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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Puerto Vallarta Open
October 7 - 11, 2015

(2) 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 Puerto Vallarta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/23-27/2015	Xiamen Open	2	4th	350	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	13	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	14	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	15, Q3	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2015	Gstaad Major Series	13	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/4/2015	Netherlands World Championships	4	4th	700	US$28,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/8-13/2015	Stavanger Major Series	6	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/1-6/2015	Porec Major Series	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/11-17/2015	Lucerne Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00

Puerto Vallarta Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool B	Stephanie Burnside / Zaira Orellana, Mexico (31)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:26
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool B	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (18)	Lost 21-19, 11-21, 14-16	0:58
Fri, 10/9/2015	Pool B	Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (15)	Lost By Forfeit
Fri, 10/9/2015	Winner 1	Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (12)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 22-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-19, 21-17	0:43
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-14, 21-19	0:34
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 10-3
9/27/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Bronze Medal	Forrer/Verge-Depre	3	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 24-22	0:40
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Forrer/Verge-Depre	27, Q11	Holtwick/Semmler	6	22-20, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
5/14/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	15	23-21, 21-17	0:41
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
Series tied with # 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	Holtwick/Semmler	15	21-16, 21-17	0:38
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	19	21-11, 14-21, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
9/27/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Gallay/Klug	9	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Laboureur/Sude	20	13-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:40
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Laboureur/Sude	15, Q1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 10 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-1
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool D	van Gestel/van der Vlist	29, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler	13	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	4	van Gestel/van der Vlist	47	21-17, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool M	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Bieneck/Grossner	20, Q2	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Bieneck/Grossner	19	21-17, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 0-1
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Lisboa/Maia	12	Holtwick/Semmler	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 15 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Horta/Maestrini	15	Holtwick/Semmler	2	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 18 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-3
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Hansel/Schwaiger	18	Holtwick/Semmler	2	19-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:58
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Hansel/Schwaiger	29, Q7	Holtwick/Semmler	13	24-22, 21-19	0:40
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 2	Hansel/Schwaiger	23	Holtwick/Semmler	2	22-20, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Jupiter/Longuet, France 1-0
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Jupiter/Longuet	18	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Burnside/Orellana, Mexico 1-0
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Burnside/Orellana	31	21-10, 21-14	0:26
Lead the series against # Q2 DiCello/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	DiCello/VanZwieten	30, Q14	21-16, 21-11	0:38