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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Puerto Vallarta Open
October 7 - 11, 2015

(1) 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:

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$513,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00

Previous Puerto Vallarta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	5	2nd	0	US$60,000.00
FIVB	8/25-29/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	5	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	6	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
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

Puerto Vallarta Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool A	Claudia Rios / Gloria Santoyo, Mexico (32)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:32
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool A	Victoria Kjolberg / Janne Kongshavn, Norway (17)	Won 21-10, 21-9	0:29
Fri, 10/9/2015	Pool A	Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (16)	Won 25-23, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 10/10/2015	Winner 2	Nina Brunner / Nicole Eiholzer, Switzerland (21)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:35
Sat, 10/10/2015	Winner 3	Linline Matauatu / Miller Pata, Vanuatu (6)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:33
Sat, 10/10/2015	Semi-Finals	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (4)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:38
Sun, 10/11/2015	Gold Medal	Duda Lisboa / Elize Maia, Brazil (12)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:40

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 26-5 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
5/25/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-19, 21-17	0:43
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-14, 21-19	0:34
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	21, Q3	21-19, 21-16	0:33
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Forrer/Verge-Depre	28, Q10	17-21, 28-26, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 4-1
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	4	21-12, 21-18	0:38
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	27-29, 21-19, 19-17	1:06
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	21	21-16, 21-17	0:34
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-16, 21-10	0:33
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Gallay/Klug	20	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Matauatu/Pata, Vanuatu 3-1
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Matauatu/Pata	6	21-11, 21-16	0:33
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Matauatu/Pata	22	21-23, 21-15, 17-15	0:55
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Matauatu/Pata	22	12-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:44
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Matauatu/Pata	26	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 2-0
7/24/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Laboureur/Sude	17	21-13, 21-16	0:31
10/30/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Laboureur/Sude	18	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 9 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 2-1
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Lahti/Lehtonen	27, Q6	21-10, 21-17	0:32
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	24-22, 14-21, 16-14	0:53
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Lahti/Lehtonen	28, Q10	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-0
10/11/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Lisboa/Maia	12	21-18, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 16 Carico/Ross, United States 1-1
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Carico/Ross	16	25-23, 21-16	0:39
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Carico/Ross	27, Q8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	25-23, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Kjolberg/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Kjolberg/Kongshavn	17	21-10, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against # 18 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Hansel/Schwaiger	28, Q14	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 20 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-17, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Brunner/Eiholzer, Switzerland 1-0
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Brunner/Eiholzer	21	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Alfaro/Charles	38	21-9, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 23 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Mizoe/Nishibori	29, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 32 Rios/Santoyo, Mexico 1-0
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Rios/Santoyo	32	21-14, 21-14	0:32