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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Antalya Open
May 10 - 14, 2016

(1) 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:

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 (35 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

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
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00

Previous Antalya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/27-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	4	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	3	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	1	1st	500	US$11,000.00
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

Antalya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/11/2016	Pool A	Resmiye Cakmak / Yaren Sencel, Türkiye (32)	Won 21-11, 21-6	0:22
Wed, 5/11/2016	Pool A	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (17)	Won 24-22, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 5/12/2016	Pool A	Barbara Hansel / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (16)	Won 21-19, 21-9	0:36
Fri, 5/13/2016	Winner 2	Fernanda Alves / Josemari Alves, Brazil (11)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:35
Fri, 5/13/2016	Winner 3	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (21)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:35
Sat, 5/14/2016	Semi-Finals	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (7)	Won 24-22, 21-16	0:38
Sat, 5/14/2016	Gold Medal	Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (15)	Won 23-21, 21-16	0:39

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
Total	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	0	$991,275.00

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
179	13	12	10	6	43	52	20	12	0	$1,039,487.50	Total	52	12	4	4	3	9	10	5	2	0	$513,387.50

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	11	0	2	1	1	3	0	3	0	0	1	0	$127,900.00	42	20	67.7 %
2014	FIVB	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$72,000.00	17	6	73.9 %
2015	FIVB	10	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	3	0	0	$239,000.00	35	20	63.6 %
2016	FIVB	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$44,375.00	24	3	88.9 %
Total	FIVB	30	4	3	3	2	7	0	6	0	4	1	0	$483,275.00	118	49	70.7 %

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
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
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00	2006	FIVB
12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00	2007	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	$29,550.00	2008	FIVB
14	0	0	3	1	6	4	0	0	0	$77,575.00	2009	FIVB
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
12	0	1	0	1	3	5	1	1	0	$59,350.00	2011	FIVB
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
11	0	2	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	$63,950.00	2013	FIVB	11	0	2	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	$63,950.00
10	1	1	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	$92,000.00	2014	FIVB	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$36,000.00
10	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	$119,500.00	2015	FIVB	10	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	$119,500.00
5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$22,187.50	2016	FIVB	5	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$22,187.50
126	5	11	9	5	34	32	12	7	11	$681,987.50	Total	Total	38	5	4	3	2	8	7	4	2	3	$256,387.50

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	134	77.0%	26	14.9%	14	8.0%	160-14	92.0%	21	33.3%	10	15.9%	32	50.8%	21-42	33.3%	134-32	80.7%	47-24	66.2%	2	4	183-60	75.3%
2015-2016	74	72.5%	20	19.6%	8	7.8%	94-8	92.2%	9	29.0%	7	22.6%	15	48.4%	9-22	29.0%	74-15	83.1%	29-15	65.9%	1	0	104-30	77.6%
Against the Field	39	83.0%	6	12.8%	2	4.3%	45-2	95.7%	10	43.5%	5	21.7%	8	34.8%	10-13	43.5%	78-12	86.7%	32-14	69.6%	2	0	57-13	81.4%

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
Total	0	0	0	0	98	26	0	0	56	21	14	7	4	3	11	3	183	60

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 38-9 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
6/21/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	21-17, 21-16	0:44
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Borger/Buthe	6	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Borger/Buthe	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
2/26/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Brzostek/Wojtasik	8	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:45
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	24	21-14, 21-13	0:27
Lead the series against # 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-0
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	21-17, 21-18	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-13, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 6 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 3-0
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Gallay/Klug	14	21-16, 21-13	0:36
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 # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Holtwick/Semmler	7	24-22, 21-16	0:38
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 # 9 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 # 10 Capers/Kessy, United States 3-1
7/22/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Capers/Kessy	22	21-17, 21-11	0:34
7/8/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Capers/Kessy	21	21-16, 17-21, 15-9	0:47
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool G	Capers/Kessy	23	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	24-22, 16-21, 15-13	1:14
6/10/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Capers/Kessy	21	21-19, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Alves/Alves, Brazil 1-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Alves/Alves	11	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 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
Series tied with # 13 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-2
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Birlova/Ukolova	34	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-16, 21-16	0:36
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool E	Birlova/Ukolova	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-16, 21-17	0:35
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
Lead the series against # 15 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 4-1
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Lahti/Lehtonen	15	23-21, 21-16	0:39
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Lahti/Lehtonen	29, Q7	16-21, 21-14, 17-15	0:54
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 # 16 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Hansel/Schwaiger	16	21-19, 21-9	0:36
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 # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-1
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	24-22, 21-15	0:34
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool K	Nestarcova/Pridalova	14	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:44
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-14, 21-13	0:29
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 3-0
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	21	21-18, 21-19	0:35
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32, Q20	21-16, 21-13	0:32
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 Kongshavn/Solvoll, Norway 1-0
4/29/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Kongshavn/Solvoll	15	21-17, 21-14	0:31
Lead the series against # 32 Cakmak/Sencel, Türkiye 1-0
5/11/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Cakmak/Sencel	32	21-11, 21-6	0:22