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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship
August 23 - 25, 2007

(22) 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:

213

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,213,064.20

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:

119

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$497,148.33

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	21	25	27	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	0	6	0	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	109	7	11	10	4	17	9	22	3	7	1	6	1	2	4	5	US$979,556.49

Previous Valencia Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Laura Ludwig - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-18/2007	Aland Open	5	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	15	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
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
CEV	8/25-28/2006	European Championship Final	17	4th	560	€ 7,500.00

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/23/2007	Winner 1	Nadia Erni / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (11)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:30
Thu, 8/23/2007	Winner 2	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (6)	Won 21-14, 22-20	0:45
Thu, 8/23/2007	Winner 3	Sona Novakova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (19)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
Fri, 8/24/2007	Winner 4	Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (10)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:40
Sat, 8/25/2007	Semi-Finals	Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (5)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:42
Sat, 8/25/2007	Gold Medal	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (16)	Lost 15-21, 24-22, 12-15	0:59

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
Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$82,500.00
Total	96	2	9	7	4	17	7	22	3	7	6	0	$851,200.00

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
17	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	$82,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$41,250.00
196	17	14	14	7	45	55	20	12	0	$1,122,237.50	Total	103	2	9	7	4	26	25	8	8	0	$427,600.00

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
2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
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 %
2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$15,825.00	17	7	70.8 %
2007	FIVB	11	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	4	0	0	$113,500.00	42	24	63.6 %
2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	FIVB	30	0	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	6	3	11	$151,750.00	73	51	58.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	CEV	6	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	$30,825.00	23	9	71.9 %

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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	CEV Under Age	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	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
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50	2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	$56,750.00	2007	FIVB	11	0	1	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	$56,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
44	3	3	5	2	5	4	7	3	12	$92,137.50	Total	Total	50	2	3	4	2	7	5	8	5	14	$95,375.00

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	68	85.0%	8	10.0%	4	5.0%	76-4	95.0%	9	40.9%	4	18.2%	9	40.9%	9-13	40.9%	68-9	88.3%	17-8	68.0%	3	0	88-17	83.8%
2006-2007	16	72.7%	4	18.2%	2	9.1%	20-2	90.9%	1	14.3%	3	42.9%	3	42.9%	1-6	14.3%	16-3	84.2%	5-5	50.0%	1	0	22-8	73.3%
Against the Field	28	80.0%	6	17.1%	1	2.9%	34-1	97.1%	6	35.3%	4	23.5%	7	41.2%	6-11	35.3%	56-8	87.5%	24-10	70.6%	3	0	43-9	82.7%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	1	1	11	1	0	0	17	1	4	2	1	1	2	2	36	8
Total	9	5	18	7	91	26	0	0	114	63	12	10	7	4	2	9	312	158

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 37-18 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-1
6/25/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler		26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	19-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:54
10/24/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler		23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
9/25/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Holtwick/Semmler		22-20, 21-19	0:43
9/12/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	19	26-24, 17-21, 15-13	1:06
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Pohl/Rau	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:50
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-17, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-2
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Kadijk/Mooren	18	24-26, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	25	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:36
8/27/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	21-16, 21-18	0:43
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-17, 21-17	0:45
7/23/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Claasen/Roder, Germany 6-4
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Claasen/Roder	30	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:59
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Claasen/Roder	11	21-18, 21-19	0:44
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Claasen/Roder		By Forfeit
7/24/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-17, 21-18	0:41
7/3/06	FIVB	France Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	Claasen/Roder		21-15, 21-18	0:45
6/26/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Claasen/Roder	Q13	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-15, 21-18	0:43
6/19/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q11	Claasen/Roder		19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Claasen/Roder		16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
7/5/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Claasen/Roder		21-19, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 5 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Moiseeva/Uryadova	5	21-17, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 4-1
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Montagnolli/Swoboda	6	21-14, 22-20	0:45
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Montagnolli/Swoboda	20	21-16, 21-17	0:42
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	25-23, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
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 # 7 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	21-11, 22-20	0:30
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
5/5/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
8/27/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	13-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:47
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Hakedal/Torlen	4	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Series tied with # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Glesnes/Maaseide	10	21-14, 21-18	0:40
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
Lead the series against # 11 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Erni/Graessli	11	21-14, 21-10	0:30
Trail the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-15, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	21-19, 23-21	0:46
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
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 # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Mouha/Van Breedam	31, Q14	21-15, 21-18	0:40
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q2	28-30, 21-17, 15-13	1:06
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Mouha/Van Breedam		21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 18 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-0
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	Gschweidl/Hansel	Q28	21-16, 21-17	0:36
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Gschweidl/Hansel		21-13, 21-16	0:43
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	Gschweidl/Hansel	26	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Novakova/Novotna, Czech Republic 1-0
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Novakova/Novotna	19	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # 21 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baburina/Osheyko	Q22	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q11	22-20, 24-22	0:40