Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
August 23 - 28, 2016
(13) 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: 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 (40 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
Awards
  • Best Setter 2013
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall12045971622762211335 US$1,038,225.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Ilka Semmler - 3rd Katrin Holtwick - 3rd
2014 Ilka Semmler - 5th Katrin Holtwick - 5th
2015 Ilka Semmler - 5th Katrin Holtwick - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt Country Quota 0 US$0.00
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$11,000.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool D Gabriela Filippo / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (20) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool D Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (29) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:37
Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool D Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (4) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:33
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 1 Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (17) Won 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 2 Barbora Hermannova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 3 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (3) Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:45
Sat, 8/27/2016 Semi-Finals Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (7) Lost 24-22, 16-21, 12-15 0:53
Sun, 8/28/2016 Bronze Medal Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (5) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships400010010200 $53,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6513551001901260 $765,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4612414266850 $208,225.00
Challenger310002000000 $9,500.00
Satellite110000000000 $2,000.00
Total120459716227622110 $1,038,225.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Katrin Holtwick Ilka Semmler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
4000101200 $26,500.00 World Championships4000101200 $26,500.00
67135510191260 $382,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam67135510191270 $384,500.00
481241612850 $104,112.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open461241612850 $104,112.50
3100020000 $4,750.00 Challenger3100020000 $4,750.00
1100000000 $1,000.00 Satellite1100000000 $1,000.00
2010001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2010010000 $0.00
           U18/19 World Championships1001000000 $0.00
1264697183422110 $519,112.50 Total12546107193322120 $520,862.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB700000000115 $5,000.00 7943.8 %
2006FIVB C&S210001000000 $4,000.00 8466.7 %
2007FIVB800000002015 $11,000.00 161159.3 %
2007FIVB C&S210001000000 $7,500.00 6460.0 %
2008FIVB701101030100 $75,100.00 311567.4 %
2009FIVB1200011222310 $85,400.00 272452.9 %
2010FIVB900002021310 $60,850.00 201852.6 %
2011FIVB1101001031230 $89,350.00 242252.2 %
2012FIVB1110120050200 $127,400.00 362262.1 %
2013FIVB1201313020200 $131,600.00 511775.0 %
2014FIVB1112101020220 $214,000.00 362361.0 %
2015FIVB1100021050120 $110,500.00 312357.4 %
2016FIVB1700314030501 $116,525.00 523857.8 %
TotalFIVB1162597142276221111 $1,026,725.00 33122259.9 %
TotalFIVB C&S420002000000 $11,500.00 14863.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Katrin Holtwick  Ilka Semmler
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2002FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
1010000000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
2000000002 $0.00 2004FIVB          
1000001000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
2000000002 $0.00 2005FIVB          
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
7000000115 $2,500.00 2006FIVB7000000115 $2,500.00
2100010000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S2100010000 $2,000.00
8000002015 $5,500.00 2007FIVB8000002015 $5,500.00
2100010000 $3,750.00 2007FIVB C&S2100010000 $3,750.00
7011013100 $37,550.00 2008FIVB9011013111 $39,300.00
12000134310 $42,700.00 2009FIVB12000134310 $42,700.00
9000023310 $30,425.00 2010FIVB9000023310 $30,425.00
11010014230 $44,675.00 2011FIVB11010014230 $44,675.00
11101205200 $63,700.00 2012FIVB11101205200 $63,700.00
12013132200 $65,800.00 2013FIVB12013132200 $65,800.00
11121012220 $107,000.00 2014FIVB11121012220 $107,000.00
11000215120 $55,250.00 2015FIVB11000215120 $55,250.00
17003143501 $58,262.50 2016FIVB17003143501 $58,262.50
12646971834221115 $519,112.50 TotalTotal125461071933221212 $520,862.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall223 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% 94 331-222 59.9%
2015-201658 75.3% 10 13.0% 9 11.7% 68-9 88.3% 12 19.7% 9 14.8% 40 65.6% 12-49 19.7% 58-40 59.2% 22-18 55.0% 33 83-61 57.6%
Against the Field30 75.0% 5 12.5% 5 12.5% 35-5 87.5% 7 17.9% 6 15.4% 26 66.7% 7-32 17.9% 60-48 55.6% 24-22 52.2% 11 43-36 54.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships00001020043010100147
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3242114660062414105513193129
Challenge/Four Star/Open23144271200383335411212284
Challenger0020000063010010106
Satellite000000002101001042
Total552061538100112827189745345230
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 43-36 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-3
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-17 0:33
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-17, 21-15 0:34
3/19/16FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Holtwick/Semmler 17 21-19, 21-16 0:32
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-7
6/29/16FIVBPorec Major Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 21-16, 21-17 0:32
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-12, 21-15 0:28
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-19, 21-16 0:32
5/25/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-13, 21-14 0:27
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 23-21, 21-12 0:32
8/23/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 13, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-17, 21-12 0:35
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Maestrini 13, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-16, 21-16 0:33
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Antunes/Maestrini 18, Q2 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 5-2
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Borger/Buthe 3 21-19, 16-21, 15-9 0:45
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 10 Holtwick/Semmler 15, Q3 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 11 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Borger/Buthe 7 21-13, 21-12 0:31
