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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Brazil Open
October 18 - 22, 2005

(30) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, 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

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$386,350.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	88	0	7	6	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	2	4	5	US$768,700.00

Previous Salvador Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	23, Q2	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	6	3rd	26	US$1,700.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	Q17	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	Q10	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	23, Q17	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	48	17th	200	US$7,500.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00

Brazil Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/19/2005	Winner 1	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3)	Lost 21-13, 18-21, 12-15	0:50
Wed, 10/19/2005	Contender 1	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (14)	Lost 11-21, 18-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig trail the series against the field 8-9 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Barros/Connelly	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	23-21, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Keizer/Leenstra	Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	21-11, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 18 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 19 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	Barrera/Hamzaoui	18	21-23, 21-12, 15-11	0:48
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	Barrera/Hamzaoui	32	21-12, 18-21, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Series tied with # 25, Q4 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-1
7/5/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Claasen/Roder		21-19, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	Q16	21-19, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 31, Q3 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Maaseide/Wiig	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	21-16, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # Q6 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	Gschweidl/Hansel	26	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q10 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	Campisi/Lozano	Q16	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:40