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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 14, 2013

(11) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Maria Kleefisch - Country Quota	Did not play
2008	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2009	Ilka Semmler - 5th	Katrin Holtwick - 5th
2010	Ilka Semmler - 5th	Katrin Holtwick - 5th
2011	Ilka Semmler - 9th	Katrin Holtwick - 9th
2012	Ilka Semmler - 9th	Katrin Holtwick - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	5	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	2	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	3	3rd	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	5	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	5	3rd	400	US$12,000.00
FIVB	10/23-28/2012	Bangsaen Open	1	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/28-9/2/2012	Åland Open	2	1st	600	US$30,000.00
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	6	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	12	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	8	4th	560	US$18,400.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/10/2013	Pool F	Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (22)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:32
Wed, 7/10/2013	Pool F	Jana Kohler / Anni Schumacher, Germany (27, Q5)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:30
Thu, 7/11/2013	Pool F	Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6, Q1)	Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:47
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 2	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (18)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:36
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 3	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (3)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 40-31 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	15	Holtwick/Semmler	2	23-21, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Mader/Zumkehr	11	24-22, 21-11	0:38
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mader/Zumkehr	12	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:49
4/27/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Mader/Zumkehr	13	21-18, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-4
4/28/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	1	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-15, 21-14	0:35
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:50
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 # 3 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antunes/Lima	3	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 4 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-1
4/28/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Meppelink/van Gestel	10	21-17, 21-18	0:36
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	22	21-11, 21-10	0:29
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Meppelink/van Gestel	29, Q13	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 2-3
7/15/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-10, 21-17	0:32
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 # 6, Q1 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 3-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Maestrini/Seixas	6, Q1	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:47
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Maestrini/Seixas	10	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:45
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Maestrini/Seixas	13	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:47
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Maestrini/Seixas	12	21-18, 26-24	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-6
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-12, 13-21, 15-13	0:49
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Salgado/Salgado	14, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-14, 17-21, 15-9	0:41
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Salgado/Salgado	11	21-19, 15-21, 19-17	0:51
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 # 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	22-24, 21-18, 15-11	0:49
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21, Q2	21-11, 21-16	0:33
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 25-23	0:38
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:34
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Forrer/Verge-Depre	31	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 9 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-2
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	6	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-16, 21-18	0:37
6/15/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7	21-16, 21-17	0:36
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 3	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	6	Holtwick/Semmler	3	22-24, 21-19, 16-14	0:55
Series tied with # 12 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
9/2/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	0:49
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-15, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-6
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-18, 21-23, 15-9	0:50
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	28, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	25	21-17, 23-21	0:37
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-11, 21-23, 15-11	0:44
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
Lead the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-3
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	9	Holtwick/Semmler	5	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:44
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Holtwick/Semmler	21	21-14, 24-26, 16-14	0:55
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	25	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-15, 21-11	0:28
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 18 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Bawden/Clancy	18	21-18, 21-19	0:36
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Bawden/Clancy	20	23-21, 15-21, 16-14	0:48
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool B	Bawden/Clancy	18	Holtwick/Semmler	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	19, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:34
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
Lead the series against # 20 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-16, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Fopma/Sweat, United States 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Fopma/Sweat	28, Q9	21-12, 21-19	0:31
Lead the series against # 22 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	22	21-19, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # 23 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 3-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Wesselink/van der Vlist	29	21-17, 21-15	0:38
6/16/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	21-12, 21-14	0:31
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Wesselink/van der Vlist	28, Q12	21-17, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Hansel/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Hansel/Schutzenhofer	28, Q12	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Kohler/Schumacher	27, Q5	21-15, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # Q8 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	10	Hermannova/Williams	26, Q2	21-13, 18-21, 15-7	0:42
Lead the series against # Q12 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-13, 20-22, 15-10	0:44