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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 24 - 28, 2006

(27, Q8) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, 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

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (41 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

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

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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Did not play	Katrin Holtwick - Country Quota

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	Q12	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	30	25th	40	US$2,000.00
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

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/23/2006	Country Quota	Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
Wed, 5/24/2006	Qualifier 1	Isabelle Forrer / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (Q25)	Won 19-21, 26-24, 15-12	1:00
Wed, 5/24/2006	Qualifier 2	Daniela Gioria / Diletta Lunardi, Italy (Q9)	Won 21-13, 23-25, 15-11	0:48
Thu, 5/25/2006	Winner 1	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (6)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:36
Thu, 5/25/2006	Contender 1	Geeske Banck / Susanne Lahme, Germany (22)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
Fri, 5/26/2006	Contender 2	Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (21)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:58

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	4	4	1	5	0	14	0	2	2	0	$421,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	3	1	2	11	7	4	3	3	4	0	$309,150.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Total	88	0	7	6	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	0	$768,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ludwig												Sara Niedrig
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	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$67,750.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$18,250.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$150,000.00	World Tour Finals
82	5	7	7	4	17	27	8	3	0	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	4	4	1	5	14	2	4	0	$212,675.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	0	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	0	3	1	2	18	7	3	4	0	$154,575.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00
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	95	0	7	6	3	26	24	8	8	0	$386,350.00

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
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	$18,750.00	10	12	45.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$3,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	5	$21,750.00	14	15	48.3 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ludwig													Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	$9,375.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	$9,375.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,500.00
13	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	5	$11,725.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	4	7	$13,725.00

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	181	74.5%	36	14.8%	26	10.7%	217-26	89.3%	51	29.3%	37	21.3%	86	49.4%	51-123	29.3%	181-86	67.8%	87-63	58.0%	3	1	271-150	64.4%
2005-2006	19	59.4%	6	18.8%	7	21.9%	25-7	78.1%	5	20.0%	3	12.0%	17	68.0%	5-20	20.0%	19-17	52.8%	11-10	52.4%	1	0	31-27	53.4%
Against the Field	51	65.4%	15	19.2%	12	15.4%	66-12	84.6%	17	23.9%	12	16.9%	42	59.2%	17-54	23.9%	102-80	56.0%	64-48	57.1%	2	0	85-64	57.0%

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	4	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	2	6	2	69	21	0	0	35	22	4	5	4	1	0	4	123	58
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	56	34	3	3	1	2	0	3	132	81
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Total	9	5	17	6	80	25	0	0	97	62	8	8	6	3	0	7	276	150

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 15-11 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	23-21, 21-16	0:51
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
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
Lead the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	21	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 22 Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Banck/Lahme	22	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 23, Q3 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 Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Claasen/Roder		16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
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
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q9 Gioria/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Gioria/Lunardi	Q9	21-13, 23-25, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q24 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
Lead the series against # Q25 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 2-0
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Forrer/Kayser	Q25	19-21, 26-24, 15-12	1:00
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Forrer/Kayser	11	21-18, 21-17	0:38