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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Crown Seoul Open
May 25 - 30, 2010

(6) 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 Seoul Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2009	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-22/2010	Rome Grand Slam	7	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
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
CEV	9/16-19/2009	European Championship Final	2	2nd	720	€ 7,500.00
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
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

Seoul Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/27/2010	Winner 1	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (27, Q5)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:34
Thu, 5/27/2010	Winner 2	Angela Lavalle / Vanilda Leao, Brazil (11, Q2)	Lost 12-21, 18-21	0:35
Fri, 5/28/2010	Contender 2	Lisa Fitzgerald / Brooke Niles, United States (5, Q9)	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:39
Fri, 5/28/2010	Contender 3	Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (14)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:28
Fri, 5/28/2010	Contender 4	Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (25)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:36
Sat, 5/29/2010	Contender 5	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8)	Won 17-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:04
Sat, 5/29/2010	Contender 6	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:45

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	14	0	0	3	1	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	$155,150.00	55	25	68.8 %
2009	CEV	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$30,800.00	19	2	90.5 %
2010	FIVB	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$61,600.00	16	6	72.7 %
Total	FIVB	58	0	3	4	2	9	6	9	3	6	5	11	$435,600.00	171	102	62.6 %
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	15	5	3	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	$115,925.00	73	14	83.9 %

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
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
4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,400.00	2009	CEV	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,400.00
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$30,800.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$30,800.00
76	6	6	7	3	18	12	7	5	12	$276,612.50	Total	Total	82	5	6	7	3	20	12	8	7	14	$279,850.00

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	81	77.9%	15	14.4%	8	7.7%	96-8	92.3%	20	27.8%	15	20.8%	37	51.4%	20-52	27.8%	162-70	69.8%	70-46	60.3%	1	1	117-59	66.5%

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 80-34 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 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 1-7
5/29/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 6	Kessy/Ross	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-19, 21-19	0:45
5/23/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-19, 21-17	0:43
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, Q9 Fitzgerald/Niles, United States 1-0
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Fitzgerald/Niles	5, Q9	21-19, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 3-4
5/29/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Salgado/Salgado	8	17-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:04
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
Trail the series against # 11, Q2 Lavalle/Leao, Brazil 0-1
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 2	Lavalle/Leao	11, Q2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-12, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 4-0
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-19, 21-17	0:28
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:48
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	21-16, 24-22	0:45
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 17 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 # 18 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 # 19 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 11-3
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
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 # 20 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 9-1
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Mouha/Van Breedam	13	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:58
6/20/09	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 # 22 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 # 23 Banck/Gunther, Germany 6-0
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
4/16/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Banck/Gunther		22-20, 21-13
Lead the series against # 24 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 5-0
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
7/10/08	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 # 25 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 4-1
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Candelas/Garcia	25	21-17, 21-13	0:36
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 # 27, Q5 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 8-1
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q5	21-16, 21-13	0:34
9/19/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Jursone/Minusa	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	1:00
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
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 5-0
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Gioria/Momoli	10	21-17, 21-18	0:39
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Gioria/Momoli	12	22-20, 21-13	0:44
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 # Q3 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 # Q4 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