Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 17 - 21, 2007
(4) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Ulrike Schmidt - 25th
2006 Sara Niedrig - 41st Laura Ludwig - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 17, Q6 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 11, Q5 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 13, Q6 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 1 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (29, Q2) Won 28-30, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
Wed, 7/18/2007 Winner 2 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Lost 12-21, 22-20, 13-15 0:50
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 2 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (30, Q4) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:43
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 3 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (12) Won 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Thu, 7/19/2007 Contender 4 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (7) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 5 Shaylyn Bede / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (18, Q12) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Fri, 7/20/2007 Contender 6 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:51
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 34-19 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 5 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 32-30, 19-21, 15-12 1:10
Series tied with # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 1-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Xue/Zhang 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Series tied with # 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 21-19, 23-21 0:46
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 # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-5
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 21-15, 21-11 0:31
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
Lead the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 16, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 17 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Koizumi/Tanaka Q11 22-20, 21-23, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # 18, Q12 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Bede/Bednarczuk 18, Q12 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Series tied with # 19 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 21-11, 23-25, 15-13 0:50
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-2
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 21-19 0:51
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 0:50
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 19-21, 20-18 1:03
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 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 # 27 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q11 21-9, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 29, Q2 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q2 28-30, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 30, Q4 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:43
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 Campisi/Lozano Q16 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Tcholakova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Tcholakova/Yanchulova Q12 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # Q10 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Dalen/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Dalen/Wiig 32 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q14 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 2-0
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Asao/Nishibori Q27 21-15, 21-12 0:33
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q15 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-11, 22-20 0:30