Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Moscow Three Star
May 31 - June 4, 2017
(2) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, Germany
 
Laura Ludwig
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: Hamburg
Height: 181 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 177
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,036,987.50
Kira Walkenhorst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 18, 1990 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Essen
Resides: Hamburg
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 12
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$517,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB4311343809041 US$991,275.00
Other10001000000 US$8,000.00
Overall4411344809041 US$999,275.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Sara Niedrig - 3rd Did not play
2010 Sara Niedrig - 5th Did not play
2011 Sara Niedrig - 5th Did not play
2012 Sara Niedrig - 9th Geeske Banck - Country Quota
2013 Kira Walkenhorst - 2nd Laura Ludwig - 2nd
2015 Kira Walkenhorst - 17th Laura Ludwig - 17th
2016 Kira Walkenhorst - 9th Laura Ludwig - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 2 5 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 2 1 0 US$100,000.00
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 4 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 1 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2016 Gstaad Major 3 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2016 Porec Major 2 4 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2016 Poland Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 1 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 4 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2016 Antalya Open 1 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/27-5/1/2016 Fortaleza Open 2 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 3 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 1 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 5 2 0 US$60,000.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 5 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 6 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 11 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 12 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 11 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 12 4 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 12 17 240 US$7,000.00
Moscow Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/1/2017 Pool B Magdalena Cerna / Karolina Rehackova, Czech Republic (31, Q14) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:42
Thu, 6/1/2017 Pool B Maria Antonelli / Carol Salgado, Brazil (15, Q1) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:46
Fri, 6/2/2017 Winner 2 Summer Ross / Brooke Sweat, United States (11) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:27
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 29-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 5-1
9/17/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antunes/Maestrini 3 21-19, 21-19 0:38
8/16/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-12 0:36
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:41
10/4/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-18 0:37
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Antunes/Maestrini 1 12-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 3 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-0
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 14-21, 26-24, 15-9 0:44
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 # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Hermannova/Slukova 15 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Fendrick/Ross, United States 1-0
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Fendrick/Ross 1 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-11, 21-19 0:32
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 21-10, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # 11 Ross/Sweat, United States 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Ross/Sweat 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-19, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 12 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 6 Bawden/Clancy 7 21-17, 21-13 0:47
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Bawden/Clancy 9 22-20, 18-21, 17-15 1:00
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Bawden/Clancy 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Wang/Yue, China 2-1
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Wang/Yue 19 21-16, 21-16 0:33
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 # 15, Q1 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Baieva/Davidova 19 21-13, 21-17 0:29
Trail the series against # 17 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-1
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Cheng/Hughes 32 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 4-1
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 23-21, 21-16 0:39
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 29, Q7 16-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 25, Q5 Capers/Hochevar, United States 0-1
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Capers/Hochevar 30, Q14 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 21-15, 9-21, 15-8 0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Jupiter/Lusson, France 1-0
5/18/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Jupiter/Lusson 31, Q10 22-20, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Cerna/Rehackova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Cerna/Rehackova 31, Q14 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:42
Lead the series against # Q20 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 19 21-11, 21-10 0:25
10/31/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 15 21-12, 21-16 0:31
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 24, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:29
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 30 21-16, 21-16 0:32