Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 KIA Open presented by Banco do Brazil
September 15 - 20, 2008
(5) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany
 
Katrin Holtwick
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 10, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$519,112.50
Ilka Semmler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$520,862.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall12045971622762211335 US$1,038,225.00
Previous Guarujá Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 7 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 14 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 21, Q14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 25, Q14 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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
Guarajà Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 1 Natalie Lukiw / Rebecca Moskowitz, Canada (28) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:35
Wed, 9/17/2008 Winner 2 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (12) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 9-15 0:52
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 2 Isabelle Forrer / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (22) Won 28-26, 21-18 0:47
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 3 Claudia Lubetz / Julia Sude, Germany (13) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:30
Thu, 9/18/2008 Contender 4 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (7) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
Fri, 9/19/2008 Contender 5 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (6) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Fri, 9/19/2008 Contender 6 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (12) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:41
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 18-15 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 21-18 0:40
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 # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
9/7/08FIVBMyslowice Open Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-17, 19-21, 15-7 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-3
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 2 Holtwick/Semmler 7 24-22, 21-18 0:44
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-16, 21-19 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-15, 21-18 0:38
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Martins/Santanna 7 21-15, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 13 Martins/Santanna 16 21-18, 21-18 0:38
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 Holtwick/Semmler Q14 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:53
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler Q16 Gioria/Momoli Q17 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 21-13, 21-14 0:32
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 10 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:07
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/27/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8, Q1 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 21-13, 19-21, 15-10 0:45
Series tied with # 12 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 2-2
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 6 Bede/Bednarczuk 12 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-18, 22-20 0:41
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Bede/Bednarczuk 12 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-18, 20-22, 15-9 0:52
5/23/07FIVBSingapore Open Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 28, Q13 Bede/Bednarczuk Q20 24-22, 21-18 0:42
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Bede/Bednarczuk Q20 27-25, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Lubetz/Sude, Germany 1-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 3 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Lubetz/Sude 13 21-14, 21-17 0:30
Lead the series against # 19 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Andreasen/Vestergaard 30, Q9 21-10, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 20 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 29 21-16, 16-21, 15-7 0:53
Series tied with # 22 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Forrer/Schmocker 22 28-26, 21-18 0:47
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Forrer/Schmocker 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 20-22, 17-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 25 Rodriguez/Zur, Israel 1-0
7/26/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Rodriguez/Zur 16, Q6 21-11, 21-14 0:27
Lead the series against # 28 Lukiw/Moskowitz, Canada 1-0
9/17/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Lukiw/Moskowitz 28 21-12, 21-12 0:35