Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Shanghai Grand Slam presented by Jinshan Xinchen
April 30 - May 5, 2012
(25) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Sara Niedrig - Country Quota Did not play
2007 Ilka Semmler - 13th Katrin Holtwick - 13th
2008 Ilka Semmler - 9th Katrin Holtwick - 9th
2009 Ilka Semmler - 7th Katrin Holtwick - 7th
2010 Ilka Semmler - 17th Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2011 Ilka Semmler - 25th Katrin Holtwick - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 20 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 12 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 11 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 17 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 40 9th 400 US$11,000.00
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
Shanghai Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2012 Pool H Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
Wed, 5/2/2012 Pool H Yuanyuan Ma / Changning Zhang, China (9) Won 21-10, 21-15 0:29
Thu, 5/3/2012 Pool H Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (24) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 5/4/2012 Winner 2 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (28, Q1) Lost 17-21, 21-23 0:37
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 50-62 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-15, 21-18 0:34
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-11, 26-24 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-8
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Holtwick/Semmler 20 21-14, 21-13 0:32
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-19, 21-11 0:32
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-17, 21-17 0:30
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 31 Antonelli/Antunes 2 25-23, 21-18 0:39
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Antonelli/Antunes 2 Holtwick/Semmler 31 21-17, 23-21 0:39
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 15 Antonelli/Antunes 2 By Forfeit  
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 27-29, 21-18, 15-7 0:50
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Antunes 3 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-10, 21-12 0:29
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Holtwick/Semmler 15 21-16, 21-13 0:35
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-5
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Holtwick/Semmler 15 21-23, 21-10, 15-11 0:47
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Holtwick/Semmler 17 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 31 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-15, 23-21 0:39
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 21-17, 21-15 0:37
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-17, 21-18 0:45
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-11, 25-23 0:44
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 23-25, 15-6 0:57
Trail the series against # 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 17-21, 15-11 0:44
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Gold Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Holtwick/Semmler 31 21-14, 24-26, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-5
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-12, 21-16 0:33
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Holtwick/Semmler 40 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:45
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 8 Holtwick/Semmler 18 19-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:58
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Kessy/Ross 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-23, 21-16, 17-15 0:57
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 2-2
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 Holtwick/Semmler 15 21-10, 21-17 0:32
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 31 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 21-19, 21-16 0:38
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 21 21-15, 21-16 0:41
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 16 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-11
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-12, 21-19 0:37
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-19, 21-18 0:44
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Holtwick/Semmler 20 21-13, 21-14 0:37
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
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 # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 25 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:53
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 21-15, 21-11 0:28
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 7 Holtwick/Semmler 26 21-17, 21-14 0:31
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Keizer/Van Iersel 15 21-13, 21-16 0:42
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 18 Keizer/Van Iersel 15 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Ma/Zhang, China 1-0
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 25 Ma/Zhang 9 21-10, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 19 Kolocova/Slukova 24 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool I Cunha/Lima 9 Holtwick/Semmler 40 21-17, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-2
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Gielen/Mouha 20 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-17, 21-15 0:31
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Gielen/Mouha 28, Q11 Holtwick/Semmler 11 22-20, 21-18 0:35
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 40 Gielen/Mouha 38 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 3-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Holtwick/Semmler 17 Bawden/Palmer 16 21-19, 22-24, 15-9 0:48
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Bawden/Palmer 29 21-18, 22-20 0:42
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:54
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 19 Bawden/Palmer 14 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-2
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Holtwick/Semmler 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 15 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-0
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 20 Fendrick/Niles 13 24-22, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Series tied with # 17 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:43
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 23 Holtwick/Semmler 26 16-21, 25-23, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 19, Q2 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-5
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 20 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-19, 21-15 0:38
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 23-21, 21-18 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
Trail the series against # 20 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Kohler/Sude 28 Holtwick/Semmler 21 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 21 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 31 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-18, 21-14 0:36
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 19 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 18-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:57
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 21-18, 21-17 0:39
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 25 Cook/Hinchley 24 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Meppelink/van Gestel 29, Q13 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 28, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-5
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 28, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 25 21-17, 23-21 0:37
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 21-11, 21-23, 15-11 0:44
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 31 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 22-20, 21-12 0:34
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Holtwick/Semmler 15 21-18, 21-14 0:37
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 12 Holtwick/Semmler 19 22-20, 21-17 0:39
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-15, 15-21, 21-19 1:13
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 4-2
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Gioria/Momoli 16 Holtwick/Semmler 7 24-22, 21-16 0:41
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 # 30, Q8 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:48
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q1 22-20, 21-13 0:37
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q7 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-2
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Martins/Santanna 28, Q2 21-16, 19-21, 15-5 0:40
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 18 Martins/Santanna 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:43
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Martins/Santanna 21 Holtwick/Semmler 12 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:42
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 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Lavalle/Maestrini 27, Q13 21-16, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-1
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 Candelas/Garcia 19 21-19, 22-20 0:38
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 8 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Series tied with # Q17 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool I Holtwick/Semmler 40 Lessard/Martin 16 21-15, 21-14 0:29
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool B Lessard/Martin 15 Holtwick/Semmler 31 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 2-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 By Forfeit  
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre 31 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q28 Papageorgiou/Roubanis, Greece 1-0
7/26/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Papageorgiou/Roubanis 9 21-14, 21-19 0:41