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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 16 - 21, 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

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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2005	Jana Kohler - 5th	Did not play
2016	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Laura Ludwig - 1st
2016	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/13-18/2016	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	2	1st	0	US$100,000.00
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

Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool B	Alexandra Jupiter / Ophelie Lusson, France (31, Q10)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:37
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool B	Juliana Felisberta / Carol Salgado, Brazil (18, Q2)	Won 14-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:52
Fri, 5/19/2017	Winner 2	Ievgeniia Baieva / Valentyna Davidova, Ukraine (19)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:29
Sat, 5/20/2017	Winner 3	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan, Canada (11)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 24-6 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 3 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 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 # 7 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/30/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Hermannova/Slukova	15	21-17, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	Brunner/Huberli	18	21-11, 21-19	0:32
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Brunner/Huberli	25, Q5	21-10, 21-19	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 11 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 3	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	11	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 18, Q2 Felisberta/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Felisberta/Salgado	18, Q2	14-21, 21-19, 20-18	0:52
Lead the series against # 19 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Baieva/Davidova	19	21-13, 21-17	0:29
Trail the series against # 22 Cheng/Hughes, United States 0-1
7/27/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Pool A	Cheng/Hughes	32	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	1	21-18, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 28 Capers/Hochevar, United States 0-1
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Capers/Hochevar	30, Q14	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-15, 9-21, 15-8	0:38
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Jupiter/Lusson, France 1-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Jupiter/Lusson	31, Q10	22-20, 21-19	0:37