Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2006
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: 19
Tournaments: 179
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
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: 11
Tournaments: 95
Career Best: 2nd (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$386,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB87075317721376245 US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$1,700.00
Overall88076317721376245 US$768,700.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Sara Niedrig - 25th Laura Ludwig - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q11 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 26, Q9 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 27, Q8 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 6/26/2006 Country Quota Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (Q13) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 18-16 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 30 13-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:50
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 3, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Antunes/Ribeiro 7, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 9 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Ludwig/Niedrig 30 21-11, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 Zhang/Zuo 15, Q8 19-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 23-21, 21-16 0:51
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Keizer/Leenstra Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Barrera/Hamzaoui 18 21-23, 21-12, 15-11 0:48
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Barrera/Hamzaoui 32 21-12, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 25, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Barros/Connelly 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 23-21, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Lessard/Maxwell 23 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 16-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against Banck/Lahme, Germany 1-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Banck/Lahme 22 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # Q3 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 26 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Lundqvist/Uddstahl Q16 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel 26 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # Q13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-2
6/26/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-15, 21-18 0:43
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 Claasen/Roder 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Claasen/Roder 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Claasen/Roder 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q15 Gioria/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Gioria/Lunardi Q9 21-13, 23-25, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # Q16 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Trail the series against # Q20 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/9/06FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q21 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 Campisi/Lozano Q16 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:40
Lead the series against # Q28 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-0
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q24 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q30 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker 15, Q10 21-17, 21-17 0:34