brouwer
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 3, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Leiden
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 20
Tournaments: 150
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$648,800.00
Robert Meeuwsen
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 21, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Nieuwegein
Height: 207 cm (6'9")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$609,837.50
Awards
  • Best Hitter 2017, 2018
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125334157Money
FIVB128710872513411827431 US$1,218,725.00
Previous Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Emiel Boersma - 33rd Did not play
2011 Robert Meeuwsen - 41st Alexander Brouwer - 41st
2012 Robert Meeuwsen - 9th Alexander Brouwer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 13 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 14 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 8 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 14 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 16 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2013 Fuzhou Open 16 5th 300 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26, Q4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 30, Q6 17th 160 US$5,100.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/11/2013 Pool F Janis Peda / Martins Plavins, Latvia (22) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 7/11/2013 Pool F Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (27, Q6) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15 0:47
Fri, 7/12/2013 Pool F Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Won 21-23, 21-19, 16-14 0:55
Fri, 7/12/2013 Winner 1 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10) Won 21-11, 15-21, 15-8 0:46
Sat, 7/13/2013 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (12) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Sat, 7/13/2013 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (4) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Sat, 7/13/2013 Semi-Finals Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:42
Sun, 7/14/2013 Bronze Medal Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games200100010000 $0.00
World Championships610001010300 $110,000.00
World Tour Finals600021120000 $100,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam691643130221850 $746,450.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4134329070920 $247,775.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star420001010000 $14,000.00
Total128710872513412070 $1,218,725.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Alexander Brouwer Robert Meeuwsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2001001000 $0.00 Olympic Games2001001000 $0.00
6100011300 $55,000.00 World Championships6100011300 $55,000.00
6000222000 $50,250.00 World Tour Finals6000222000 $50,250.00
8116451724950 $409,975.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6916431323850 $373,225.00
473432107930 $126,575.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open43343297920 $123,887.50
4200011000 $7,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star4200011000 $7,000.00
           Challenger1000000000 $0.00
           Satellite2000011000 $475.00
2010010000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000010 $0.00
2000002000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
1507118932382180 $648,800.00 Total1347108727362080 $609,837.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2011FIVB900000000306 $8,400.00 101245.5 %
2012FIVB900000020142 $32,100.00 201754.1 %
2013FIVB710011040000 $101,400.00 271269.2 %
TotalFIVB2510011060448 $141,900.00 574158.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alexander Brouwer  Robert Meeuwsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
           2008FIVB C&S3000011001 $475.00
1010000000 $0.00 2008FIVB Age Group WC          
3000000012 $1,000.00 2009FIVB          
1000010000 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
6000000006 $0.00 2010FIVB2000000002 $0.00
9000000306 $4,200.00 2011FIVB9000000306 $4,200.00
9000002142 $16,050.00 2012FIVB9000002142 $16,050.00
7100114000 $50,700.00 2013FIVB7100114000 $50,700.00
381101284516 $71,950.00 TotalTotal311001274511 $71,425.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall250 68.1% 60 16.3% 57 15.5% 310-57 84.5% 56 26.7% 50 23.8% 104 49.5% 56-154 26.7% 250-104 70.6% 116-107 52.0% 145 380-216 63.8%
2012-201344 65.7% 8 11.9% 15 22.4% 52-15 77.6% 7 25.0% 2 7.1% 19 67.9% 7-21 25.0% 44-19 69.8% 15-17 46.9% 10 60-36 62.5%
Against the Field52 59.8% 13 14.9% 22 25.3% 65-22 74.7% 9 15.0% 10 16.7% 41 68.3% 9-51 15.0% 104-74 58.4% 44-64 40.7% 31 77-70 52.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000051002101100083
World Championships00001440065100010229
World Tour Finals000011900330202001416
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0016811661005240774316196125
Challenge/Four Star/Open0072591400392875323412560
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000510062200020153
Total002310210900010879171587710380216
Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 26-22 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Schmidt/Solberg 5 21-17, 19-21, 21-19 0:58
Series tied with # 4 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 4 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Dalhausser/Rosenthal 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-14, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 21-19, 21-17 0:34
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/14/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gibb/Patterson 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-18, 21-18 0:38
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Gibb/Patterson 6 21-23, 21-19, 16-14 0:55
Series tied with # 7 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-2
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Filho/Santos 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-19, 21-17 0:42
7/7/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Filho/Santos 10 21-18, 21-16 0:44
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Filho/Santos 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 17-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:59
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Filho/Santos 9 24-22, 21-18 0:45
Series tied with # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/7/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Erdmann/Matysik 8 21-13, 21-17 0:41
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-2
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Fijalek/Prudel 10 21-11, 15-21, 15-8 0:46
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 19-21, 21-12, 20-18 0:58
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 18-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 5-0
7/13/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Doppler/Horst 12 21-17, 21-17 0:36
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Doppler/Horst 15 21-19, 24-22 0:45
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool P Brouwer/Meeuwsen 26, Q4 Doppler/Horst 10 21-17, 21-19 0:37
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 Doppler/Horst 29 21-18, 21-14 0:36
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 Doppler/Horst Q6 21-13, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Lupo/Nicolai 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-16, 21-17 0:34
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31, Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:47
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-19, 14-21, 21-19 0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 21-19, 21-18 0:39
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 26, Q9 22-20, 21-14 0:34
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 10-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:43
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q31 21-16, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Felipe/Goncalves 24 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 16 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Huber/Seidl 16 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 16 18-21, 21-10, 15-11 0:43
4/24/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 16 Huber/Seidl 32, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 16 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 13 21-10, 22-20 0:36
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool L Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q6 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 19 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # 21 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/18/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 26, Q4 Bockermann/Urbatzka Q13 21-14, 21-17 0:33
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Bockermann/Urbatzka 25, Q18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 30, Q6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Peda/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Peda/Plavins 22 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 24 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Kantor/Losiak 30 21-14, 21-14 0:31
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 1 Kantor/Losiak Q40 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q25 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q6 21-18, 24-22 0:42
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Gavira/Herrera 27, Q6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Gavira/Herrera 30, Q20 21-14, 21-18 0:35
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 29 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:51
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q7 21-11, 21-23, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 30 Azaad/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Azaad/Mehamed 1 22-20, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Eithun/Horrem 24, Q4 21-14, 21-23, 20-18 1:02
Lead the series against # Q10 Colina/Henriquez, Venezuela 1-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool L Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 Colina/Henriquez 36 21-16, 21-15 0:29
Trail the series against # Q14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q30 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:53