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Borger/Buthe 5 21-19, 21-17 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 4 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-2
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Lisboa/Maia 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-13, 21-19 0:33
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 17 Lisboa/Maia 7 21-17, 21-18 0:32
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 1 Lisboa/Maia 12 Holtwick/Semmler 2 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-2
8/28/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Laboureur/Sude 5 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 21-17 0:38
5/7/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 9 Laboureur/Sude 11 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
2/26/16FIVBMaceió Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Laboureur/Sude 23, Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:33
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Laboureur/Sude 20 13-21, 21-14, 15-8 0:40
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Laboureur/Sude 15, Q1 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:47
Series tied with # 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-1
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool H Brzostek/Wojtasik 24, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-11 0:49
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 24, Q9 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-3
8/27/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Semi-Finals Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 Holtwick/Semmler 13 22-24, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 18 Baquerizo/Fernandez 12 21-12, 21-17 0:31
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-15, 21-10 0:30
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
Lead the series against # 8 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 18 Fendrick/Sweat 15 21-13, 21-18 0:31
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Fendrick/Sweat 15 21-18, 21-15 0:35
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool D Fendrick/Sweat 13 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-10, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/17/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 11 Felisberta/Lima 7 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 10-5
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre 5 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:42
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-18, 21-17 0:36
9/27/15FIVBXiamen Open Bronze Medal Forrer/Verge-Depre 3 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-14, 24-22 0:40
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Forrer/Verge-Depre 27, Q11 Holtwick/Semmler 6 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool B Holtwick/Semmler 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 15 23-21, 21-17 0:41
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre 19 21-14, 21-16 0:38
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 21-16, 21-15 0:31
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre 21 22-20, 21-18 0:40
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
Lead the series against # 11 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-0
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Hermannova/Slukova 11 21-17, 21-16 0:34
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Hermannova/Slukova 14 21-14, 19-21, 18-16 0:46
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Hermannova/Slukova 21 21-17, 25-23 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-2
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 7 Gallay/Klug 6 21-18, 21-16 0:34
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Gallay/Klug 6 Holtwick/Semmler 11 23-21, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
9/27/15FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Gallay/Klug 9 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-2
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 17 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:52
6/15/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool F Brunner/Huberli 22 Holtwick/Semmler 11 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 van der Vlist/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-2
5/19/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool F van Gestel/van der Vlist 11 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-19, 22-20 0:36
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool D van Gestel/van der Vlist 29, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 13 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 4 van Gestel/van der Vlist 47 21-17, 23-21 0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 3-1
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 21-11, 21-17 0:31
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 24 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-18, 21-17 0:38
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26, Q5 15-21, 21-16, 21-19 0:54
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 31, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 20 Filippo/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Filippo/Valiente 20 21-14, 21-13 0:31
Series tied with # 21 Carico/Ross, United States 1-1
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Carico/Ross 27, Q9 Holtwick/Semmler 11 13-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:43
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Carico/Ross 27, Q4 21-14, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 27, Q7 Navarro/Ribera, Spain 2-0
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Navarro/Ribera 27, Q6 21-15, 21-19 0:33
5/11/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 7 Navarro/Ribera 26, Q8 21-11, 16-21, 15-8 0:38
Lead the series against # 29 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-0
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Cheng/Hughes 29 24-22, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # Q3 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 1-2
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 18 Mersmann/Schneider 27, Q7 21-17, 21-10 0:30
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Mersmann/Schneider 22, Q3 Holtwick/Semmler 11 22-20, 17-21, 15-10 0:46
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 1 Mersmann/Schneider 10 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-17, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # Q5 DiCello/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 DiCello/VanZwieten 30, Q14 21-16, 21-11 0:38