European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
June 15 - 18, 2006
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: 21
Tournaments: 213
Career Wins: 23
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$1,213,064.20
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: 119
Career Wins: 8
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$497,148.33
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125273341CQMoney
CEV18633102100101000 US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age3111000000000000 US$0.00
FIVB8707531772137060245 US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S1001000000000000 US$1,700.00
Overall1097111041792237161245 US$979,556.49
Previous Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open Q12 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 10/18-22/2005 Brazil Open 30 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 23, Q2 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 6 3rd 26 US$1,700.00
CEV Under Age 8/4-7/2005 CEV U23 European Championships 2nd 39 € 0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q17 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open Q10 33rd 20 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 23, Q17 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 48 17th 200 US$7,500.00
Russian Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/15/2006 Qualifier 1 Mari-Liis Graumann / Katre Laanes, Estonia Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
Thu, 6/15/2006 Qualifier 2 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7) Lost 21-19, 12-21, 19-21 0:57
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 10-5 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
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 # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Keizer/Leenstra 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 19-21, 21-12, 21-19 0:57
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Keizer/Leenstra Q1 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/9/06FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
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 Graumann/Laanes, Estonia 1-0
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig Graumann/Laanes 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel 26 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Lundqvist/Uddstahl Q16 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-0
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q24 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against 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 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/9/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Ludwig/Niedrig Petrova/Skalnikova 21-17, 21-15 0:31