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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010

(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:

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 (40 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

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 Rome Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/4-9/2010	Shanghai Open	5	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/19-24/2010	Brasilia Open	5	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
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

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Tue, 5/18/2010

Pool G

Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (26, Q9)

Won 21-19, 21-14

0:36

Wed, 5/19/2010

Pool G

Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (23)

Won 22-20, 22-20

0:46

Thu, 5/20/2010

Pool G

Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (10)

Won 21-17, 21-18

0:39

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 2

Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (15)

Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-9

0:48

Fri, 5/21/2010

Winner 3

Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (20)

Won 21-13, 21-14

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	20	14	0	0.700	0	7	2	2
	1	9	7	0	0.778	0	4	1	1
	2	11	7	0	0.636	0	3	1	1
Sara Niedrig	Total	14	11	1	0.714	1	2	0	4
	1	9	7	1	0.667	1	1	0	2
	2	5	4	0	0.800	0	1	0	2

Sat, 5/22/2010

Semi-Finals

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3)

Won 21-15, 21-18

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	21	14	3	0.524	0	14	1	3
	1	8	6	1	0.625	0	6	1	1
	2	13	8	2	0.462	0	8	0	2
Sara Niedrig	Total	31	17	7	0.323	1	5	1	1
	1	13	8	3	0.385	0	3	0	0
	2	18	9	4	0.278	1	2	1	1

Sun, 5/23/2010

Gold Medal

Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2)

Lost 19-21, 17-21

0:43

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	17	8	2	0.353	0	8	2	1
	1	10	5	0	0.500	0	2	1	1
	2	7	3	2	0.143	0	6	1	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	24	12	4	0.333	2	3	1	5
	1	10	4	2	0.200	2	1	1	2
	2	14	8	2	0.429	0	2	0	3

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	58	36	5	0.534	0	29	5	6
Sara Niedrig	69	40	12	0.406	4	10	2	10
Total	127	76	17	0.465	4	39	7	16
Opponents	120	57	23	0.283	3	28	9	11

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 63-34 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 2-1
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Antonelli/Antunes	3	21-15, 21-18	0:42
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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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 # 10 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 4-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Gioria/Momoli	10	21-17, 21-18	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:48
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Kuhn/Zumkehr	9	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Bawden/Palmer	20, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 8-2
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	20	21-13, 21-14	0:37
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 # 21 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 # 23 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/19/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Kolocova/Slukova	23	22-20, 22-20	0:46
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	28	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-19, 21-19	0:40
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 # 24 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q12 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 # 26, Q9 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Meppelink/Wesselink	26, Q9	21-19, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 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 # 30, Q16 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 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 # Q1 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 # Q5 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 # Q11 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 # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 5-0
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-14, 21-14	0:31
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 # Q22 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