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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 8, 2012

(8) 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:

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 (40 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

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 London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 7/29/2012

Pool E

Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (17)

Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-8

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	25	12	0	0.480	0	11	1	4
	1	25	12	0	0.480	0	11	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	25	14	0	0.560	5	1	2	1
	1	25	14	0	0.560	5	1	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 7/31/2012

Pool E

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (5)

Lost 19-21, 31-29, 13-15

1:05

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	34	18	0	0.529	0	11	1	5
	1	34	18	0	0.529	0	11	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	43	25	0	0.581	2	6	3	4
	1	43	25	0	0.581	2	6	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/2/2012

Pool E

Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (20)

Won 21-18, 21-14

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	23	14	0	0.609	0	12	0	4
	1	23	14	0	0.609	0	12	0	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	18	9	0	0.500	1	1	3	4
	1	18	9	0	0.500	1	1	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Fri, 8/3/2012

Winner 1

Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (12)

Won 21-16, 21-15

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	23	14	0	0.609	0	9	0	0
	1	23	14	0	0.609	0	9	0	0
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	18	12	0	0.667	2	6	3	4
	1	18	12	0	0.667	2	6	3	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sun, 8/5/2012

Winner 2

Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)

Lost 10-21, 19-21

0:41

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	Total	15	7	0	0.467	0	12	3	2
	1	15	7	0	0.467	0	12	3	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Sara Niedrig	Total	38	11	0	0.289	3	8	1	5
	1	38	11	0	0.289	3	8	1	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Laura Ludwig	120	65	0	0.542	0	55	5	15
Sara Niedrig	142	71	0	0.500	13	22	12	18
Total	262	136	0	0.519	13	77	17	33
Opponents	254	118	0	0.465	15	71	6	27

Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	World Championships	Berlin	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2007	World Championships	Gstaad	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Laura Ludwig - 17th
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2011	World Championships	Rome	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Laura Ludwig - 9th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Did not play
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Kira Walkenhorst - 17th	Did not play
2015	World Tour Finals	Fort Lauderdale	Kira Walkenhorst - 2nd	Did not play
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2016	World Tour Finals	Toronto	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Kira Walkenhorst - 1st	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Margareta Kozuch - 17th	Did not play
2019	World Tour Finals	Rome	Margareta Kozuch - 1st	Did not play
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	Margareta Kozuch - 5th	Did not play
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Louisa Lippmann - 17th	Did not play
2024	Olympic Games	Paris	Louisa Lippmann - 19th	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 73-66 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 3-10
8/5/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	21-10, 21-19	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-8
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	22-20, 21-13	0:37
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 3	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:53
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-13, 21-18	0:34
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:51
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	19-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	21-15, 21-13	0:36
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger 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 # 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 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 3-4
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	21-19, 29-31, 15-13	1:05
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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 4-5
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:56
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Keizer/Van Iersel	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-17, 21-19	0:39
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	15-21, 24-22, 15-6	0:48
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 5	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	Keizer/Van Iersel	8	21-16, 21-12	0:30
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	20-22, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
11/5/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 4	Keizer/Van Iersel	11	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:55
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 # 10 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 # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 3-2
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Gold Medal	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Ludwig/Niedrig	10	21-12, 21-18	0:41
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Zumkehr	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	21-16, 13-21, 17-15	0:56
5/28/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-19, 21-17	0:28
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	19-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:48
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Kuhn/Zumkehr	9	21-15, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 14-2
8/3/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Holtwick/Semmler	12	21-16, 21-15	0:37
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 # 13 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 # 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 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
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
Lead the series against # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 4-2
7/29/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Bawden/Palmer	17	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-19, 24-22	0:43
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	Bawden/Palmer	19	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Bawden/Palmer	23	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:51
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool G	Bawden/Palmer	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-14, 29-27	0:46
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Bawden/Palmer	20, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-0
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Lessard/Martin	25	21-19, 21-17	0:40
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Lessard/Martin	22, Q4	21-13, 16-21, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 20 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 3-0
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Meppelink/van Gestel	20	21-18, 21-14	0:37
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q11	21-15, 21-16	0:34
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	27, Q12	16-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 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