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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 São Paulo Grand Slam
September 23 - 28, 2014

(3) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany

Katrin Holtwick
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1984 (41 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 (40 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

Awards

Best Setter 2013

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 São Paulo Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Ilka Semmler - 5th	Katrin Holtwick - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/19-23/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	3	5th	480	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	8	2nd	720	US$52,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	6	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	1	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	3	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	3	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	4	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	6	4th	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$10,000.00

São Paulo Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/24/2014	Pool C	Karolina Baran / Dorota Strag, Poland (30, Q9)	Won 21-12, 21-13	0:29
Wed, 9/24/2014	Pool C	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (19)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:38
Thu, 9/25/2014	Pool C	Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (14)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:38
Fri, 9/26/2014	Winner 1	Lane Carico / Kim DiCello, United States (23)	Lost 21-17, 20-22, 13-15	0:53

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	65	1	3	5	5	10	0	19	0	12	6	0	$765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	4	2	6	6	8	5	0	$208,225.00
Challenger	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,500.00
Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Total	120	4	5	9	7	16	2	27	6	22	11	0	$1,038,225.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Katrin Holtwick												Ilka Semmler
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$26,500.00
67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	6	0	$382,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	67	1	3	5	5	10	19	12	7	0	$384,500.00
48	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	0	$104,112.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	1	2	4	1	6	12	8	5	0	$104,112.50
3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00	Challenger	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
126	4	6	9	7	18	34	22	11	0	$519,112.50	Total	125	4	6	10	7	19	33	22	12	0	$520,862.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$5,000.00	7	9	43.8 %
2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	8	4	66.7 %
2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$11,000.00	16	11	59.3 %
2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	6	4	60.0 %
2008	FIVB	7	0	1	1	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	$75,100.00	31	15	67.4 %
2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	3	1	0	$85,400.00	27	24	52.9 %
2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	3	1	0	$60,850.00	20	18	52.6 %
2011	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	3	0	$89,350.00	24	22	52.2 %
2012	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	0	0	$127,400.00	36	22	62.1 %
2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	$131,600.00	51	17	75.0 %
2014	FIVB	11	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	$214,000.00	36	23	61.0 %
Total	FIVB	88	2	5	6	4	9	2	19	6	16	9	10	$799,700.00	248	161	60.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,500.00	14	8	63.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Katrin Holtwick													Ilka Semmler
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2005	FIVB
											2005	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00	2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,500.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$5,500.00	2007	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	5	$5,500.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
7	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	$37,550.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	1	3	1	1	1	$39,300.00
12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	1	0	$42,700.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	3	4	3	1	0	$42,700.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	$30,425.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1	0	$30,425.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	3	0	$44,675.00	2011	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	4	2	3	0	$44,675.00
11	1	0	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	$63,700.00	2012	FIVB	11	1	0	1	2	0	5	2	0	0	$63,700.00
12	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	$65,800.00	2013	FIVB	12	0	1	3	1	3	2	2	0	0	$65,800.00
11	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	0	$107,000.00	2014	FIVB	11	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	0	$107,000.00
98	4	6	6	4	13	26	16	9	14	$405,600.00	Total	Total	97	4	6	7	4	14	25	16	10	11	$407,350.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	223	72.2%	53	17.2%	33	10.7%	276-33	89.3%	46	19.9%	51	22.1%	134	58.0%	46-185	19.9%	223-134	62.5%	99-84	54.1%	9	4	331-222	59.9%
2013-2014	60	74.1%	11	13.6%	10	12.3%	71-10	87.7%	14	32.6%	8	18.6%	21	48.8%	14-29	32.6%	60-21	74.1%	25-18	58.1%	2	1	87-40	68.5%
Against the Field	37	66.1%	13	23.2%	6	10.7%	50-6	89.3%	12	20.3%	10	16.9%	37	62.7%	12-47	20.3%	74-70	51.4%	50-32	61.0%	1	1	63-52	54.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	14	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	2	4	2	114	66	0	0	62	41	4	10	5	5	1	3	193	129
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	3	14	4	27	12	0	0	38	33	3	5	4	1	1	2	122	84
Challenger	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	6
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	2
Total	5	5	20	6	153	81	0	0	112	82	7	18	9	7	4	5	345	230

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 39-19 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 3-0
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Antonelli/Felisberta	6	21-18, 16-21, 17-15	1:02
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Antonelli/Felisberta	6, Q1	22-20, 27-25	0:48
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	10	21-12, 24-22	0:41
Lead the series against # 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-3
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Kolocova/Slukova	3	Holtwick/Semmler	14	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:58
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Gold Medal	Kolocova/Slukova	1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Kolocova/Slukova	17	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-10, 21-13	0:29
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 # 5 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	2	21-18, 21-15	0:35
7/26/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-11, 21-13	0:32
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Bednarczuk/Seixas	13	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Borger/Buthe, Germany 4-0
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Borger/Buthe	7	21-13, 21-12	0:31
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Borger/Buthe	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
7/13/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Borger/Buthe	8	24-22, 21-16	0:40
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 7 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-12	0:35
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Antunes/Maestrini	13, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-16, 21-16	0:33
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Antunes/Maestrini	18, Q2	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 8, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 1-1
8/23/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Alves/Lima	8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
7/20/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Alves/Lima	11, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Meppelink/Van Iersel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Ludwig/Sude, Germany 0-1
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Sude	16	Holtwick/Semmler	5	22-20, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	19	21-11, 14-21, 16-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Bansley/Pavan	22	17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:49
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-13, 20-22, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # 13, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-8
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Salgado/Salgado	17	14-21, 22-20, 17-15	0:56
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	3	Holtwick/Semmler	5	21-17, 21-17	0:52
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Salgado/Salgado	4	Holtwick/Semmler	7	21-15, 21-12	0:38
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 # 14 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 3-1
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	14	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-19, 21-18	0:38
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19, Q3	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:49
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Goricanec/Huberli	19	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:43
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Goricanec/Huberli	22	21-12, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 16 Capers/Ross, United States 2-0
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Capers/Ross	18	21-19, 21-16	0:34
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Capers/Ross	15, Q2	21-18, 25-23	0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	26, Q5	15-21, 21-16, 21-19	0:54
7/24/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	31, Q8	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 9-1
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Forrer/Verge-Depre	19	21-14, 21-16	0:38
8/20/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-16, 21-15	0:31
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21	22-20, 21-18	0:40
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:47
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Forrer/Verge-Depre	17	25-27, 21-18, 15-5	0:54
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 # 23 Carico/DiCello, United States 0-1
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Carico/DiCello	23	Holtwick/Semmler	3	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 25 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Broder/May	20	24-22, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Baran/Strag, Poland 1-0
9/24/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Baran/Strag	30, Q9	21-12, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # Q6 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Grawender/Lundqvist	27, Q5	21-18, 21-14	0:33