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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
September 13 - 18, 2016

(2) 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 Toronto Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-17/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	4	1st	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2016	Gstaad Major	3	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2016	Porec Major	2	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2016	Poland Grand Slam	3	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	6/7-11/2016	Major Hamburg	1	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2016	Antalya Open	1	1st	500	US$11,000.00
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

2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/15/2016	Pool B	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (10)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 14-16	0:50
Thu, 9/15/2016	Pool B	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (7)	Lost 21-10, 16-21, 8-15	0:45
Fri, 9/16/2016	Winner 1	Heather Bansley / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:46
Fri, 9/16/2016	Winner 2	April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
Sat, 9/17/2016	Semi-Finals	Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:38
Sun, 9/18/2016	Gold Medal	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (7)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:41

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	13	7	0	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$382,375.00	69	10	87.3 %
Total	FIVB	38	9	3	4	3	7	0	7	0	4	1	0	$821,275.00	163	56	74.4 %

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
13	7	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	$191,187.50	2016	FIVB	13	7	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	$191,187.50
134	10	11	10	6	34	33	12	7	11	$850,987.50	Total	Total	46	10	4	4	3	8	8	4	2	3	$425,387.50

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	24	57.1%	12	28.6%	6	14.3%	36-6	85.7%	5	35.7%	0	0.0%	9	64.3%	5-9	35.7%	48-14	77.4%	34-12	73.9%	2	0	43-13	76.8%

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 40-12 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-5
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:53
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	18-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:54
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Ross/Walsh Jennings	3	21-16, 19-21, 16-14	0:59
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	16-21, 29-27, 15-6	0:56
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	21-19, 21-17	0:53
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 21-10	0:33
10/13/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	19-21, 31-29, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 3 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 5-1
9/17/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Antunes/Maestrini	3	21-19, 21-19	0:38
8/16/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-12	0:36
6/18/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Antunes/Maestrini	2	21-18, 15-21, 15-10	0:41
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Gold Medal	Antunes/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	21-17, 21-18	0:39
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Antunes/Maestrini	1	21-18, 21-18	0:37
6/20/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	7	Antunes/Maestrini	1	12-21, 23-21, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 4 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-0
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-0
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Laboureur/Sude	14, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:35
7/6/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Laboureur/Sude	14, Q1	14-21, 26-24, 15-9	0:44
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 # 6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 6-1
6/17/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	21-18, 16-21, 15-8	0:40
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	16	21-19, 21-18	0:32
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-15, 22-20	0:35
9/29/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	8	21-9, 23-25, 15-9	0:46
8/26/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	12	21-12, 21-18	0:34
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Baquerizo/Fernandez	11	21-16, 18-21, 16-14	0:47
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	25-23, 21-14	0:38
Series tied with # 7 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-2
9/18/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Mader/Zumkehr	7	21-18, 21-16	0:41
9/15/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool B	Mader/Zumkehr	7	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	10-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:45
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Mader/Zumkehr	5	24-22, 14-21, 15-11	0:51
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 # 8 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-0
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	10	21-19, 21-10	0:34
7/29/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Forrer/Verge-Depre	10	21-19, 10-21, 20-18	0:50
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
Lead the series against # 9 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	6	Bawden/Clancy	7	21-17, 21-13	0:47
7/25/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	11	Bawden/Clancy	9	22-20, 18-21, 17-15	1:00
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Clancy	21	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	21-19, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 6-1
9/15/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool B	Gallay/Klug	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:50
6/16/16	FIVB	Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Gallay/Klug	14	11-5 Retired	0:08
6/8/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Gallay/Klug	17	21-16, 21-19	0:34
5/25/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Gallay/Klug	20	17-21, 21-16, 21-19	0:49
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 # 11 Broder/May, Canada 6-1
8/9/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	16	21-17, 21-11	0:32
7/28/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Broder/May	16	25-23, 21-18	0:40
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Broder/May	9	21-18, 21-17	0:36
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Broder/May	19	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	18-21, 24-22, 18-16	0:56
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Broder/May	14	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:46
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	20	21-12, 21-14	0:32
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Broder/May	29, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Giombini/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
8/11/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Giombini/Menegatti	9	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:51