Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Banco do Brasil presents the KIA Open
April 20 - 25, 2009
(11) 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 Brasília Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 6 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 9 9th 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 10 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 3 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 5 7th 300 US$7,000.00
Brasilia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/22/2009 Winner 1 Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (22) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Wed, 4/22/2009 Winner 2 Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6, Q1) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Thu, 4/23/2009 Winner 3 Angelica Ljungquist / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (14) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:47
Thu, 4/23/2009 Winner 4 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:39
Fri, 4/24/2009 Contender 6 Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (6, Q1) Won 21-16, 21-23, 18-16 1:09
Fri, 4/24/2009 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:37
Sat, 4/25/2009 Bronze Medal Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (2) Won 21-18, 32-30 0:55
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig trail the series against the field 13-18 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-3
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-14, 21-16 0:40
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Kessy/Ross 7 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-4
4/25/09FIVBBrasilia Open Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Branagh/Youngs 2 21-18, 32-30 0:55
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Branagh/Youngs 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 21-19, 21-17 0:39
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Branagh/Youngs 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 16-21, 15-13 0:57
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 6 Branagh/Youngs 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-17 0:42
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Branagh/Youngs 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6, Q1 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 2-0
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 21-16, 21-23, 18-16 1:09
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 13 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 16 Hakedal/Torlen 22 21-19, 21-16 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-18, 21-16 0:48
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:48
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Series tied with # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 23-21, 11-21, 18-16 0:54
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 27-25, 21-14 0:47
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
Trail the series against # 14 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-2
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 14 21-17, 21-16 0:47
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24, Q3 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-13, 21-13 0:43
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 16 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:56
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Andreasen/Vestergaard 22 21-14, 21-14 0:35