European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 28 - August 1, 2015
(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: 21
Tournaments: 213
Career Wins: 23
Career CEV Wins: 8
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: 9
Tournaments: 63
Career Wins: 15
Career CEV Wins: 2
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 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV52020100000 US$76,101.80
CEV C&S10100000000 US$1,259.90
FIVB4311343809041 US$991,275.00
Overall4913463909041 US$1,068,636.70
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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
2013 Kira Walkenhorst - 3rd Laura Ludwig - 3rd
FIVB 2014 Julia Sude - 5th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 11 1st 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 12 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 11 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 12 4th 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 12 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 12 17th 240 US$7,000.00
2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/28/2015 Pool D Janne Pedersen / Cindy Treland, Norway (29) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:28
Wed, 7/29/2015 Pool D Marloes Wesselink / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (20) Won 21-11, 21-16 0:33
Thu, 7/30/2015 Pool D Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (13) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
Fri, 7/31/2015 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:31
Fri, 7/31/2015 Winner 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (32) Won 21-19, 21-12 0:34
Sat, 8/1/2015 Semi-Finals Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (12) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:37
Sat, 8/1/2015 Gold Medal Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (9) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games110000000000 $0.00
World Championships310001000100 $85,000.00
World Tour Finals321000000000 $260,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2552335040300 $595,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open920102030010 $46,875.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star200000020000 $4,000.00
Confederation Championship520201000000 $64,000.00
Total48133639090410 $1,055,275.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Laura Ludwig Kira Walkenhorst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5100021100 $0.00 Olympic Games1100000000 $0.00
9100012500 $67,750.00 World Championships3100010100 $42,500.00
4310000000 $150,000.00 World Tour Finals3210000000 $130,000.00
8257741727830 $608,875.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam31523355410 $306,450.00
7324222219690 $209,012.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open10201033010 $27,237.50
3000003000 $3,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000002000 $2,000.00
           Challenger2110000000 $5,200.00
1001000000 $850.00 Satellite          
1000010000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1100000000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
17424123000 $82,750.00 Confederation Championship6202010100 $32,500.00
1961714147455520120 $1,122,237.50 Total58144631010620 $545,887.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB1102113030010 $127,900.00 422067.7 %
2013CEV100100000000 $10,000.00 6275.0 %
2013CEV C&S101000000000 $975.00 5183.3 %
2014FIVB410100010100 $72,000.00 17673.9 %
2014CEV100100000000 $10,000.00 6185.7 %
2015FIVB710012000300 $136,000.00 221657.9 %
2015CEV110000000000 $20,000.00 70100.0 %
TotalFIVB2222225040410 $335,900.00 814265.9 %
TotalCEV310200000000 $40,000.00 19386.4 %
TotalCEV C&S101000000000 $975.00 5183.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Laura Ludwig  Kira Walkenhorst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1100000000 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
1100000000 $0.00 2003CEV Under Age          
1000000001 $0.00 2004CEV          
1001000000 $0.00 2004CEV Under Age          
8000001124 $9,375.00 2005FIVB          
1001000000 $850.00 2005FIVB C&S          
1000010000 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
2011000000 $0.00 2005CEV Under Age          
11000011117 $9,750.00 2006FIVB          
4001110100 $7,912.50 2006CEV          
1100000000 $0.00 2006CEV Under Age          
12011132400 $60,750.00 2007FIVB          
1010000000 $7,500.00 2007CEV          
9000044010 $29,550.00 2008FIVB          
5310010000 $27,150.00 2008CEV          
14003164000 $77,575.00 2009FIVB          
4211000000 $15,400.00 2009CEV          
12041042010 $91,250.00 2010FIVB          
           2010FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,400.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2010CEV          
12010135110 $59,350.00 2011FIVB          
1001000000 $5,000.00 2011CEV          
           2011CEV Under Age1001000000 $0.00
9010035000 $45,900.00 2012FIVB6000011013 $9,550.00
           2012FIVB C&S1010000000 $2,800.00
1000001000 $1,250.00 2012CEV1000000001 $0.00
           2012CEV C&S1000001000 $75.00
           2012CEV Under Age1100000000 $0.00
11021133010 $63,950.00 2013FIVB11021133010 $63,950.00
1001000000 $5,000.00 2013CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
1010000000 $487.50 2013CEV C&S1010000000 $487.50
10111023200 $92,000.00 2014FIVB4101001100 $36,000.00
2011000000 $7,000.00 2014CEV1001000000 $5,000.00
7100120300 $68,000.00 2015FIVB7100120300 $68,000.00
1100000000 $10,000.00 2015CEV1100000000 $10,000.00
1461216156343113712 $705,000.00 TotalTotal38545266424 $203,262.50
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
Overall23 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% 00 29-5 85.3%
2014-201510 76.9% 3 23.1% 0 0.0% 13-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 10-1 90.9% 3-0 100.0% 00 13-1 92.9%
Against the Field12 85.7% 2 14.3% 0 0.0% 14-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 24-2 92.3% 4-0 100.0% 00 14-1 93.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030002010001070
World Championships0000720052100010144
World Tour Finals0000620030300021143
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000571800371276335210941
Challenge/Four Star/Open00002230085211020359
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000031001200000043
Confederation Championship000013200101222020295
Total0000111280066221696313321265
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 33-13 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Meppelink/Van Iersel 5 21-11, 21-14 0:31
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Bronze Medal Meppelink/Van Iersel 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
5/29/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 22-20, 21-19 0:41
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 19-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:47
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 3-1
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 21-17, 21-16 0:44
6/6/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Borger/Buthe 3 21-19, 21-16 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 25-23, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-1
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
8/3/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-17, 21-18 0:37
4/5/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-0
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Laboureur/Sude 17 21-13, 21-16 0:31
10/30/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Laboureur/Sude 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 8 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Hansel/Schwaiger 28, Q14 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-2
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Birlova/Ukolova 9 21-18, 21-18 0:36
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 34 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Birlova/Ukolova 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-16, 21-17 0:35
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Birlova/Ukolova 7 21-19, 21-16 0:38
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Birlova/Ukolova 5 21-9, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik 24 21-14, 21-13 0:27
6/4/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brzostek/Wojtasik 17 21-11, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-1
8/1/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Nestarcova/Pridalova 12 21-18, 21-18 0:37
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Nestarcova/Pridalova 14 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 21-15, 13-21, 15-9 0:44
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-14, 21-13 0:29
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 21-11, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 2-1
7/30/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Goricanec/Huberli 13 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:53
6/7/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Semi-Finals Goricanec/Huberli 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 21-15, 21-14 0:39
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Goricanec/Huberli 43 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Forrer/Verge-Depre 28, Q10 17-21, 28-26, 15-11 1:00
Series tied with # 15 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Mader/Zumkehr 15 21-12, 21-17 0:31
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Mader/Zumkehr 18 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 16 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-1
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-10, 21-17 0:32
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 24-22, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 20 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 3-1
7/29/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Wesselink/van der Vlist 20 21-11, 21-16 0:33
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Wesselink/van der Vlist 12 21-15, 22-20 0:37
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Wesselink/van der Vlist 26 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 12-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Wesselink/van der Vlist 28, Q12 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Baran/Sliwka, Poland 1-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Baran/Sliwka 35 21-13, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 29 Pedersen/Treland, Norway 1-0
7/28/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Pedersen/Treland 29 21-17, 21-9 0:28
Lead the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
7/31/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 32 21-19, 21-12 0:34