Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
June 30 - July 5, 2008
(21, Q14) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany
 
Katrin Holtwick
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 10, 1984 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 151
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$600,669.32
Ilka Semmler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 152
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$603,851.11
Awards
  • Best Setter 2013
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
CEV223311244220000 US$138,547.72
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall142781081863182411335 US$1,176,772.72
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV 2005 Did not play Ruth Flemig - 9th
CEV 2006 Ilka Semmler - 13th Katrin Holtwick - 13th
CEV 2007 Ilka Semmler - 1st Katrin Holtwick - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters 2 7th 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 25, Q14 9th 240 US$5,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 1 7th 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 25, Q10 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q14 33rd 30 US$0.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 1 7th 400 € 4,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q19 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-28/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 1 1st 80 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/19-22/2007 Eboli Challenger 1 5th 48 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 33rd 40 US$0.00
CEV 7/5-8/2007 Swiss Masters 3 1st 600 € 11,050.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/1/2008 Qualifier 1 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (Q19) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Tue, 7/1/2008 Qualifier 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (Q3) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Wed, 7/2/2008 Pool E Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Wed, 7/2/2008 Pool E Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (5) Lost 14-21, 13-21 0:36
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool E Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (28, Q1) Won 22-20, 21-15 0:44
Thu, 7/3/2008 Winner 1 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (10) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 2 Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 10-15 0:54
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships400010010200 $53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6513551001901264 $765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4612414266857 $208,225.00
Challenger310002000000 $9,500.00
Satellite110000000000 $2,000.00
Confederation Championship1001012141000 $44,500.00
Total1304698183317221111 $1,082,725.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Katrin Holtwick Ilka Semmler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
4000101200 $26,500.00 World Championships4000101200 $26,500.00
67135510191266 $382,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam67135510191275 $384,500.00
481241612859 $104,112.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open461241612857 $104,112.50
3100020000 $4,750.00 Challenger3100020000 $4,750.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2010001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2010010000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships1001000000 $0.00
11010136000 $23,750.00 Confederation Championship11010136000 $23,750.00
13747982140221115 $542,862.50 Total136471082239221212 $544,612.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB700000000115 $5,000.00 7943.8 %
2006FIVB C&S210001000000 $4,000.00 8466.7 %
2006CEV300000101100 $4,275.00 9564.3 %
2007FIVB800000002015 $11,000.00 161159.3 %
2007FIVB C&S210001000000 $7,500.00 6460.0 %
2007CEV520100100100 $32,450.00 19579.2 %
2008FIVB200000020000 $13,500.00 10471.4 %
2008CEV200000200000 $4,400.00 4450.0 %
TotalFIVB17000000221210 $29,500.00 332457.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S420002000000 $11,500.00 14863.6 %
TotalCEV1020100401200 $41,125.00 321469.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Katrin Holtwick  Ilka Semmler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000002 $0.00 2004FIVB          
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
1000001000 $1,500.00 2004CEV          
2000000002 $0.00 2005FIVB          
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
1000010000 $1,237.50 2005CEV3000003000 $3,450.00
7000000115 $2,500.00 2006FIVB7000000115 $2,500.00
2100010000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S2100010000 $2,000.00
3000011100 $2,137.50 2006CEV3000011100 $2,137.50
8000002015 $5,500.00 2007FIVB8000002015 $5,500.00
2100010000 $3,750.00 2007FIVB C&S2100010000 $3,750.00
6201020100 $17,462.50 2007CEV5201010100 $16,225.00
2000002000 $6,750.00 2008FIVB4000002011 $8,500.00
2000020000 $2,200.00 2008CEV4000022000 $3,700.00
404110873214 $45,037.50 TotalTotal4141207103311 $47,762.50
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
Overall223 72.2% 53 17.2% 33 10.7% 276-33 89.3% 46 19.9% 51 22.1% 134 58.0% 46-185 19.9% 223-134 62.5% 99-84 54.1% 94 331-222 59.9%
2007-200831 70.5% 11 25.0% 2 4.5% 42-2 95.5% 4 14.3% 10 35.7% 14 50.0% 4-24 14.3% 31-14 68.9% 15-12 55.6% 10 47-26 64.4%
Against the Field23 57.5% 11 27.5% 6 15.0% 34-6 85.0% 7 12.7% 15 27.3% 33 60.0% 7-48 12.7% 46-64 41.8% 36-42 46.2% 10 42-53 44.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships00001020043010100147
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3242114660062414105513193129
Challenge/Four Star/Open23144271200383335411212284
Challenger0020000063010010106
Satellite000000002101001042
Confederation Championship000018600981101013219
Total552061718700121908199846377249
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 29-30 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 11 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Holtwick/Semmler 30, Q19 21-17, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-3
