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€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 30 - August 3, 2013

(4) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

213

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,213,064.20

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$561,939.78

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Best Offensive Player 2011
Best Defensive Player 2013, 2017
Most Inspirational 2013, 2017
Sportsperson 2015, 2016, 2017
Most Outstanding 2016, 2017
Team of the Year 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Most Entertaining Player 2019

Awards

Most Improved Player 2013
Top Rookie 2013
Best Blocker 2016
Team of the Year 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Laura Ludwig)
Best Hitter 2017

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$76,101.80
CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,259.90
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00
Overall	49	13	4	6	3	9	0	9	0	4	1	US$1,068,636.70

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2006	Sara Niedrig - 41st	Did not play
FIVB 2007	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Did not play
FIVB 2009	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2010	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Did not play
FIVB 2011	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
FIVB 2012	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	4th	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	19	5th	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	17	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	12	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	14	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	15	25th	150	US$1,500.00
CEV C&S	4/2-6/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	5	2nd	252	€ 975.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/30/2013	Pool D	Karla Borger / Elena Kiesling, Germany (20)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:32
Wed, 7/31/2013	Pool D	Nina Grawender / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (29)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:36
Thu, 8/1/2013	Pool D	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (13)	Won 21-8, 21-13	0:28
Thu, 8/1/2013	Winner 1	Lucy Boulton / Zara Dampney, England (23)	Won 22-24, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
Fri, 8/2/2013	Winner 2	Jolien Sinnema / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (18)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 8/2/2013	Winner 3	Marloes Wesselink / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (12)	Won 21-15, 22-20	0:37
Sat, 8/3/2013	Semi-Finals	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (3)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:35
Sat, 8/3/2013	Bronze Medal	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (1)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:37

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$85,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$260,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	5	2	3	3	5	0	4	0	3	0	0	$595,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	$46,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Confederation Championship	5	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$64,000.00
Total	48	13	3	6	3	9	0	9	0	4	1	0	$1,055,275.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ludwig												Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$67,750.00	World Championships	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$42,500.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$150,000.00	World Tour Finals	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$130,000.00
82	5	7	7	4	17	27	8	3	0	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	5	2	3	3	5	5	4	1	0	$306,450.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	0	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	2	0	1	0	3	3	0	1	0	$27,237.50
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											Challenger	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
17	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	$82,750.00	Confederation Championship	6	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$32,500.00
196	17	14	14	7	45	55	20	12	0	$1,122,237.50	Total	58	14	4	6	3	10	10	6	2	0	$545,887.50

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
2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	$53,400.00	18	12	60.0 %
2013	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	6	2	75.0 %
2013	CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$975.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	$53,400.00	18	12	60.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	6	2	75.0 %
Total	CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$975.00	5	1	83.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ludwig													Kira Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	$9,375.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2005	FIVB C&S
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00	2006	FIVB
4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50	2006	CEV
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV Under Age
12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00	2007	FIVB
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2007	CEV
9	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	$29,550.00	2008	FIVB
5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,150.00	2008	CEV
14	0	0	3	1	6	4	0	0	0	$77,575.00	2009	FIVB
4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,400.00	2009	CEV
12	0	4	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	$91,250.00	2010	FIVB
											2010	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2010	CEV
12	0	1	0	1	3	5	1	1	0	$59,350.00	2011	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2011	CEV
											2011	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	0	1	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	$45,900.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	$9,550.00
											2012	FIVB C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00
											2012	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	$26,700.00	2013	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	1	0	$26,700.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2013	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$487.50	2013	CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$487.50
121	9	12	12	5	29	27	8	7	12	$490,750.00	Total	Total	20	2	2	2	1	3	4	0	2	4	$47,012.50

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	23	76.7%	5	16.7%	2	6.7%	28-2	93.3%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	23-3	88.5%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	29-5	85.3%
2012-2013	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	5-2	71.4%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	6-2	75.0%
Against the Field	12	75.0%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	24-6	80.0%	8-2	80.0%	0	0	16-4	80.0%

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	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	4
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	14	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	57	18	0	0	37	12	7	6	3	3	5	2	109	41
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	22	3	0	0	8	5	2	1	1	0	2	0	35	9
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	10	1	2	2	2	0	2	0	29	5
Total	0	0	0	0	111	28	0	0	66	22	16	9	6	3	13	3	212	65

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 19-7 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-17, 21-18	0:37
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	1	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
4/6/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Gold Medal	Meppelink/van Gestel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	21-14, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-3
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-14, 21-14	0:35
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-15, 21-19	0:34
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-16, 21-17	0:33
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	21-12, 21-17	0:25
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	15	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 6 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Keizer/Van Iersel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	15	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 11 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
4/6/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Bieneck/Grossner	16, Q2	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # 12 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-1
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Wesselink/van der Vlist	12	21-15, 22-20	0:37
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	12-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Wesselink/van der Vlist	28, Q12	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	13	21-8, 21-13	0:28
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	22-20, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Kohler/Schumacher	13	17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 2-0
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Sinnema/Stiekema	18	21-15, 21-17	0:36
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Sinnema/Stiekema	28, Q10	21-16, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Borger/Kiesling, Germany 1-0
7/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Borger/Kiesling	20	21-11, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Hermannova/Williams	30	21-13, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Boulton/Dampney, England 1-0
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Boulton/Dampney	23	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-0
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32	21-16, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 25 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Goricanec/Huberli	43	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Trail the series against # 29 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool D	Grawender/Lundqvist	29	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-17, 21-12	0:36