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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 11 - 15, 2012

(7) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2007	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2008	Sara Niedrig - 25th	Laura Ludwig - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-7/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	10	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	11	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	8	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	9	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	11	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/25-30/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$13,200.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool G	Barbara Hansel / Sara Montagnolli, Austria (26)	Won 13-21, 21-12, 15-6	0:49
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool G	Angela Lavalle / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (23, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 18-20	1:01
Fri, 7/13/2012	Pool G	Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (10)	Won 21-12, 21-11	0:34
Fri, 7/13/2012	Winner 1	Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (9)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
Sat, 7/14/2012	Winner 2	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4)	Lost 21-13, 18-21, 13-15	0:57

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	12	0	4	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	$182,500.00	49	18	73.1 %
2011	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	2	1	5	0	1	1	0	$118,700.00	36	20	64.3 %
2012	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	$83,800.00	25	12	67.6 %
Total	FIVB	85	0	7	5	3	16	7	20	3	7	6	11	$759,000.00	265	146	64.5 %
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
12	0	4	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	$91,250.00	2010	FIVB	12	0	4	1	0	4	2	0	1	0	$91,250.00
12	0	1	0	1	3	5	1	1	0	$59,350.00	2011	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	3	5	1	1	0	$59,350.00
7	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	$41,900.00	2012	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	$41,900.00
88	1	7	6	3	24	23	7	6	11	$380,350.00	Total	Total	93	0	7	6	3	25	23	8	8	13	$382,350.00

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%
2011-2012	39	66.1%	14	23.7%	6	10.2%	53-6	89.8%	14	31.8%	9	20.5%	21	47.7%	14-30	31.8%	39-21	65.0%	28-15	65.1%	0	0	67-36	65.0%
Against the Field	57	71.3%	14	17.5%	9	11.3%	71-9	88.8%	12	20.3%	13	22.0%	34	57.6%	12-47	20.3%	114-66	63.3%	52-44	54.2%	0	1	83-56	59.7%

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 79-53 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 5-6
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	21-19, 21-16	0:43
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-18, 21-18	0:43
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Xue/Zhang	4	21-16, 21-15	0:33
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
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-9
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:52
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	21-18, 21-17	0:37
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	25-23, 21-19	0:47
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-16, 21-14	0:37
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	19-21, 33-31, 15-11	1:20
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 24-22	0:50
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
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-3
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	26-24, 25-23	0:53
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Antonelli/Antunes	2	21-15, 21-16	0:34
7/2/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-19, 22-20	0:42
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 Kessy/Ross, United States 3-11
7/14/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	13-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:57
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Kessy/Ross	4	21-19, 21-17	0:45
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Kessy/Ross	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	21-16, 21-15	0:40
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Bronze Medal	Kessy/Ross	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	23-21, 21-15	0:39
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 # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-7
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 6	Cicolari/Menegatti	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	15-21, 29-27, 16-14	1:06
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-17, 14-21, 15-12	0:50
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 15-21, 15-11	0:49
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Semi-Finals	Cicolari/Menegatti	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	26-24, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Cicolari/Menegatti	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-15, 21-19	0:35
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Cicolari/Menegatti	21	21-15, 21-14	0:34
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	15, Q8	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	22-20, 21-18	0:39
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Cicolari/Menegatti	29, Q8	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-17, 11-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 6 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-2
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-14, 21-16	0:34
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Kolocova/Slukova	16	21-14, 15-21, 15-7	0:43
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
Lead the series against # 8 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 13-2
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-13, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Holtwick/Semmler	22	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:47
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-12, 21-19	0:37
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	13	21-19, 21-18	0:44
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 21-18	0:39
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
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 # 9 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-0
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Gielen/Mouha	9	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Cook/Hinchley	10	21-12, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-3
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	21-18, 21-14	0:42
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-9, 21-17	0:39
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	24-22, 20-22, 15-11	0:58
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-17, 21-17	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 13 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	23	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-15, 24-22	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 5-3
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	17	22-20, 21-17	0:39
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	19	21-13, 21-16	0:35
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 # 15 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 3-0
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	Barsuk/Vozakova	24	21-16, 24-26, 15-9	0:53
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Barsuk/Vozakova	22, Q5	20-22, 21-15, 15-12	0:52
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Barsuk/Vozakova	26, Q11	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23	21-15, 21-16	0:37
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	24-22, 23-25, 15-9	1:01
11/5/09	FIVB	Phuket 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 # 17 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Fendrick/Niles	22, Q5	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	16-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:57
Lead the series against # 18 Bansley/Maloney, Canada 1-0
11/5/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Bansley/Maloney	26, Q11	21-12, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 19 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	7	21-16, 21-16	0:35
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	20	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 2-0
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Cunha/Lima	16	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Cunha/Lima	10	21-17, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 6-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q1	21-10, 21-18	0:29
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	20	21-11, 21-12	0:29
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
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lavalle/Maestrini	23, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-18, 16-21, 20-18	1:01
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Lavalle/Maestrini	20, Q9	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Brzostek/Wojtasik	10	21-18, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 26 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 5-2
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	26	13-21, 21-12, 15-6	0:49
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hansel/Montagnolli	23	30-32, 21-13, 15-10	1:00
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Hansel/Montagnolli	9	21-15, 23-21	0:47
7/24/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 6	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-15, 21-16	0:38
7/21/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Hansel/Montagnolli	15	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
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 # 28, Q2 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 5-0
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q6	21-14, 21-13	0:32
8/17/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	21-13, 21-18	0:34
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	26, Q5	21-15, 17-21, 16-14	0:48
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	10	22-20, 21-16	0:37
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Birlova/Ukolova	34	21-15, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 29 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 # Q5 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Hermannova/Williams	26, Q2	21-11, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # Q8 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Dampney/Mullin	29, Q13	21-17, 21-14	0:32
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Dampney/Mullin	23, Q6	21-17, 21-12	0:35