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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 (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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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	11	0	4	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	$173,400.00	46	16	74.2 %
Total	FIVB	65	0	5	5	2	11	6	11	3	6	5	11	$547,400.00	201	112	64.2 %
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
11	0	4	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	$86,700.00	2010	FIVB	11	0	4	1	0	3	2	0	1	0	$86,700.00
68	1	5	6	2	18	14	6	5	11	$274,550.00	Total	Total	73	0	5	6	2	19	14	7	7	13	$276,550.00

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	44	77.2%	4	7.0%	9	15.8%	48-9	84.2%	13	27.7%	7	14.9%	27	57.4%	13-34	27.7%	88-52	62.9%	34-32	51.5%	0	1	61-43	58.7%

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 40-27 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 4-4
10/31/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Gold Medal	Xue/Zhang	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	22-20, 22-20	0:45
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-16, 21-15	0:37
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Xue/Zhang	4	29-31, 21-15, 15-12	1:18
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 # 3 Branagh/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya 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
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	11	21-13, 21-18	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-8
10/30/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Kessy/Ross	6	21-14, 21-14	0:39
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kessy/Ross	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-23, 21-18, 15-6	0:59
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
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 2-4
10/29/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Akers/Turner	7	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Akers/Turner	19, Q2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:51
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Akers/Turner	7	21-15, 21-17	0:42
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 # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-2
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	21-16, 21-13	0:41
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:49
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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 4-4
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Salgado/Salgado	8	21-11, 21-17	0:35
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
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-3
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	14	20-22, 21-17, 17-15	0:52
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-19, 12-21, 15-13	0:54
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	13	21-16, 21-18	0:36
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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 6-0
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Gioria/Momoli	15	21-14, 22-20	0:37
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Gioria/Momoli	27, Q1	21-13, 21-18	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 17 Brink-Abeler/Grun, Germany 1-0
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger 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
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand 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
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland 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
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille 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
10/28/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Nishibori/Urata	31, Q12	21-17, 21-18	0:41