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Bede/Connelly 5 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:31
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 16 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-3
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 Holtwick/Semmler 1 17-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:43
6/3/07CEVRussian Masters Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova 2 21-14, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 3 Moiseeva/Uryadova 2 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-15, 18-21, 20-18 0:54
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 19-21, 25-23, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-4
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 3 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-14, 21-17 0:41
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-15, 21-16 0:35
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-19, 21-16 0:44
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 24-22, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-14, 21-19 0:39
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 Holtwick/Semmler Q19 27-25, 19-21, 15-9 0:59
6/17/07CEVGerman Masters Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 9 21-16, 21-14 0:44
6/16/07CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Mouha/Van Breedam 9 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9, Q1 21-16, 21-13 0:34
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:38
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 23 21-19, 21-18 0:38
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 21-17, 11-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
5/18/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 22-20, 21-18 0:40
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-1
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 1 Antonelli/Leao 4 21-13, 14-21, 21-19 0:57
7/27/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 4 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-18, 21-15 0:38
7/21/07FIVB C&SEboli Challenger Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Antonelli/Leao 8 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:12
Lead the series against # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 11-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
7/31/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler Q19 Claasen/Roder 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 6 Claasen/Roder 4 21-17, 21-17 0:40
5/31/06CEVGerman Masters Country Quota Claasen/Roder 11 Holtwick/Semmler 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Series tied with # 20 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-2
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Hakedal/Torlen 6 23-21, 21-12 0:38
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Holtwick/Semmler 28, Q13 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 23-21, 21-13 0:39
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Hakedal/Torlen 4 22-20, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 22 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 7 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-15, 21-13 0:41
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:48
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 22, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler Q16 21-19, 21-19 0:41
7/19/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 30, Q19 Glesnes/Maaseide Q3 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 0-1
11/1/06FIVBThailand Open Qualifier 2 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 19, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler Q12 29-27, 21-16 0:50
Series tied with # 25, Q9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 13 Holtwick/Semmler 30, Q19 21-18, 21-17 0:39
5/19/06CEVTurkish Masters Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 10 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Faure/Sarpaux 28, Q1 22-20, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 29 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15, Q15 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-17, 21-18 0:51
Trail the series against # Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 Holtwick/Semmler Q14 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q3 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 3-0
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Montagnolli/Swoboda Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:40
7/8/07CEVSwiss Masters Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 21-16, 21-15 0:41
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # Q7 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 21 Holtwick/Semmler 28, Q13 15-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Koizumi/Tanaka Q4 21-15, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q11 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Holtwick/Semmler Giaoui/Hamzaoui 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # Q15 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 Campisi/Lozano Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:31
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano Q11 Holtwick/Semmler Q22 21-19, 9-21, 15-12 0:48
Series tied with # Q16 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Baburina/Osheyko 3 21-18, 21-16 0:35
8/18/06FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 3 Baburina/Osheyko 1 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Asao/Nishibori Q19 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Series tied with # Q20 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czechia 1-1
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 15 Holtwick/Semmler 21-19, 13-21, 15-13  
7/27/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8, Q1 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 21-13, 19-21, 15-10 0:45