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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Austria Grand Slam
July 31 - August 3, 2002

(29) Sara Niedrig/Ulrike Schmidt, Germany

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$386,350.00

Ulrike Schmidt
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 30, 1969 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Remscheid

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Berlin 2000)

Career Winnings:

US$60,410.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	US$4,000.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Did not play	Andrea Ahmann - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	33	25th	40	US$2,000.00

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/31/2002	Pool E	Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (5)	Lost 14-21, 13-21	0:35
Wed, 7/31/2002	Pool E	Noriko Aoki / Rii Seike, Japan (44)	Won 22-24, 21-19, 15-6	0:58
Thu, 8/1/2002	Pool E	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (20)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:36

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sara Niedrig												Ulrike Schmidt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$18,250.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$8,450.00
39	0	4	4	1	5	14	2	4	0	$212,675.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$7,250.00
46	0	3	1	2	18	7	3	4	0	$154,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	25	0	0	0	1	3	11	7	2	0	$44,710.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
95	0	7	6	3	26	24	8	8	0	$386,350.00	Total	34	0	0	0	1	4	12	10	5	0	$60,410.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00	2	4	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sara Niedrig													Ulrike Schmidt
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$3,775.00
											1998	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	$12,625.00
											1999	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0	$14,500.00
											2000	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	0	7	2	0	0	$18,000.00
											2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	$6,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00	2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$3,260.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$2,000.00	Total	Total	33	0	0	0	1	4	12	10	4	2	$58,410.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2001-2002	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-1	66.7%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	0-6	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Niedrig/Schmidt trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Connelly/Minello	5	Niedrig/Schmidt	29	21-14, 21-13	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Barros/Pires	9	Niedrig/Schmidt	33	21-14, 15-21, 15-7	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Dodd/McSorley	16	Niedrig/Schmidt	33	21-14, 21-15	0:25
Trail the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Niedrig/Schmidt	29	21-19, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 36 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool J	Niedrig/Schmidt	33	Alcon/Pol	40	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 44 Aoki/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool E	Niedrig/Schmidt	29	Aoki/Seike	44	22-24, 21-19, 15-6	0:58