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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 27 - November 1, 2009

(2) Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

180 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

179

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,039,487.50

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$386,350.00

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	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 Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/8-13/2009	Barcelona Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	5	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2009	Kristiansand Open	4	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	8	3rd	640	US$21,000.00
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
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

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/29/2009	Winner 1	Mutsumi Ozaki / Ayumi Shiratori, Japan (31, Q17)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:32
Thu, 10/29/2009	Winner 2	Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q8)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:39
Fri, 10/30/2009	Contender 2	Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (17)	Won 21-18, 25-23	0:45
Fri, 10/30/2009	Contender 3	Linjun Ji / Chen Xue, China (23)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 10/30/2009	Contender 4	Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (13)	Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:58
Sat, 10/31/2009	Contender 5	Danielle Remmers / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (25, Q6)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:30
Sat, 10/31/2009	Contender 6	Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (3)	Lost 14-21, 21-13, 17-19	0:51

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	0	$421,350.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	3	1	2	11	7	4	3	3	4	0	$309,150.00
Satellite	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
Total	88	0	7	6	3	17	7	21	3	7	6	0	$768,700.00

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	0	$608,875.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	39	0	4	4	1	5	14	2	4	0	$212,675.00
73	2	4	2	2	22	19	6	9	0	$209,012.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	46	0	3	1	2	18	7	3	4	0	$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
179	13	12	10	6	43	52	20	12	0	$1,039,487.50	Total	95	0	7	6	3	26	24	8	8	0	$386,350.00

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
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 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	$121,500.00	45	26	63.4 %
2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	$59,100.00	24	18	57.1 %
2009	FIVB	13	0	0	3	1	4	2	3	0	0	0	0	$150,900.00	53	23	69.7 %
Total	FIVB	53	0	1	4	2	8	6	9	2	6	4	11	$369,750.00	153	94	61.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %

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
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
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
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
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
13	0	0	3	1	6	3	0	0	0	$75,450.00	2009	FIVB	13	0	0	3	1	6	3	0	0	0	$75,450.00
56	1	1	5	2	15	11	6	4	11	$185,725.00	Total	Total	61	0	1	5	2	16	11	7	6	13	$187,725.00

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	63	76.8%	12	14.6%	7	8.5%	75-7	91.5%	11	23.9%	13	28.3%	22	47.8%	11-35	23.9%	126-40	75.9%	46-40	53.5%	1	1	87-41	68.0%

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
Total	9	5	17	6	80	25	0	0	97	62	8	8	6	3	0	7	276	150

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 40-18 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-5
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-18, 21-15	0:49
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	By Forfeit
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 # 3 Akers/Turner, United States 0-3
10/31/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Akers/Turner	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-14, 13-21, 19-17	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Series tied with # 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
9/12/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	21-10, 21-17	0:35
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 # 6 Banck/Gunther, Germany 5-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Banck/Gunther	13	21-15, 21-12	0:37
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
Lead the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 7-2
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-16, 21-18	0:38
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 # 9 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 # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Kuhn/Zumkehr	9	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 12 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 # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 3-1
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	13	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:58
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
Trail the series against # 15, Q8 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-2
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	22-20, 21-18	0:39
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	29, Q8	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-17, 11-21, 15-11	0:48
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 # 17 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 3-1
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Candelas/Garcia	17	21-18, 25-23	0:45
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Candelas/Garcia	22, Q8	21-14, 21-15	0:36
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 # 18 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Dampney/Mullin	23, Q6	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 21 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 2-0
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Fendrick/Ivy Swift	20	21-17, 21-17	0:37
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 # 23 Ji/Xue, China 1-0
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Ji/Xue	23	21-19, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Remmers/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
10/31/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Remmers/van Gestel	25, Q6	21-10, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 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 # 29, Q5 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Boulton/Johns	28, Q11	21-10, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 31, Q17 Ozaki/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Ozaki/Shiratori	31, Q17	21-10, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # Q7 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