Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 25 - 29, 2006
(23, Q12) 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 Acapulco Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Sara Niedrig - 41st Laura Ludwig - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 26, Q5 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q18 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
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
Mexico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/24/2006 Country Quota Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Wed, 10/25/2006 Qualifier 1 Line Jomphe / Rebecca Moskowitz, Canada (Q21) Won 21-8, 21-9 0:39
Wed, 10/25/2006 Qualifier 2 Chiaki Kusuhara / Mika Teru Saiki, Japan (Q5) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:48
Thu, 10/26/2006 Winner 1 Haydee Lopez / Laura Miranda, Mexico (10) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Thu, 10/26/2006 Winner 2 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (7) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 7-15 1:08
Fri, 10/27/2006 Contender 2 Dianne DeNecochea / Holly McPeak, United States (25, Q16) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:47
Fri, 10/27/2006 Contender 3 Simone Kuhn / Lea Schwer, Switzerland (15) Won 21-14, 23-21 0:55
Fri, 10/27/2006 Contender 4 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (4) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:44
Fri, 10/27/2006 Contender 5 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (11) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Sat, 10/28/2006 Contender 6 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 21-18 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-4
10/28/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 6 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 21-14, 21-16 0:38
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
Series tied with # 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 22-20, 21-18 0:44
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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 19-21, 21-13, 15-7 1:08
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Lopez/Miranda, Mexico 1-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Lopez/Miranda 10 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-14, 23-21 0:55
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Series tied with # 18 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 By Forfeit  
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 Ludwig/Niedrig 30 21-11, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 25, Q16 DeNecochea/McPeak, United States 1-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 DeNecochea/McPeak 25, Q16 21-14, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 27, Q10 Banck/Lahme, Germany 2-0
8/1/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q18 Banck/Lahme 21-16, 19-21, 15-6 0:48
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 # 29, Q14 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 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
9/25/06FIVBVitória Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 22-20, 21-19 0:43
9/12/06FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q5 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # Q7 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 0-1
7/4/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Labee/de Vries Q23 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 23-21, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 Jomphe/Moskowitz, Canada 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Jomphe/Moskowitz Q21 21-8, 21-9 0:39