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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 20 - 26, 2009

(8) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,212,348.31

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

114

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$497,148.33

Awards

Most Improved Player 2007
Best Offensive Player 2011
Best Defensive Player 2013, 2017
Most Inspirational 2013, 2017
Sportsperson 2015, 2016, 2017
Most Outstanding 2016, 2017
Team of the Year 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Tour Champion 2016 (with Kira Walkenhorst)
Most Entertaining Player 2019

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$210,856.49
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	0	6	0	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	106	6	10	9	4	17	9	22	3	7	1	6	1	2	4	5	US$979,556.49

Previous Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Ulrike Schmidt - 25th
2006	Sara Niedrig - 41st	Laura Ludwig - 41st
2007	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	7	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
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
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	2	1st	600	€ 11,000.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	2	1st	600	€ 8,500.00
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
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	1	3rd	480	€ 3,800.00
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
CEV	9/19-21/2008	Russian Masters Final	1	1st	1200	€ 13,600.00
CEV	9/10-14/2008	English Masters	1	7th	300	€ 2,200.00
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

Marseille Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/23/2009	Winner 2	Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy Swift, United States (25, Q2)	Won 21-8, 21-12	0:29
Fri, 7/24/2009	Winner 3	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (41, Q10)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:35
Fri, 7/24/2009	Winner 4	Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16)	Won 21-19, 21-11	0:38
Sat, 7/25/2009	Semi-Finals	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20)	Lost 12-21, 17-21	0:39
Sun, 7/26/2009	Bronze Medal	Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (2)	Won 21-16, 23-21	0:46

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	$36,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	4	4	1	5	0	14	0	2	2	4	$421,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	3	1	2	11	7	4	3	3	4	7	$309,150.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$82,500.00
Total	96	2	9	7	4	17	7	22	3	7	6	12	$851,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Ludwig												Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	$67,750.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$18,250.00
4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$150,000.00	World Tour Finals
82	5	7	7	4	17	27	8	3	4	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	4	4	1	5	14	2	4	5	$212,675.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	7	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	0	3	1	2	18	7	3	4	8	$154,575.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
17	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	0	1	$82,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	$41,250.00
196	17	14	14	7	45	55	20	12	12	$1,122,237.50	Total	103	2	9	7	4	26	25	8	8	14	$427,600.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	$18,750.00	10	12	45.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	7	$19,500.00	21	15	58.3 %
2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$15,825.00	17	7	70.8 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	$121,500.00	45	26	63.4 %
2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	$59,100.00	24	18	57.1 %
2008	CEV	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$54,300.00	31	3	91.2 %
2009	FIVB	8	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	$108,000.00	34	13	72.3 %
2009	CEV	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$23,300.00	14	1	93.3 %
Total	FIVB	48	0	1	4	2	5	5	8	2	6	4	11	$326,850.00	134	84	61.5 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	CEV	14	5	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	$108,425.00	68	13	84.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Ludwig													Sara Niedrig
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$2,000.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	$9,375.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	$9,375.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	FIVB Age Group WC
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50
11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	7	$9,750.00
4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50	2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50
12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00	2007	FIVB	12	0	1	1	1	3	2	4	0	0	$60,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	$29,550.00	2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	0	$29,550.00
5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,150.00	2008	CEV	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,150.00
8	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	$54,000.00	2009	FIVB	8	0	0	3	1	2	2	0	0	0	$54,000.00
3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,650.00	2009	CEV	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,650.00
65	6	3	7	3	13	10	7	4	12	$218,487.50	Total	Total	71	5	3	7	3	15	10	8	6	14	$221,725.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	181	74.5%	36	14.8%	26	10.7%	217-26	89.3%	51	29.3%	37	21.3%	86	49.4%	51-123	29.3%	181-86	67.8%	87-63	58.0%	3	1	271-150	64.4%
2008-2009	61	85.9%	5	7.0%	5	7.0%	66-5	93.0%	12	24.5%	16	32.7%	21	42.9%	12-37	24.5%	61-21	74.4%	17-21	44.7%	1	1	79-43	64.8%
Against the Field	93	76.2%	19	15.6%	10	8.2%	112-10	91.8%	19	25.0%	17	22.4%	40	52.6%	19-57	25.0%	186-74	71.5%	76-54	58.5%	2	1	133-65	67.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4
World Championships	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	2	6	2	69	21	0	0	35	22	4	5	4	1	0	4	123	58
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	3	11	4	0	0	0	0	56	34	3	3	1	2	0	3	132	81
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
Confederation Championship	0	0	1	1	11	1	0	0	17	1	4	2	1	1	2	2	36	8
Total	9	5	18	7	91	26	0	0	114	63	12	10	7	4	2	9	312	158

