Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 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 Modena Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/9/2006 Country Quota Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany (29, Q26) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 12-10 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 11 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 # 14 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 # 17 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q26 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 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Barros/Connelly 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 23-21, 21-19 0:47
Series tied with Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-1
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
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q10 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 # 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 # Q15 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 # Q28 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig Q12 30-28, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # Q32 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Forrer/Kayser 11 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q33 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