European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 2009
(3) 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: 16
Tournaments: 157
Career Wins: 7
Career CEV Wins: 3
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: 14
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 8
Career CEV Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$604,126.45
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
CEV223311244220000 US$138,547.72
CEV C&S10000100000000 US$484.57
CEV Under Age10100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall144791081963182411335 US$1,177,257.29
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 15 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 6 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 8 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/20-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 8 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 7 17th 200 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters 1 2nd 540 € 7,500.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters 1 2nd 540 € 5,500.00
CEV 5/6-10/2009 Spanish Masters 8 1st 600 € 8,500.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool C Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (11) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool C Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (6) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool C Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (14) Lost 17-21, 21-12, 12-15 0:52
Fri, 9/18/2009 Winner 1 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (9) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 36-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-1
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 6 24-26, 21-18, 15-2 0:57
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
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 3-10
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 21-18 0:38
6/21/09CEVGerman Masters Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 By Forfeit  
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 25-23, 21-18 0:41
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 8 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 23-21, 21-18 0:40
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-15, 21-17 0:39
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-18, 21-13 0:34
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
9/25/06FIVBVitória Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 22-20, 21-19 0:43
9/12/06FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-3
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 21-19, 21-17 0:43
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 4 23-21, 25-23 0:44
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-15, 15-21, 21-19 1:13
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Holtwick/Semmler 11 22-20, 21-18 0:47
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 # 5 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 3-0
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova 9 21-14, 21-11 0:28
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova 9 20-22, 21-19, 15-5 0:48
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 6 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 4-3
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 6 21-19, 21-16 0:40
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 Holtwick/Semmler 15 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 4 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-18, 21-16 0:47
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 8 21-16, 21-16 0:37
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 11 21-16, 21-17 0:37
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 11, Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:55
Lead the series against # 7 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 3-2
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Hakedal/Torlen 5 21-17, 21-19 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 8 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 11 Kolocova/Slukova 22 16-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 9 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 3-1
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 9 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-15, 21-17 0:35
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 By Forfeit  
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-14, 21-16 0:31
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 4-1
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Gioria/Momoli 11 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-18, 24-26, 15-10 0:54
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Gioria/Momoli 13 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 7 Gioria/Momoli 18 21-11, 21-18 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 14 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 4-3
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool C Petrova/Skalnikova 14 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-17, 12-21, 15-12 0:52
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 21-15, 21-15 0:33
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-17, 21-18 0:34
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Petrova/Skalnikova 24 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Petrova/Skalnikova 22, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:37
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