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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011

(40) 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

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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Ilka Semmler - 5th	Katrin Holtwick - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	31	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	26	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	21	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	18	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	11	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	15	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	12	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	13	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	17	9th	320	US$8,000.00

Rome World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Tue, 6/14/2011

Pool I

Marie-Andree Lessard / Annie Martin, Canada (16)

Won 21-15, 21-14

0:29

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	25	15	1	0.560	0	10	4	2
	1	11	7	1	0.545	0	4	1	2
	2	14	8	0	0.571	0	6	3	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	14	10	2	0.571	2	6	0	2
	1	7	5	1	0.571	1	2	0	2
	2	7	5	1	0.571	1	4	0	0

Tue, 6/14/2011

Pool I

Rieke Brink-Abeler / Angelina Grun, Germany (33)

Won 28-26, 21-11

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	28	18	1	0.607	0	8	0	2
	1	16	9	1	0.500	0	5	0	0
	2	12	9	0	0.750	0	3	0	2
Ilka Semmler	Total	23	12	1	0.478	2	7	2	3
	1	18	9	1	0.444	0	4	1	2
	2	5	3	0	0.600	2	3	1	1

Wed, 6/15/2011

Pool I

Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (9)

Lost 17-21, 17-21

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	19	8	5	0.158	0	6	1	1
	1	12	5	4	0.083	0	4	0	1
	2	7	3	1	0.286	0	2	1	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	33	18	4	0.424	1	2	2	0
	1	13	9	2	0.538	1	2	1	0
	2	20	9	2	0.350	0	0	1	0

Thu, 6/16/2011

Winner 1

Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (38)

Won 21-19, 21-18

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	16	9	1	0.500	0	5	4	1
	1	7	4	1	0.429	0	2	2	1
	2	9	5	0	0.556	0	3	2	0
Ilka Semmler	Total	35	21	5	0.457	1	5	1	2
	1	17	11	1	0.588	1	1	0	0
	2	18	10	4	0.333	0	4	1	2

Fri, 6/17/2011

Winner 2

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (3)

Lost 18-21, 21-15, 10-15

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	Total	29	14	6	0.276	0	9	1	5
	1	10	4	3	0.100	0	3	1	2
	2	10	9	0	0.900	0	3	0	2
	3	9	1	3	-0.222	0	3	0	1
Ilka Semmler	Total	17	12	2	0.588	3	4	1	2
	1	7	4	2	0.286	1	2	0	1
	2	7	6	0	0.857	1	1	1	0
	3	3	2	0	0.667	1	1	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Katrin Holtwick	117	64	14	0.427	0	38	10	11
Ilka Semmler	122	73	14	0.484	9	24	6	9
Total	239	137	28	0.456	9	62	16	20
Opponents	256	132	37	0.371	5	60	14	25

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Ilka Semmler - 4th	Katrin Holtwick - 4th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	7	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	40	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	5	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	4	4th	700	US$28,000.00

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 38-54 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-4
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-15, 23-21	0:39
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Holtwick/Semmler	17	21-17, 21-15	0:37
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 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-5
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Antonelli/Antunes	2	25-23, 21-18	0:39
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	31	21-17, 23-21	0:39
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Antonelli/Antunes	2	By Forfeit
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	27-29, 21-18, 15-7	0:50
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:54
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
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-4
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	3	Holtwick/Semmler	40	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:45
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	8	Holtwick/Semmler	18	19-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:58
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
Lead the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	Holtwick/Semmler	26	21-17, 21-14	0:31
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	21-13, 21-16	0:42
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Gold Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	5	Holtwick/Semmler	31	21-14, 24-26, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-4
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	22-20, 21-12	0:34
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-18, 21-14	0:37
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	12	Holtwick/Semmler	19	22-20, 21-17	0:39
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 # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-11
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-12, 21-19	0:37
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-19, 21-18	0:44
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 21-18	0:39
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 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	2	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-15, 21-18	0:34
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-11, 26-24	0:43
Trail the series against # 9 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool I	Cunha/Lima	9	Holtwick/Semmler	40	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-4
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	12	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-18, 21-15	0:34
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Salgado/Salgado	5	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-16, 21-15	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 13 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 2-1
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Cicolari/Menegatti	21	21-15, 21-16	0:41
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-17, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 16 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool I	Holtwick/Semmler	40	Lessard/Martin	16	21-15, 21-14	0:29
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Lessard/Martin	15	Holtwick/Semmler	31	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 17 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
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 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 2-1
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Bawden/Palmer	29	21-18, 22-20	0:42
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Bawden/Palmer	14	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-1
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	31	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	18	21-18, 21-14	0:36
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	18-21, 26-24, 15-13	0:57
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
Lead the series against # 20 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Kolocova/Slukova	24	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	16-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:48
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
Trail the series against # 22 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	23	Holtwick/Semmler	26	16-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Kohler/Sude	28	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 25 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	21	Holtwick/Semmler	28, Q13	15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 27 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 # 28 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-2
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Martins/Santanna	15	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:43
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 # 31 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
Lead the series against # 32 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-1
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Candelas/Garcia	19	21-19, 22-20	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 33 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 1-0
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool I	Holtwick/Semmler	40	Brink-Abeler/Grun	33	28-26, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 35 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
Lead the series against # 38 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	40	Gielen/Mouha	38	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 42 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/Wesselink	28, Q10	Holtwick/Semmler	17	21-19, 24-22	0:43
Lead the series against # 44 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Novakova/Tobiasova	3, Q3	21-13, 15-21, 15-12	0:54