Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Transavia Grand Slam
July 15 - 20, 2014
(10) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Christiaan Varenhorst - 25th Did not play
2010 Did not play Jan-Joost van den Bogert - Country Quota
2011 Robert Meeuwsen - 17th Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2013 Robert Meeuwsen - 9th Alexander Brouwer - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 14 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam 11 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2014 Berlin Grand Slam 9 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 4 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/22-26/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 9 2nd 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 6 25th 240 US$2,750.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 6 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$10,000.00
The Hague Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/16/2014 Pool G Sebastian Chevallier / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (26, Q9) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Thu, 7/17/2014 Pool G Sebastian Dollinger / Lars Fluggen, Germany (23) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 7/17/2014 Pool G Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (7) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:34
Fri, 7/18/2014 Winner 1 Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (22) Won 25-23, 22-20 0:44
Fri, 7/18/2014 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 28-30, 18-21 0:49
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2013FIVB1111012040110 $139,850.00 401967.8 %
2014FIVB500000030110 $47,000.00 101245.5 %
TotalFIVB3411012090668 $227,350.00 806057.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Alexander Brouwer  Robert Meeuwsen
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
11110124110 $69,925.00 2013FIVB11110124110 $69,925.00
7000014110 $30,687.50 2014FIVB5000003110 $23,500.00
4912014126716 $121,862.50 TotalTotal4011013106711 $114,150.00
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%
2013-201441 63.1% 9 13.8% 15 23.1% 50-15 76.9% 8 24.2% 3 9.1% 22 66.7% 8-25 24.2% 41-22 65.1% 17-18 48.6% 20 60-40 60.0%
Against the Field64 62.7% 14 13.7% 24 23.5% 78-24 76.5% 13 18.1% 10 13.9% 49 68.1% 13-59 18.1% 128-86 59.8% 54-68 44.3% 51 96-78 55.2%
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
Series tied against the field 33-33 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 8 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 2-1
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Dalhausser/Rosenthal 2 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
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 # 2 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 18-21, 21-15, 20-18 0:57
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Lupo/Nicolai 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 13-21, 21-9, 15-9 0:41
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 # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-2
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 12, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-16, 21-13 0:35
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Cerutti/Schmidt 13, Q1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-13, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 30-28, 21-18 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-2
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Erdmann/Matysik 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 21-14, 21-15 0:34
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Erdmann/Matysik 1 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
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 # 8 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Rego/Solberg 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-18, 26-24 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Stiekema/Varenhorst 20 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q9 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # 11 Doherty/Lucena, United States 1-1
6/28/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Doherty/Lucena 17, Q1 25-23, 21-15 0:36
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Doherty/Lucena 24, Q3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 12 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-3
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Felipe/Goncalves 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-14, 21-14 0:31
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Felipe/Goncalves 8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 21-18, 21-18 0:40
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Felipe/Goncalves 24 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 16 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-2
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool L Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13 21-19, 21-18 0:39
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 26, Q9 19-21, 25-23, 15-9 0:58
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Bourne/Hyden 29, Q9 19-21, 21-15, 18-16 0:56
Series tied with # 18 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-1
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Kapa/McHugh 19 21-18, 21-13 0:37
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Kapa/McHugh 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-12, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 21, Q3 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-2
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Huber/Seidl 27, Q5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 23-21, 15-21, 15-9 0:50
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 # 22 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 3-0
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Ranghieri/Tomatis 22 25-23, 22-20 0:44
10/10/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:37
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Ranghieri/Tomatis 27, Q8 19-21, 28-26, 15-11 0:54
Series tied with # 23 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Dollinger/Fluggen 23 21-14, 21-15 0:36
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Dollinger/Fluggen 22 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-15, 21-18 0:36
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, Q9 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool G Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Chevallier/Strasser 26, Q9 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-3
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-18, 21-11 0:37
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
Lead the series against # Q5 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
10/23/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Dittelbach/Koreng 24, Q3 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # Q6 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Eithun/Horrem 22 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-19, 22-20 0:43
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 # Q14 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Garcia/Marco 28, Q12 21-12, 21-18 0:36