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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010

(20) 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:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$520,862.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
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	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	3	3	5	US$1,038,225.00

Previous Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	18	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	11	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2009	Sanya Open	7	13th	180	US$4,250.00
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

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Tue, 5/18/2010

Pool D

Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (13)

Won 21-18, 21-14

0:34

Wed, 5/19/2010

Pool D

Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (4)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:33

Thu, 5/20/2010

Pool D

Janne Kongshavn / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (29, Q3)

Won By Forfeit

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 2

Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (11)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:39

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 3

Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7)

Lost 13-21, 14-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	8	3	3	0.000	0	4	0	0
	1	2	1	0	0.500	0	1	0	0
	2	6	2	3	-0.167	0	3	0	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	29	13	9	0.138	0	2	4	2
	1	15	6	5	0.067	0	1	2	0
	2	14	7	4	0.214	0	1	2	2

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	8	3	3	0.000	0	4	0	0
Ilka Semmler	29	13	9	0.138	0	2	4	2
Total	37	16	12	0.108	0	6	4	2
Opponents	34	25	1	0.706	1	9	2	6

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 27-34 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 9 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-17, 21-18	0:45
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-11, 25-23	0:44
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 23-25, 15-6	0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-2
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-23, 21-16, 17-15	0:57
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Kessy/Ross	5	Holtwick/Semmler	21, Q14	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-2
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-10, 21-12	0:29
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-16, 21-13	0:35
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Antonelli/Antunes	1	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 4 Akers/Turner, United States 2-1
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Akers/Turner	4	21-19, 21-16	0:33
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Akers/Turner	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-13, 21-15	0:36
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Akers/Turner	6	21-19, 21-23, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Salgado/Salgado	2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-14, 20-22, 15-8	0:49
9/7/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Gold Medal	Salgado/Salgado	4	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-17, 19-21, 15-7	0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-8
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	20	21-13, 21-14	0:37
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 21-18	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 8 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-15, 15-21, 21-19	1:13
11/2/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	25, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 4-2
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Gioria/Momoli	16	Holtwick/Semmler	7	24-22, 21-16	0:41
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Gioria/Momoli	11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-18, 24-26, 15-10	0:54
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Gioria/Momoli	13	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/1/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Gioria/Momoli	18	21-11, 21-18	0:36
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
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	21-18, 21-17	0:39
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-3
9/11/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Hansel/Montagnolli	8	Holtwick/Semmler	15	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Hansel/Montagnolli	4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-18, 21-16	0:47
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Prokopeva/Ukolova	13	21-18, 21-14	0:34
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 1	Prokopeva/Ukolova	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-18, 15-21, 17-15	0:51
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 # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Series tied with # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
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
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Banck/Gunther	13	21-16, 21-19	0:37
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 5	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Banck/Gunther	6	21-17, 21-11	0:42
Series tied with # 24 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Candelas/Garcia	25, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	8	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Candelas/Garcia	27, Q9	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
Series tied with # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-1
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Schmocker	22	28-26, 21-18	0:47
7/28/07	FIVB C&S	Geroskipou Challenger	Semi-Finals	Forrer/Schmocker	3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	20-22, 17-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Kongshavn/Torlen, Norway 1-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	20	Kongshavn/Torlen	29, Q3	By Forfeit
Series tied with # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-2
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Martins/Santanna	21	Holtwick/Semmler	12	14-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:42
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Martins/Santanna	7	21-15, 20-22, 15-13	0:47
8/2/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Martins/Santanna	16	21-18, 21-18	0:38
9/25/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Martins/Santanna	21, Q3	Holtwick/Semmler	Q14	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q5 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
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
Lead the series against # Q8 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Blundell/Harrison	19	21-18, 21-12	0:40
Trail the series against # Q10 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 0-1
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Birlova	26	Holtwick/Semmler	7	19-21, 21-17, 17-15	1:09
Lead the series against # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q3	By Forfeit
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-16, 21-18	0:34