Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
July 25 - 29, 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Katrin Holtwick - Country Quota
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open Q10 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/24/2006 Country Quota Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (28, Q13) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 16-16 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12 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
Trail the series against # 17 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 28, Q13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 4-3
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/3/06FIVBFrance Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 Claasen/Roder 21-15, 21-18 0:45
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 # 31, Q11 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
Lead the series against # 32, Q23 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
Trail the series against Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/9/06FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-14 0:34
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
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q14 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 # Q17 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 # Q19 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40