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 79-32 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 7 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-1
7/26/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-16, 23-21	0:46
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 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 # 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
Series tied with # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	15-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-3
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Salgado/Salgado	7	22-20, 21-17	0:43
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 # 11 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 # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 9-3
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 21-18	0:38
6/21/09	CEV	German Masters	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	By Forfeit
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	25-23, 21-18	0:41
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	23-21, 21-18	0:40
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 21-17	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-1
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	21-18, 21-15	0:45
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	20-22, 21-17, 16-14	1:04
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	21-14, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
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 # 14 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 # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 8-1
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	6	28-26, 21-12	0:44
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	6	17-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:05
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	19	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	27-25, 21-14	0:47
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	By Forfeit
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-19, 21-11	0:42
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
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Mouha/Van Breedam		21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-0
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Gioria/Momoli	16	21-19, 21-11	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Banck/Gunther, Germany 5-0
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Banck/Gunther	22	21-14, 21-15	0:36
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Banck/Gunther	24, Q2	21-19, 21-19	0:44
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
4/16/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Banck/Gunther		22-20, 21-13
Trail the series against # 20 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/25/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	20	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	21-12, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czechia 2-1
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
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Ludwig/Niedrig		Petrova/Skalnikova		21-17, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
7/23/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	25, Q2	21-8, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 26 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Martins/Santanna	25, Q1	21-15, 21-10	0:34
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Martins/Santanna	16	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:56
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Martins/Santanna	32	21-9, 21-17	0:42
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Martins/Santanna	30, Q12	21-12, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Mooren/Wesselink	10	21-16, 21-15	0:33
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Mooren/Wesselink	5	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 30 Pohl/Rau, Germany 5-2
5/28/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Pohl/Rau	5	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Pohl/Rau	5	25-23, 21-19
5/11/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	21-16, 21-15	0:39
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
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Pohl/Rau	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-17, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 32 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 7-0
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-14, 21-14	0:31
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-14, 21-16	0:36
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-14, 21-14	0:33
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
Series tied with # 33 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
Lead the series against # 36 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-1
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Baburina/Osheyko	26	21-10, 21-16	0:32
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 # 37 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-0
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
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	21-14, 21-16	0:41
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 # 38, Q4 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 # 40, Q9 Boulton/Johns, England 2-0
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Boulton/Johns	15, Q15	21-13, 21-16	0:34
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Boulton/Johns	16, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 41, Q10 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Prokopeva/Ukolova	41, Q10	21-14, 21-17	0:35
5/30/09	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Prokopeva/Ukolova	30, Q9	21-14, 21-17	0:32
Series tied with # 42 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 # 45 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 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-1
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Leao/Ribeiro	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:51
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Leao/Ribeiro	4	15-21, 21-9, 15-11	0:42
4/24/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	21-16, 21-23, 18-16	1:09
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Leao/Ribeiro	6, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 3-0
5/21/09	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Asao/Nishibori	10	21-17, 21-17	0:41
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Asao/Nishibori	Q27	21-15, 21-12	0:33
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Asao/Nishibori	Q12	21-13, 21-14	0:33