Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow Grand Slam
July 11 - 16, 2011
(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: 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Sara Niedrig - 3rd Laura Ludwig - 3rd
2010 Sara Niedrig - 5th Laura Ludwig - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 7 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 4 4th 420 US$11,200.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2011 Pool G Lisa Fitzgerald / Brittany Hochevar, United States (26, Q17) Won 17-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:53
Wed, 7/13/2011 Pool G Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (23) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:51
Thu, 7/14/2011 Pool G Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (10) Won 22-20, 21-16 0:37
Fri, 7/15/2011 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (16) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-7 0:43
Fri, 7/15/2011 Winner 3 Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (3) Lost 17-21, 21-14, 12-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 87-47 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 2-8
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 25-23, 21-19 0:47
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-16, 21-14 0:37
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 19-21, 33-31, 15-11 1:20
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 24-22 0:50
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 21-19 0:41
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 21-18, 26-24 0:44
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 12-21, 15-12 0:52
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:54
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-19, 21-14 0:38
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-5
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:51
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 16 21-13, 21-19 0:35
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:52
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-15, 21-13 0:36
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 26-28, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-6
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 14 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-15, 15-21, 15-11 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 5-4
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Xue/Zhang 4 21-16, 21-15 0:33
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 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 # 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 # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 6-5
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-18, 21-15 0:39
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Salgado/Salgado 12 17-21, 24-22, 16-14 0:56
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
Lead the series against # 10 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Birlova/Ukolova 10 22-20, 21-16 0:37
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Birlova/Ukolova 34 21-15, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 11-2
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-12, 21-19 0:37
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-19, 21-18 0:44
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Holtwick/Semmler 20 21-13, 21-14 0:37
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Holtwick/Semmler 12 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 21-18 0:38
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-18, 21-13 0:34
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
9/25/06FIVBVitória Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 22-20, 21-19 0:43
9/12/06FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-1
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-1
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Kolocova/Slukova 16 21-14, 15-21, 15-7 0:43
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 # 17 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 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 # 21 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 6-0
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 24 21-7, 21-18 0:30
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Martins/Santanna 20 21-15, 21-14 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 22 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 30, Q6 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 23 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-2
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Bawden/Palmer 23 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:51
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool G Bawden/Palmer 18 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-14, 29-27 0:46
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 # 24, Q2 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 # 25, Q4 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 # 26, Q17 Fitzgerald/Hochevar, United States 1-0
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Fitzgerald/Hochevar 26, Q17 17-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # 27, Q13 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 # 29, Q8 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 # 30, Q12 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 # 32, Q3 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 3-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Meppelink/Wesselink 42 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:53
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 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Cunha/Lima 10 21-17, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # Q1 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 4-2
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 23 30-32, 21-13, 15-10 1:00
7/31/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 21-15, 23-21 0:47
7/24/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Lessard/Martin 25 21-19, 21-17 0:40
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 # Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 5-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 13 Candelas/Garcia 29, Q8 21-17, 21-17 0:37
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 # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q14 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 # Q20 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 2 Nishibori/Urata 31, Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:41