Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Myslowice Open
May 17 - 22, 2011
(4) 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 Myslowice Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Sara Niedrig - 7th Laura Ludwig - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 4 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 4 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open 2 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open 2 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
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
Myslowice Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 1 Liliana Fernandez / Olga Matveeva, Spain (29) Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 2 Brittany Hochevar / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (13, Q8) Won 16-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:44
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 3 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (5) Won 24-22, 20-22, 15-11 0:58
Thu, 5/19/2011 Winner 4 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8) Won 23-21, 21-13 0:39
Thu, 5/19/2011 Semi-Finals Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (14) Lost 24-26, 21-19, 11-15 0:55
Thu, 5/19/2011 Bronze Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 72-35 (Lead 23 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-2
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-15, 21-16 0:34
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 22-20 0:42
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Antonelli/Antunes 3 21-15, 21-18 0:42
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Antonelli/Antunes 2 21-16, 23-21 0:46
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-9
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Kessy/Ross 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 23-21, 21-15 0:39
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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-2
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 24-22, 20-22, 15-11 0:58
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-17, 21-17 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
11/5/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 4 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:55
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 # 7 Akers/Branagh, United States 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Akers/Branagh 12 24-22, 31-29 0:54
Lead the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 5-4
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Salgado/Salgado 8 23-21, 21-13 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 11 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Fendrick/Niles 22, Q5 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 16-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:57
Lead the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13, Q8 Hochevar/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Hochevar/Walsh Jennings 13, Q8 16-21, 21-11, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-4
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 26-24, 19-21, 15-11 0:55
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Cicolari/Menegatti 18 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-15, 21-19 0:35
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Cicolari/Menegatti 21 21-15, 21-14 0:34
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 22-20, 21-18 0:39
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Cicolari/Menegatti 29, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-17, 11-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 15, Q2 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 0-1
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Bawden/Palmer 20, Q1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-18, 18-21, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-0
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-19, 21-17 0:28
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:48
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 4-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Martins/Santanna 12 21-10, 21-16 0:32
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-15, 21-10 0:34
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 16 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:56
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Lessard/Martin 22, Q4 21-13, 16-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 20 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 7 21-16, 21-16 0:35
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 4-1
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Candelas/Garcia 25 21-17, 21-13 0:36
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Candelas/Garcia 17 21-18, 25-23 0:45
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Candelas/Garcia 22, Q8 21-14, 21-15 0:36
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool J Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Candelas/Garcia 34 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:48
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 27 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 24-22, 14-21, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 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 # 25 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Kohler/Sude 30, Q21 21-12, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 26 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Lavalle/Maestrini 20, Q9 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
11/5/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Bansley/Maloney 26, Q11 21-12, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Fernandez/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Fernandez/Matveeva 29 15-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 30, Q16 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Dampney/Mullin 29, Q13 21-17, 21-14 0:32
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Dampney/Mullin 23, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Series tied with Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-1
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Novakova/Tobiasova 22 21-15, 21-11 0:30
9/5/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Novakova/Tobiasova 3, Q3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 5-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 20 21-11, 21-12 0:29
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 # Q3 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Meppelink/Wesselink 15 21-16, 21-12 0:36
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Meppelink/Wesselink 26, Q9 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q5 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Huang/Yue 21 21-14, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # Q10 Banck/Gunther, Germany 5-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Banck/Gunther 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Banck/Gunther 22 21-14, 21-15 0:36
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:44
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Banck/Gunther 21 21-12, 21-16 0:35
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Banck/Gunther 11 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q13 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 6-0
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 21-16, 21-13 0:34
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-14, 21-14 0:31
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-16, 21-19 0:37
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Jursone/Minusa 20 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-19, 21-16 0:43
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # Q15 Hinchley/Rohkamper, Australia 0-1
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Hinchley/Rohkamper 29, Q19 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 25-23, 15-21, 19-17 1:06
Lead the series against # Q23 Campisi/Hopf, Spain 1-0
4/21/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Campisi/Hopf 28, Q12 21-14, 21-13 0:34