Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 13 - 18, 2009
(7) 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 10 9th 400 US$11,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool G Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (26) Won 21-10, 21-16 0:32
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool G Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (23) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:31
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool G Svetlana Popova / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (10, Q19) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 2 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (22) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 3 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (11) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Sat, 7/18/2009 Semi-Finals Vanilda Leao / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (5) Lost 15-21, 21-13, 9-15 0:51
Sat, 7/18/2009 Bronze Medal Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 50-25 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Bede/Connelly 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-14, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 5 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-1
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Leao/Ribeiro 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-15, 13-21, 15-9 0:51
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Leao/Ribeiro 4 15-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:42
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 # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 0-2
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Akers/Turner 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:01
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Akers/Turner 26 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 8 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 6-2
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 21-18 0:38
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-18, 21-13 0:34
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
9/25/06FIVBVitória Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 22-20, 21-19 0:43
9/12/06FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 10, Q19 Popova/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Popova/Uryadova 10, Q19 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-18, 21-15 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Gioria/Momoli 43 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 16 Huang/Zhang, China 1-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Huang/Zhang 15 21-11, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-19 0:38
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Banck/Gunther, Germany 4-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Banck/Gunther 22 21-14, 21-15 0:36
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Banck/Gunther 21 21-12, 21-16 0:35
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Banck/Gunther 11 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 5-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-14, 21-14 0:31
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-16, 21-19 0:37
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Jursone/Minusa 20 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-19, 21-16 0:43
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 24 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 21-11, 23-25, 15-13 0:50
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 25, Q6 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Candelas/Garcia 34 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 27 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 24-22, 14-21, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 26 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Baburina/Osheyko 26 21-10, 21-16 0:32
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q21 21-9, 21-14 0:29
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Series tied with # 28 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-2
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 15 21-18, 21-18 0:43
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 # 29, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 39 21-10, 21-19 0:36
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-14 0:30
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 30 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Prokopeva/Ukolova 30, Q9 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-3
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Salgado/Salgado 7 22-20, 21-17 0:43
5/23/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-15, 21-18 0:43
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:42
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 3-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-15, 21-10 0:34
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 # Q9 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Andreasen/Vestergaard 22 21-14, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 3-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Asao/Nishibori 10 21-17, 21-17 0:41
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Asao/Nishibori Q27 21-15, 21-12 0:33
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:33