European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006
(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: 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 Valencia Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 21st 60 € 0.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Qualifier 1 Liliana Fernandez / Alejandra Simon, Spain Won 21-16, 21-11 0:42
Thu, 7/20/2006 Qualifier 2 Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria Won 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Thu, 7/20/2006 Qualifier 3 Marion Castelli / Celine Gemise Fareau, France Won 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 7/21/2006 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 9-15 0:55
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 1 Katerina Tychnova / Marketa Tychnova, Czech Republic (10) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/21/2006 Contender 2 Olga Matveeva / Teresa Zunzunegui, Spain (12) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 3 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (8) Won 21-17, 27-25 0:46
Sat, 7/22/2006 Contender 4 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (2) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:47
Sat, 7/22/2006 Semi-Finals Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:44
Sun, 7/23/2006 Bronze Medal Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 16-6 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-17, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 23-21, 21-16 0:47
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
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 # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 Campisi/Lozano Q16 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-17, 27-25 0:46
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 23-21, 21-16 0:51
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Tychnova/Tychnova 10 21-13, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 2-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Matveeva/Zunzunegui 12 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q24 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig Q12 30-28, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 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 Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Castelli/Gemise Fareau 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against Fernandez/Simon, Spain 1-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Fernandez/Simon 21-16, 21-11 0:42
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 2-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Gschweidl/Hansel 21-13, 21-16 0:43
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel 26 21-14, 21-19 0:41