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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 A1 Major Klagenfurt
July 25 - 30, 2016

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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Ilka Semmler - 41st	Katrin Holtwick - 41st
2008	Ilka Semmler - 3rd	Katrin Holtwick - 3rd
2009	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2010	Ilka Semmler - 17th	Katrin Holtwick - 17th
2011	Ilka Semmler - 25th	Katrin Holtwick - 25th
2014	Ilka Semmler - 9th	Katrin Holtwick - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	18	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	11	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	18	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	18	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	6	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	7	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	9	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/20-24/2016	Fuzhou Open	11	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/13-17/2016	Xiamen Open	11	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	17	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	14	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	12	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/20-24/2015	Antalya Open	1	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	2	17th	180	US$1,200.00
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

A1 Major Klagenfurt Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/25/2016	Country Quota	Victoria Bieneck / Julia Grossner, Germany (24, Q3)	Lost 14-21, 21-17, 15-17	0:48

Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 64-37 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 4 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-3
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	24-22, 21-16	0:38
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 # 2 Borger/Buthe, Germany 4-2
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	10	Holtwick/Semmler	15, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:50
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	11	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-14, 21-18	0:37
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
Series tied with # 3 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-11	0:49
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24, Q9	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-1
5/7/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	9	Laboureur/Sude	11	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Laboureur/Sude	23, Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:33
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 # 5 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 6-4
5/7/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Semi-Finals	Mader/Zumkehr	4	Holtwick/Semmler	9	22-20, 25-23	0:40
4/23/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Mader/Zumkehr	10	Holtwick/Semmler	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:47
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Mader/Zumkehr	13	18-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Mader/Zumkehr	15	21-9, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Mader/Zumkehr	18	21-18, 21-13	0:31
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Mader/Zumkehr	17	Holtwick/Semmler	1	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:51
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
Lead the series against # 6 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 3-2
3/20/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Bawden/Clancy	4	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bawden/Clancy	7	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-15, 23-21	0:39
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
Series tied with # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-2
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	21-12, 21-17	0:31
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-15, 21-10	0:30
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 # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 0-4
10/22/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
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 # 9 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Felisberta/Lima	7	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 10-5
4/16/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 3	Forrer/Verge-Depre	5	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:42
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	Holtwick/Semmler	14	21-18, 21-17	0:36
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
Lead the series against # 11 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Hermannova/Slukova	14	21-14, 19-21, 18-16	0:46
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Hermannova/Slukova	21	21-17, 25-23	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-2
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Gallay/Klug	6	21-18, 21-16	0:34
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	6	Holtwick/Semmler	11	23-21, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
9/27/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Gallay/Klug	9	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Artacho/Laird	30, Q9	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 7-1
6/29/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Broder/May	16	21-15, 24-22	0:40
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Broder/May	15	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
5/20/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Broder/May	5	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:42
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Broder/May	6	21-15, 21-19	0:35
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool B	Broder/May	18	Holtwick/Semmler	15, Q3	23-21, 24-22	0:43
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Broder/May	18	21-17, 21-10	0:37
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Broder/May	18, Q2	21-13, 21-19	0:34
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Broder/May	20	24-22, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 18 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-2
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Brunner/Huberli	25, Q5	Holtwick/Semmler	17	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
6/15/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool F	Brunner/Huberli	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 19 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 4-4
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Birlova/Ukolova	8	Holtwick/Semmler	9	21-13, 21-18	0:32
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Birlova/Ukolova	16	15-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:44
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool D	Birlova/Ukolova	20	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-13, 11-21, 15-12	0:41
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Holtwick/Semmler	4	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-18, 24-22	0:40
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Birlova/Ukolova	22, Q2	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-19, 22-20	0:36
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Birlova/Ukolova	14	29-27, 15-21, 15-9	0:53
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Holtwick/Semmler	2	21-18, 21-14	0:34
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Birlova/Ukolova	24	23-25, 26-24, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-1
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Pischke	24	Holtwick/Semmler	18	21-18, 21-17	0:38
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
Series tied with # 21 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-1
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	31, Q7	23-21, 21-19	0:35
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	24, Q2	Holtwick/Semmler	9	21-19, 27-29, 15-13	0:51
Series tied with # 22, Q1 Carico/Ross, United States 1-1
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Carico/Ross	27, Q9	Holtwick/Semmler	11	13-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:43
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Carico/Ross	27, Q4	21-14, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 2-0
5/4/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool H	Holtwick/Semmler	9	Braakman/Sinnema	25, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:43
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Braakman/Sinnema	30, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-1
7/25/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Country Quota	Bieneck/Grossner	24, Q3	Holtwick/Semmler		21-14, 17-21, 17-15	0:48
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
Lead the series against # 28 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
10/21/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	1	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	17	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q5 Jupiter/Longuet, France 3-0
5/18/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	6	Jupiter/Longuet	22	21-12, 21-14	0:28
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Jupiter/Longuet	23	19-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:40
9/24/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Jupiter/Longuet	18	21-15, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q11 Kongshavn/Solvoll, Norway 1-0
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Kongshavn/Solvoll	32, Q14	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q13 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 2-0
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool F	Holtwick/Semmler	11	Navarro/Ribera	27, Q6	21-15, 21-19	0:33
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool G	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Navarro/Ribera	26, Q8	21-11, 16-21, 15-8	0:38
Lead the series against # Q17 Eiholzer/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool B	Holtwick/Semmler	18	Eiholzer/Gerson	31, Q13	23-21, 26-24	0:37