Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 4, 2007
(15) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Did not play Ulrike Schmidt - 25th
2006 Sara Niedrig - 41st Laura Ludwig - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 6 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool B Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (18) Won 24-26, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool B Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (31, Q14) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:40
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool B Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 2 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (16) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 3 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (7) Won 21-17, 12-21, 18-16 0:55
Sat, 8/4/2007 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:38
Sat, 8/4/2007 Bronze Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 54-37 (Lead 25 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:52
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-15, 21-13 0:36
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 26-28, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
Series tied with # 2 Tian/Wang, China 1-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Tian/Wang 2 21-12, 21-16 0:38
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Tian/Wang 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 32-30, 19-21, 15-12 1:10
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-19, 21-14 0:38
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 2-1
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-19 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Barros/Connelly 5 22-20, 21-19 0:39
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 5, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 21-18, 21-16 0:33
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Barros/Connelly 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 23-21, 21-19 0:47
Trail the series against # 7 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-5
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Antunes/Ribeiro 7 21-17, 12-21, 18-16 0:55
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
Series tied with # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 11 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Bede/Behar 6 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 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 # 16 Wang/Zuo, China 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Wang/Zuo 16 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 17 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
Series tied with # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Kadijk/Mooren 18 24-26, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 25 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:36
Trail the series against # 19, Q5 Scott/Turner, United States 0-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Scott/Turner 19 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-3
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 28-26, 21-15 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 21 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 27 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:35
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 21-18, 14-21, 15-9 0:53
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 # 22 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 25, Q4 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 # 26, Q2 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 # 27 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 # 30, Q6 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 # 31, Q14 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 21-15, 21-18 0:40
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 # 32 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Gschweidl/Hansel Q28 21-16, 21-17 0:36
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel 26 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Banck/Lahme, Germany 3-0
6/18/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Banck/Lahme 20-22, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
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 Bede/Bednarczuk, Brazil 1-0
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Bede/Bednarczuk 18, Q12 23-21, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 5-4
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 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 # Q15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Gioria/Momoli 43 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q16 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 # Q19 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-1
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
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 # Q20 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
Lead the series against # Q23 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
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q26 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