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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Seoul Open
May 30 - June 3, 2007

(12) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,039,487.50

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$386,350.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Best Offensive Player 2011
Best Defensive Player 2013, 2017
Most Inspirational 2013, 2017
Sportsperson 2015, 2016, 2017
Most Outstanding 2016, 2017
Team of the Year 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Most Entertaining Player 2019

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	88	0	7	6	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	2	4	5	US$768,700.00

Previous Seoul Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Singapore Open	14	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/2-6/2007	Shanghai Open	22	7th	300	US$8,000.00
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

Seoul Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/31/2007	Winner 1	Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (21)	Won 21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:50
Thu, 5/31/2007	Winner 2	Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:33
Fri, 6/1/2007	Contender 2	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (11)	Lost 21-18, 19-21, 10-15	0:49

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	4	4	1	5	0	14	0	2	2	0	$421,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	3	1	2	11	7	4	3	3	4	0	$309,150.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Total	88	0	7	6	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	0	$768,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ludwig												Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$67,750.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$18,250.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$150,000.00	World Tour Finals
82	5	7	7	4	17	27	8	3	0	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	4	4	1	5	14	2	4	0	$212,675.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	0	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	0	3	1	2	18	7	3	4	0	$154,575.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
179	13	12	10	6	43	52	20	12	0	$1,039,487.50	Total	95	0	7	6	3	26	24	8	8	0	$386,350.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	$18,750.00	10	12	45.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	7	$19,500.00	21	15	58.3 %
2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$14,000.00	6	6	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	4	3	11	$52,250.00	37	33	52.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ludwig													Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	$9,375.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	$9,375.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00	2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$7,000.00
25	1	0	1	0	3	2	4	3	11	$26,975.00	Total	Total	30	0	0	1	0	4	2	5	5	13	$28,975.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	181	74.5%	36	14.8%	26	10.7%	217-26	89.3%	51	29.3%	37	21.3%	86	49.4%	51-123	29.3%	181-86	67.8%	87-63	58.0%	3	1	271-150	64.4%
2006-2007	36	63.2%	13	22.8%	8	14.0%	49-8	86.0%	16	32.7%	8	16.3%	25	51.0%	16-33	32.7%	36-25	59.0%	29-16	64.4%	1	0	66-41	61.7%
Against the Field	62	69.7%	14	15.7%	13	14.6%	76-13	85.4%	15	22.4%	12	17.9%	40	59.7%	15-52	22.4%	124-76	62.0%	58-50	53.7%	2	0	93-63	59.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	2	6	2	69	21	0	0	35	22	4	5	4	1	0	4	123	58
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	56	34	3	3	1	2	0	3	132	81
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Total	9	5	17	6	80	25	0	0	97	62	8	8	6	3	0	7	276	150

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig trail the series against the field 14-21 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-5
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	21-15, 21-11	0:31
10/28/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 6	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	21-14, 21-16	0:38
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Barros/Connelly	5, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	21-18, 21-16	0:33
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Barros/Connelly	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	23-21, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
5/5/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	19-21, 21-13, 15-7	1:08
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	21-14, 21-18	0:35
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	4	22-20, 21-18	0:44
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	21	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 11 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
6/1/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:49
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Glesnes/Maaseide	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-19, 21-17	0:39
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Glesnes/Maaseide	11	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-2
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 2	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	21-18, 14-21, 15-9	0:53
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	9	By Forfeit
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	21-11, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 18, Q7 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Kusuhara/Teru Saiki	Q5	21-15, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Faure/Sarpaux	19	21-14, 19-21, 15-10	0:59
Lead the series against # 20 Banck/Lahme, Germany 2-0
8/1/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q18	Banck/Lahme		21-16, 19-21, 15-6	0:48
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Banck/Lahme	22	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	Petrova/Skalnikova	21	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:50
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 3	Petrova/Skalnikova	15	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 23 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Keizer/Leenstra	Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Lessard/Maxwell	23	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	16-21, 21-17, 17-15	0:51
Trail the series against # 30 de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 0-1
7/4/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 2	Labee/de Vries	Q23	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	23-21, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q9 Barrera/Kadjo, France 1-0
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Barrera/Kadjo	28, Q6	21-12, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # Q12 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	Campisi/Lozano	Q16	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:40
Lead the series against # Q20 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q12	21-13, 21-14	0:33