Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 8 - 13, 2014
(14) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2013 Ilka Semmler - 5th Katrin Holtwick - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 5 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 1 2nd 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/22-26/2013 Long Beach Grand Slam 7 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 11 5th 480 US$10,000.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/9/2014 Pool C Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (19) Won 21-11, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
Wed, 7/9/2014 Pool C Yuanyuan Ma / Xinyi Xia, China (30) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:39
Thu, 7/10/2014 Pool C Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (3) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 13-15 0:58
Fri, 7/11/2014 Winner 1 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (17) Won 14-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:56
Fri, 7/11/2014 Winner 2 Jennifer Fopma / Whitney Pavlik, United States (29, Q9) Won 21-10, 18-21, 15-13 0:45
Sat, 7/12/2014 Winner 3 Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (11) Won 21-19, 24-22 0:47
Sat, 7/12/2014 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (6, Q1) Won 22-20, 27-25 0:48
Sun, 7/13/2014 Gold Medal Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (8) Won 24-22, 21-16 0:40
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 56-27 (Lead 22 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
9/2/12FIVBÅland Open Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 8 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 0:49
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-15, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-3
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Kolocova/Slukova 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
5/25/14FIVBPrague Open Gold Medal Kolocova/Slukova 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Holtwick/Semmler 1 Kolocova/Slukova 17 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:52
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool G Kolocova/Slukova 10 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-10, 21-13 0:29
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 19 Kolocova/Slukova 24 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
8/31/12FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas 13 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 6, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-0
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 14 Antonelli/Felisberta 6, Q1 22-20, 27-25 0:48
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 10 21-12, 24-22 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-0
7/13/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 14 Borger/Buthe 8 24-22, 21-16 0:40
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 # 9 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-2
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Mader/Zumkehr 17 Holtwick/Semmler 1 17-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Mader/Zumkehr 15 Holtwick/Semmler 2 23-21, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Mader/Zumkehr 11 24-22, 21-11 0:38
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Mader/Zumkehr 12 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:49
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Mader/Zumkehr 13 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 6-1
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 18-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:47
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Forrer/Verge-Depre 17 25-27, 21-18, 15-5 0:54
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre 21 22-24, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre 21, Q2 21-11, 21-16 0:33
8/15/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool F Forrer/Verge-Depre 22 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-19, 25-23 0:38
7/14/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre 30, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:34
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre 31 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Wang/Yue, China 1-3
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Wang/Yue 11 21-19, 24-22 0:47
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Wang/Yue 15 Holtwick/Semmler 6 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:45
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Wang/Yue 16 Holtwick/Semmler 1 24-22, 21-15 0:40
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Wang/Yue 10 Holtwick/Semmler 4 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 0-1
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Fendrick/Sweat 13 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-10, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 11 Bawden/Clancy 18 21-18, 21-19 0:36
7/3/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Bawden/Clancy 20 23-21, 15-21, 16-14 0:48
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Bawden/Clancy 18 Holtwick/Semmler 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 16 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 7 Capers/Ross 15, Q2 21-18, 25-23 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-8
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Salgado/Salgado 17 14-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:56
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 3 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-17, 21-17 0:52
7/26/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-15, 21-12 0:38
6/15/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Semi-Finals Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-12, 13-21, 15-13 0:49
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-14, 17-21, 15-9 0:41
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Salgado/Salgado 11 21-19, 15-21, 19-17 0:51
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12 Holtwick/Semmler 21 21-18, 21-15 0:34
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-16, 21-15 0:37
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-14, 20-22, 15-8 0:49
9/7/08FIVBMyslowice Open Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-17, 19-21, 15-7 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 4-0
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Nestarcova/Pridalova 11 21-15, 22-20 0:38
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 21-14, 21-16 0:31
8/23/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Nestarcova/Pridalova 12 By Forfeit  
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 21-16, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 19 21-11, 14-21, 16-14 0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Broder/May 20 24-22, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-0
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Bansley/Pavan 22 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:49
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-13, 20-22, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 24, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 3-1
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 6 Prokopeva/Ukolova 15 21-17, 22-20 0:33
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 20 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-14 0:34
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Prokopeva/Ukolova 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 0:51
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Candelas/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 4 Candelas/Revuelta 29, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 28 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Goricanec/Huberli 19 14-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:43
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Goricanec/Huberli 22 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 29, Q9 Fopma/Pavlik, United States 1-2
7/11/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 14 Fopma/Pavlik 29, Q9 21-10, 18-21, 15-13 0:45
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Fopma/Pavlik 27, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 6 11-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:50
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Fopma/Pavlik 19, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-19, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 30 Ma/Xia, China 0-1
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Ma/Xia 30 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 2-0
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 7 Hermannova/Williams 23 21-11, 21-13 0:29
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 10 Hermannova/Williams 26, Q2 21-13, 18-21, 15-7 0:42
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-1
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 22 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 23-21, 21-11 0:33
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 # Q3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Holtwick/Semmler 1 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 32, Q21 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q4 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Radarong/Udomchavee 28, Q6 21-11, 21-15 0:31
Trail the series against # Q11 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 1-2
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Giombini/Gioria 32, Q11 Holtwick/Semmler 1 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Giombini/Gioria 30, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-18, 21-15 0:36
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Giombini/Gioria 21 21-15, 18-21, 20-18 0:51
Lead the series against # Q12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-0
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-9, 21-14 0:26
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 19, Q4 21-18, 21-18 0:34
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 # Q16 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Grawender/Lundqvist 27, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:33