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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

157

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$600,944.66

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:

Tournaments:

155

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$604,126.45

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	22	3	3	1	1	2	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	US$138,547.72
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$484.57
CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	116	2	5	9	7	14	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,500.00
Overall	144	7	9	10	8	19	6	31	8	24	11	3	3	5	US$1,177,257.29

Previous Gran Canaria Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Ilka Semmler - 7th	Katrin Holtwick - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	3	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	10/5-11/2008	Dubai Open	4	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	9/15-20/2008	Guarajà Open	5	5th	360	US$8,500.00
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
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	11	13th	240	€ 2,000.00
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	21, Q14	9th	320	US$8,000.00
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	2	7th	300	€ 2,200.00

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/8/2009	Winner 1	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (9)	Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-5	0:48
Fri, 5/8/2009	Winner 2	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (1)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:39
Fri, 5/8/2009	Contender 2	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (11, Q5)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:55
Sat, 5/9/2009	Contender 3	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (4)	Won 23-21, 25-23	0:44
Sat, 5/9/2009	Contender 4	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (7)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:31
Sat, 5/9/2009	Semi-Finals	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (1)	Won 23-21, 21-18	0:40
Sun, 5/10/2009	Gold Medal	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (3)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:36

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 29-14 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-6
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	23-21, 21-18	0:40
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 21-17	0:39
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 21-13	0:34
9/6/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
6/25/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler		26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	19-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:54
10/24/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler		23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
9/25/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Holtwick/Semmler		22-20, 21-19	0:43
9/12/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-18, 21-16	0:39
Series tied with # 2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-2
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hakedal/Torlen	6	23-21, 21-12	0:38
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Holtwick/Semmler	28, Q13	21-17, 21-15	0:41
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	23-21, 21-13	0:39
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Hakedal/Torlen	4	22-20, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
5/10/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	21-17, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-3
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	4	23-21, 25-23	0:44
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	1:13
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	22-20, 21-18	0:47
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9, Q1	21-16, 21-13	0:34
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	21-19, 21-18	0:38
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-17, 11-21, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # 6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-14, 21-19	0:39
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	31, Q14	Holtwick/Semmler	Q19	27-25, 19-21, 15-9	0:59
6/17/07	CEV	German Masters	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	21-16, 21-14	0:44
6/16/07	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-14, 21-16	0:31
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Prokopeva/Ukolova	9	20-22, 21-19, 15-5	0:48
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	21-19, 17-21, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	22-20, 21-13	0:37
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	Nystrom/Nystrom	14	21-16, 21-17	0:35
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-16, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 11, Q5 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	11, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:55
Lead the series against # Q1 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 5	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Banck/Gunther	6	21-17, 21-11	0:42
Lead the series against # Q3 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Kolocova/Slukova	22	16-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:53
Lead the series against # Q8 Grossen/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 2	Holtwick/Semmler		Grossen/Kayser		21-10, 21-15	0:36
Series tied with # Q10 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 4	Petrova/Skalnikova	15	Holtwick/Semmler		21-19, 13-21, 15-13
7/27/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8, Q1	Petrova/Skalnikova	1	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	0:45
Lead the series against # Q13 Bratuhhina/Puri, Estonia 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Bratuhhina/Puri	29, Q6	21-13, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 Bratuhhina/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Bratuhhina/Graumann	30, Q7	21-14, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Gioria/Momoli	19	21-17, 19-21, 17-15	0:53
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	Q16	Gioria/Momoli	Q17	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # Q19 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
9/13/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 1	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	Urban/Wiatr	Q16	22-20, 21-16	0:39