Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(10) Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands
 
Alexander Brouwer
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 3, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Leiden
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 143
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$617,550.00
Robert Meeuwsen
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 21, 1988 (36 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125334157Money
FIVB128710872513411827431 US$1,218,725.00
Previous Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star 11 9th 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 1 5th 240 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 7 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 4 5th 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star 2 1st 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 7 9th 0 US$7,500.00
FIVB 8/6-18/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2 3rd 0 US$0.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool J Marco Cairus / Mauricio Vieyto, Uruguay (39) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:31
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool J Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (34) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool J Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (15) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Dries Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle, Belgium (19) Lost 21-17, 20-22, 8-15 0:48
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Robert Meeuwsen - 1st Alexander Brouwer - 1st
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Robert Meeuwsen - 17th Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Robert Meeuwsen - 17th Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Robert Meeuwsen - 5th Alexander Brouwer - 5th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Robert Meeuwsen - 9th Alexander Brouwer - 9th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-7/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 13 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 20 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 10 17th 320 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 19 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 3 5th 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 9th 800 US$11,000.00
Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 50-40 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-4
9/16/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-14 0:34
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Winner 3 Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:48
7/9/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Samoilovs/Smedins 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-18, 21-19 0:36
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 21-19, 32-30 0:42
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
6/12/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 29-27, 21-12 0:45
10/11/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Lucena 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 21-12, 21-18 0:34
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:58
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Dalhausser/Lucena 20, Q2 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-6
8/16/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-17, 21-23, 16-14 0:56
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-19, 24-22 0:41
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Cerutti/Schmidt 1 27-25, 21-19 0:45
8/22/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/30/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 21-14, 21-14 0:33
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 21-17, 22-20 0:41
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 # 6 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 0-1
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 3 Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 21-16, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-2
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool F Kantor/Losiak 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:47
8/10/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Kantor/Losiak 11 21-19, 21-19 0:39
5/15/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool H Brouwer/Meeuwsen 8 Kantor/Losiak 9 21-19, 21-17 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-8
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Gavira/Herrera 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-16, 23-21 0:38
6/11/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Gavira/Herrera 9 18-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:51
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Gavira/Herrera 12 21-16, 21-17 0:36
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Gavira/Herrera 8 19-21, 26-24, 15-11 1:04
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-17, 21-12 0:30
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 9-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:04
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool E Gavira/Herrera 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 15-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:51
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Gavira/Herrera 13 32-30, 21-17 0:44
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
Series tied with # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 6-6
4/23/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Lupo/Nicolai 1 21-14, 21-17 0:29
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:52
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool D Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 13-21, 22-20, 19-17 0:50
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Lupo/Nicolai 9 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-15, 21-19 0:32
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 20 Lupo/Nicolai 5 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Lupo/Nicolai 7 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-1
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Pool B Doppler/Horst 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 21-19, 27-25 0:41
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Doppler/Horst 15 21-13, 21-15 0:32
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 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-4
9/17/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Winner 1 Saxton/Schalk 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-19, 21-19 0:36
8/13/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Saxton/Schalk 16 21-12, 21-15 0:33
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Saxton/Schalk 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 21-16, 23-21 0:34
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool C Saxton/Schalk 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-2
7/1/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 By Forfeit  
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 15 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 15-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:38
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 32 21-18, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 1-0
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Bryl/Fijalek 15 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 17 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-1
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Brunner/Patterson 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 18-21, 28-26, 15-13 0:48
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Brunner/Patterson 13 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:43
Trail the series against # 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Grimalt/Grimalt 7 24-22, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Ontiveros/Virgen 15 21-14, 21-18 0:32
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Ontiveros/Virgen 21 21-15, 21-16 0:38
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Ontiveros/Virgen 11 16-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 2-0
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 21-14, 18-21, 15-7 0:47
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Santos Pereira/Younousse 15 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 1-0
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Diaz/Gonzalez 19 21-15, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 25 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
10/10/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Dressler/Kunert 25, Q8 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 26 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-1
8/8/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Bockermann/Fluggen 14 21-19, 17-21, 16-14 0:58
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Bockermann/Fluggen 11 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:47
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 5 Bockermann/Fluggen 28, Q6 21-18, 21-16 0:41
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Bockermann/Fluggen 26, Q6 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Gold Medal Bockermann/Fluggen 13 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Plavins/Regza 27, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:30
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Plavins/Regza 13 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 7-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Carambula/Ranghieri 34 21-16, 21-19 0:39
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Carambula/Ranghieri 22 24-22, 21-10 0:38
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Carambula/Ranghieri 17 23-21, 21-15 0:36
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Carambula/Ranghieri 14 2-1 Retired 0:02
3/20/16FIVBVitória Open Bronze Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 4 Carambula/Ranghieri 9 21-18, 21-15 0:38
7/12/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Bronze Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 Carambula/Ranghieri 29, Q9 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:52
6/7/15FIVBPorec Major Series Semi-Finals Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Carambula/Ranghieri 31, Q28 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:57
Lead the series against # 39 Cairus/Vieyto, Uruguay 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool J Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 Cairus/Vieyto 39 21-15, 22-20 0:31