Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Sanya Open
October 26 - 31, 2010
(2) 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: 19
Tournaments: 179
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
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: 11
Tournaments: 95
Career Best: 2nd (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$386,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB87075317721376245 US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$1,700.00
Overall88076317721376245 US$768,700.00
Previous Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Sara Niedrig - 5th Laura Ludwig - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 3 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 5 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 2 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 6 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 6 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 6 5th 360 US$9,100.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 1 Takemi Nishibori / Satoko Urata, Japan (31, Q12) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:41
Thu, 10/28/2010 Winner 2 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (15) Won 21-14, 22-20 0:37
Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (7) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:52
Fri, 10/29/2010 Winner 4 Nicole Branagh / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3) Won 14-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:45
Sat, 10/30/2010 Semi-Finals Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (6) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Sun, 10/31/2010 Gold Medal Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Lost 20-22, 20-22 0:45
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 40-27 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 4-4
10/31/10FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Xue/Zhang 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 22-20, 22-20 0:45
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-16, 21-15 0:37
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Xue/Zhang 4 29-31, 21-15, 15-12 1:18
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 21-14, 21-18 0:41
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-19, 21-18 0:40
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-15, 21-19 0:39
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Xue/Zhang 5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Xue/Zhang 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 3 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Branagh/Walsh Jennings 3 14-21, 21-14, 15-7 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-13, 21-18 0:32
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 21-18, 21-15 0:45
8/15/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Ludwig/Niedrig 9 23-21, 11-21, 18-16 0:54
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Kolocova/Slukova 23 22-20, 22-20 0:46
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 28 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-19, 21-19 0:40
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Kolocova/Slukova 14, Q8 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-8
10/30/10FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Kessy/Ross 6 21-14, 21-14 0:39
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-23, 21-18, 15-6 0:59
5/29/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:45
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Gold Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 21-17 0:43
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-18, 21-15 0:49
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 By Forfeit  
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-14, 21-16 0:40
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Kessy/Ross 7 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 2-4
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Akers/Turner 7 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:52
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Akers/Turner 19, Q2 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 0:51
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Akers/Turner 7 21-15, 21-17 0:42
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Akers/Turner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-14, 13-21, 19-17 0:51
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Akers/Turner 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 1:01
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Akers/Turner 26 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-2
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 21-16, 21-13 0:41
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:49
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 9 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Huang/Yue 21 21-14, 21-11 0:29
Series tied with # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-4
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Salgado/Salgado 8 21-11, 21-17 0:35
5/29/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Salgado/Salgado 8 17-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:04
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Salgado/Salgado 9 22-20, 28-26 0:51
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:50
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Salgado/Salgado 7 22-20, 21-17 0:43
5/23/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-15, 21-18 0:43
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:42
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-3
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 20-22, 21-17, 17-15 0:52
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 12-21, 15-13 0:54
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-16, 21-18 0:36
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-18, 21-14 0:40
9/12/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-10, 21-17 0:35
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-12, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Nystrom/Nystrom 39 21-10, 21-19 0:36
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-14 0:30
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Remmers/van Gestel, Netherlands 1-0
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Remmers/van Gestel 25, Q6 21-10, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 6-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Gioria/Momoli 15 21-14, 22-20 0:37
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Gioria/Momoli 27, Q1 21-13, 21-18 0:38
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Gioria/Momoli 10 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-19, 21-11 0:38
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Gioria/Momoli 43 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Dampney/Mullin 23, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q3 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Boulton/Johns 28, Q11 21-10, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist 31, Q13 17-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Nishibori/Urata 31, Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:41