Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 6 - 11, 2015
(12) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Sara Niedrig - 41st Did not play
2007 Sara Niedrig - 17th Did not play
2008 Sara Niedrig - 9th Did not play
2009 Sara Niedrig - 5th Did not play
2010 Sara Niedrig - 2nd Did not play
2011 Sara Niedrig - 17th Did not play
2012 Sara Niedrig - 9th Geeske Banck - 25th
2013 Kira Walkenhorst - 4th Laura Ludwig - 4th
2014 Julia Sude - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/8/2015 Pool E Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (21) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:47
Wed, 7/8/2015 Pool E Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (28, Q4) Lost 22-24, 21-14, 14-16 0:53
Thu, 7/9/2015 Pool E Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (5) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Fri, 7/10/2015 Winner 2 Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (24) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:27
Fri, 7/10/2015 Winner 3 Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (4, Q1) Lost 21-12, 17-21, 11-15 0:40
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 35-26 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Antunes/Maestrini 1 12-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Semi-Finals Bednarczuk/Seixas 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 24-22, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Antonelli/Felisberta 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-19, 21-13 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-2
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 3 Alves/Lima 4, Q1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 12-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:40
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool E Alves/Lima 5, Q1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-1
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 27-29, 21-19, 19-17 1:06
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool N Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 21 21-16, 21-17 0:34
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 23 21-16, 21-10 0:33
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 23 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 21-15, 21-10 0:33
10/13/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 19-21, 31-29, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # 8 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Mader/Zumkehr 18 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # 9 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-2
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Bansley/Pavan 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:51
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 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 21-17, 21-16 0:44
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 # 11 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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Bawden/Clancy 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 15 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Wang/Yue 15 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 By Forfeit  
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 # 16, Q2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-2
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Salgado/Salgado 10, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:43
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Salgado/Salgado 14 21-14, 22-20 0:37
11/1/13FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 21-15, 21-18 0:38
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 Salgado/Salgado 3 30-32, 21-13, 19-17 1:08
Lead the series against # 18 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Broder/May 14 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Broder/May 20 21-12, 21-14 0:32
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 Broder/May 29, Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/30/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Laboureur/Sude 18 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 20 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-2
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 # 21 Capers/Kessy, United States 2-1
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Capers/Kessy 21 21-16, 17-21, 15-9 0:47
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Capers/Kessy 23 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 24-22, 16-21, 15-13 1:14
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Capers/Kessy 21 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-1
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 # 23 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 # 24 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Brzostek/Wojtasik 24 21-14, 21-13 0:27
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 0-1
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool G Matauatu/Pata 26 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 28, Q4 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 1-1
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 # 29, Q7 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 # 30, Q8 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 # Q5 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 # Q9 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