Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 6, 2007
(22) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Did not play Katrin Holtwick - Country Quota
2006 Sara Niedrig - 17th Laura Ludwig - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 23, Q12 5th 360 US$10,000.00
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
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2007 Winner 1 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (11) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Thu, 5/3/2007 Winner 2 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (6) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:39
Fri, 5/4/2007 Contender 2 Tatiana Barrera / Virginie Kadjo, France (28, Q6) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Fri, 5/4/2007 Contender 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (29, Q13) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
Fri, 5/4/2007 Contender 4 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (8) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:35
Sat, 5/5/2007 Contender 5 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (5) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 8-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig trail the series against the field 16-20 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:48
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-19, 21-17 0:39
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-19, 21-15 0:44
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 # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-14, 21-18 0:35
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
Series tied with # 9 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 5-3
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-19 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 17, 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Barrera/Kadjo, France 1-0
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Barrera/Kadjo 28, Q6 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
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
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 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 # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40