Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$75,000 Prague Open
May 21 - 25, 2014
(2) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany
 
Laura Ludwig
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Height: 180 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 179
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,039,487.50
Kira Walkenhorst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 18, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Essen
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 52
Career Wins: 12
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$513,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB4311343809041 US$991,275.00
Previous Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 4/23-27/2014 Fuzhou Open 3 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/29-11/3/2013 Phuket Open 2 9th 250 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/23-27/2013 Xiamen Grand Slam 4 3rd 640 US$16,500.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 5 2nd 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 10 2nd 720 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2013 Berlin Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$10,000.00
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
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2014 Pool B Sarka Nakladalova / Michaela Vorlova, Czech Republic (31, Q21) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:29
Thu, 5/22/2014 Pool B Fernanda Alves / Elize Maia, Brazil (18) Won 24-22, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 5/23/2014 Pool B Rimke Braakman / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (15) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Sat, 5/24/2014 Winner 2 Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (20) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Sat, 5/24/2014 Winner 3 Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (9) Won 21-11, 21-8 0:25
Sun, 5/25/2014 Semi-Finals Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (3) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:43
Sun, 5/25/2014 Bronze Medal Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (6) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 28-5 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Kolocova/Slukova 15 21-15, 21-15 0:25
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Kolocova/Slukova 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
5/25/14FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-19, 21-17 0:43
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-14, 21-19 0:34
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Borger/Buthe 6 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 17 Borger/Buthe 16 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
5/25/14FIVBPrague Open Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 21-18, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 9-21, 21-19, 17-15  
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 21-15, 21-19 0:34
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 19 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 21-16, 21-17 0:33
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 19 21-12, 21-17 0:25
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool B Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 15 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 7 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/4/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Wang/Yue 10 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 18 21-15, 21-12 0:28
Series tied with # 9 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Bansley/Pavan 9 21-11, 21-8 0:25
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 25, Q3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-0
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antonelli/Felisberta 28, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 30, Q9 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 22-20, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 19 21-11, 21-10 0:25
10/31/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 15 21-12, 21-16 0:31
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 24, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:29
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 30 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 22 21-13, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
5/23/14FIVBPrague Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Braakman/van der Vlist 15 21-17, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool N Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Radarong/Udomchavee 28, Q10 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 18 Alves/Maia, Brazil 1-0
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Alves/Maia 18 24-22, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Goricanec/Huberli 43 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 23 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Hermannova/Williams 30 21-13, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # 25 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Mizoe/Nishibori 29, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Nakladalova/Vorlova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Nakladalova/Vorlova 31, Q21 21-14, 21-13 0:29