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June 25 - July 4, 2009

(10) 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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	88	0	7	6	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	2	4	5	US$768,700.00

Previous Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sara Niedrig - 25th	Laura Ludwig - 25th
2006	Sara Niedrig - Country Quota	Laura Ludwig - Country Quota
2007	Sara Niedrig - 4th	Laura Ludwig - 4th
2008	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/27-31/2009	Seoul Open	6	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/19-24/2009	Japan Open	7	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	6	4th	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2009	Brasilia Open	11	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
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

Stavanger World Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 6/26/2009

Pool J

Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (39)

Won 21-10, 21-19

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	12	10	0	0.833	0	5	1	3
	1	6	4	0	0.667	0	3	0	2
	2	6	6	0	1.000	0	2	1	1
Sara Niedrig	Total	28	14	4	0.357	2	6	4	3
	1	11	7	1	0.545	1	4	3	0
	2	17	7	3	0.235	1	2	1	3

Sun, 6/28/2009

Pool J

Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (34)

Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-10

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	32	18	3	0.469	0	14	3	4
	1	13	7	1	0.462	0	8	1	1
	2	11	8	1	0.636	0	4	0	3
	3	8	3	1	0.250	0	2	2	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	30	20	3	0.567	2	7	1	5
	1	8	8	0	1.000	0	3	0	1
	2	13	8	3	0.385	0	2	0	2
	3	9	4	0	0.444	2	2	1	2

Tue, 6/30/2009

Pool J

Ying Huang / Xi Zhang, China (15)

Won 21-11, 21-14

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	16	11	0	0.688	0	10	2	1
	1	7	4	0	0.571	0	4	1	1
	2	9	7	0	0.778	0	6	1	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	16	8	2	0.375	4	1	4	1
	1	9	5	1	0.444	3	1	1	0
	2	7	3	1	0.286	1	0	3	1

Thu, 7/2/2009

Winner 1

Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (21)

Won 21-12, 21-16

0:35

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	37	23	3	0.541	0	17	2	2
	1	18	12	1	0.611	0	6	2	1
	2	19	11	2	0.474	0	11	0	1
Sara Niedrig	Total	10	7	2	0.500	1	5	1	7
	1	3	2	0	0.667	1	2	1	4
	2	7	5	2	0.429	0	3	0	3

Fri, 7/3/2009

Winner 2

Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (6)

Lost 21-17, 21-23, 11-15

1:01

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	18	10	0	0.556	0	5	3	1
	1	7	3	0	0.429	0	2	1	0
	2	7	4	0	0.571	0	0	1	1
	3	4	3	0	0.750	0	3	1	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	43	23	5	0.419	3	3	2	4
	1	15	9	2	0.467	2	0	1	1
	2	16	9	1	0.500	1	3	1	2
	3	12	5	2	0.250	0	0	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	115	72	6	0.574	0	51	11	11
Sara Niedrig	127	72	16	0.441	12	22	12	20
Total	242	144	22	0.504	12	73	23	31
Opponents	235	115	38	0.328	3	61	9	26

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Did not play
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Kira Walkenhorst - 17th	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Margareta Kozuch - 17th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Louisa Lippmann - 17th	Did not play

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	48	17th	200	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2007	Gstaad World Championships	6	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/25-7/4/2009	Stavanger World Championships	10	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	7	9th	400	US$11,000.00

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 40-29 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-3
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-14, 21-16	0:40
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Kessy/Ross	7	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:00
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Antonelli/Antunes	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	25-23, 30-32, 15-8	1:10
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:54
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-19, 21-14	0:38
6/16/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	17-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-4
4/25/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Branagh/Youngs	2	21-18, 32-30	0:55
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	21-19, 21-17	0:39
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Branagh/Youngs	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 16-21, 15-13	0:57
3/29/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 6	Branagh/Youngs	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-14, 21-17	0:42
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Branagh/Youngs	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 4	Bede/Connelly	11	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 0-2
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Akers/Turner	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-11	1:01
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 5-2
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 21-13	0:34
9/6/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
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
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
5/23/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Salgado/Salgado	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 21-18	0:43
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Bronze Medal	Salgado/Salgado	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-19, 21-19	0:42
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	Hakedal/Torlen	22	21-19, 21-16	0:42
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-18, 21-16	0:48
5/5/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
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 # 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
8/15/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	23-21, 11-21, 18-16	0:54
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Huang/Zhang, China 1-0
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool J	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Huang/Zhang	15	21-11, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 16 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	19	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	27-25, 21-14	0:47
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
Lead the series against # 18 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Gioria/Momoli	43	18-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Gioria/Momoli	23, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # 19 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-2
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	15	21-18, 21-18	0:43
4/23/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	14	21-17, 21-16	0:47
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	24, Q3	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	21-13, 21-13	0:43
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	28	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Banck/Gunther, Germany 2-0
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Banck/Gunther	21	21-12, 21-16	0:35
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Banck/Gunther	11	21-19, 21-13	0:40
Series tied with # 22 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	Petrova/Skalnikova	21	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:50
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 3	Petrova/Skalnikova	15	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 4-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Jursone/Minusa	20	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-19, 21-16	0:43
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 # 29 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	27	16-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 30 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/12/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Giaoui/Hamzaoui	Q11	21-9, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 33 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Martins/Santanna	16	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:56
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Martins/Santanna	30, Q12	21-12, 21-15	0:37
Series tied with # 34 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
6/28/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool J	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Candelas/Garcia	34	21-14, 19-21, 15-10	0:48
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Candelas/Garcia	27	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	24-22, 14-21, 15-9	0:55
Series tied with # 37 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q21	21-9, 21-14	0:29
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baburina/Osheyko	Q22	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q11	22-20, 24-22	0:40
Lead the series against # 38 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
Lead the series against # 39 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
6/26/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool J	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	39	21-10, 21-19	0:36
5/22/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-15, 21-14	0:30
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-14	0:34
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-19, 10-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 40 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Andreasen/Vestergaard	22	21-14, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 47 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Prokopeva/Ukolova	30, Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:32