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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Switzerland Satellite
August 10 - 13, 2005

(6) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

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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 C&S Best:

3rd (Lausanne 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$1,039,487.50

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

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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 FIVB C&S Best:

3rd (Lausanne 2005)

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 Lausanne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Switzerland Satellite Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/11/2005	Winner 1	Isabelle Forrer / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (11)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:38
Thu, 8/11/2005	Winner 2	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (3)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:34
Fri, 8/12/2005	Winner 3	Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (15, Q10)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:34
Sat, 8/13/2005	Semi-Finals	Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (1)	Won 14-21, 13-21	0:34
Sat, 8/13/2005	Bronze Medal	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (2)	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	14-21, 13-21	0:34
Lead the series against # 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	21-16, 23-21	0:41
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	23-21, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 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
Lead the series against # 11 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Forrer/Kayser	11	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 13, Q6 Banck/Kaup, Germany 0-1
6/7/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Country Quota	Banck/Kaup	Q21	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-17, 21-17
Lead the series against # 15, Q10 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker	15, Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:34