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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Brasilia Open
April 19 - 24, 2010

(5) 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 Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Laura Ludwig - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/3-8/2009	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	3	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2009	Sanya Open	2	5th	360	US$9,100.00
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

Brasilia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/21/2010	Winner 1	Nadia Campisi / Cristina Hopf, Spain (28, Q12)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:34
Wed, 4/21/2010	Winner 2	Ying Huang / Yuan Yue, China (21)	Won 21-14, 21-11	0:29
Thu, 4/22/2010	Winner 3	Nicole Branagh / Misty May-Treanor, United States (20)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:57
Thu, 4/22/2010	Winner 4	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Won 21-18, 26-24	0:44
Fri, 4/23/2010	Semi-Finals	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (9)	Won 22-20, 28-26	0:51
Sat, 4/24/2010	Gold Medal	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:41

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	14	0	0	3	1	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	$155,150.00	55	25	68.8 %
2010	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$21,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	FIVB	55	0	2	4	2	8	6	9	3	6	4	11	$395,000.00	160	97	62.3 %
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
14	0	0	3	1	6	4	0	0	0	$77,575.00	2009	FIVB	14	0	0	3	1	6	4	0	0	0	$77,575.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,500.00	2010	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,500.00
58	1	2	5	2	15	12	6	4	11	$198,350.00	Total	Total	63	0	2	5	2	16	12	7	6	13	$200,350.00

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%
2009-2010	85	88.5%	5	5.2%	6	6.3%	90-6	93.8%	12	25.0%	16	33.3%	20	41.7%	12-36	25.0%	85-20	81.0%	17-22	43.6%	2	1	104-43	70.7%
Against the Field	62	77.5%	8	10.0%	10	12.5%	70-10	87.5%	15	24.2%	12	19.4%	35	56.5%	15-47	24.2%	124-68	64.6%	46-44	51.1%	0	1	85-57	59.9%

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 34-24 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-5
4/24/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 21-19	0:41
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	21-18, 26-24	0:44
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 12-21, 15-12	0:52
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 1-5
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
Lead the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	21-18, 21-15	0:45
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
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-2
11/6/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-18, 21-14	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 2-4
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Salgado/Salgado	9	22-20, 28-26	0:51
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
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
Series tied with # 10 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-1
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Kolocova/Slukova	14, Q8	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 14 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Martins/Santanna	12	21-10, 21-16	0:32
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
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Martins/Santanna	30, Q12	21-12, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Xue/Zhang, China 3-2
8/12/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	21-14, 21-18	0:41
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Xue/Zhang	4	21-19, 21-18	0:40
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Xue/Zhang	4	21-15, 21-19	0:39
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Xue/Zhang	5	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:03
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Xue/Zhang	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q5	19-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 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 # 20 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 1-0
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Branagh/May-Treanor	20	16-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:57
Lead the series against # 21 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Huang/Yue	21	21-14, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 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 # 28, Q12 Campisi/Hopf, Spain 1-0
4/21/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Campisi/Hopf	28, Q12	21-14, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # Q1 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	30, Q6	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-18, 13-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q8 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