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€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(5) 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:

213

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,213,064.20

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:

119

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$497,148.33

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	21	25	27	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	0	6	0	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	109	7	11	10	4	17	9	22	3	7	1	6	1	2	4	5	US$979,556.49

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Sara Niedrig - 4th	Laura Ludwig - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/9-13/2011	CEV European Championship Final	3	3rd	640	€ 10,000.00
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
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

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool E	Stephanie Van Bree / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (28)	Won 21-11, 21-8	0:30
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool E	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (21)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:39
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool E	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (12)	Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:42
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (9)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:37

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
Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$82,500.00
Total	96	2	9	7	4	17	7	22	3	7	6	0	$851,200.00

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
17	4	2	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	$82,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$41,250.00
196	17	14	14	7	45	55	20	12	0	$1,122,237.50	Total	103	2	9	7	4	26	25	8	8	0	$427,600.00

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
2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
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 %
2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$15,825.00	17	7	70.8 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	0	0	$121,500.00	45	26	63.4 %
2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
2008	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	0	1	0	$59,100.00	24	18	57.1 %
2008	CEV	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$54,300.00	31	3	91.2 %
2009	FIVB	14	0	0	3	1	4	2	3	1	0	0	0	$155,150.00	55	25	68.8 %
2009	CEV	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$30,800.00	19	2	90.5 %
2010	FIVB	12	0	4	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	$182,500.00	49	18	73.1 %
2010	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
2011	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	2	1	5	0	1	1	0	$118,700.00	36	20	64.3 %
2011	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$30,300.00	10	6	62.5 %
2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	81	0	6	5	3	16	7	17	3	7	6	11	$705,500.00	250	140	64.1 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	1	$148,425.00	88	17	83.8 %

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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2003	CEV Under Age	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2004	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2004	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	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
											2005	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,237.50
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2005	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50	2006	CEV	4	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	$7,912.50
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2007	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
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
5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,150.00	2008	CEV	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$27,150.00
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
4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,400.00	2009	CEV	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$15,400.00
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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2010	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$15,150.00	2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$15,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2012	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
107	9	10	11	4	26	21	8	6	12	$427,812.50	Total	Total	113	8	10	10	4	28	22	9	8	14	$431,050.00

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	68	85.0%	8	10.0%	4	5.0%	76-4	95.0%	9	40.9%	4	18.2%	9	40.9%	9-13	40.9%	68-9	88.3%	17-8	68.0%	3	0	88-17	83.8%
2011-2012	7	77.8%	1	11.1%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	7-2	77.8%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	8-3	72.7%
Against the Field	15	83.3%	2	11.1%	1	5.6%	17-1	94.4%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	30-6	83.3%	8-4	66.7%	1	0	20-5	80.0%

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
Confederation Championship	0	0	1	1	11	1	0	0	17	1	4	2	1	1	2	2	36	8
Total	9	5	18	7	91	26	0	0	114	63	12	10	7	4	2	9	312	158

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 83-23 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	10	22-20, 21-17	0:38
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 # 2 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 # 3 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 6-3
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
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Keizer/Van Iersel	6	21-18, 21-14	0:53
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
9/16/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Keizer/Van Iersel	10	21-13, 21-14	0:33
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	15-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 4-3
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Hansel/Montagnolli	16	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	21-18, 21-14	0:37
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 # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 6-3
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
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	20-22, 21-17, 16-14	1:04
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	21-14, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
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 # 9 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-2
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-18, 21-18	0:37
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 # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 15-3
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	3	25-23, 21-16	0:42
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
6/21/09	CEV	German Masters	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	By Forfeit
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Holtwick/Semmler	1	25-23, 21-18	0:41
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	23-21, 21-18	0:40
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 21-17	0:39
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 # 11 Kohler/Sude, Germany 3-1
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Kohler/Sude	25	21-13, 15-21, 15-12	0:50
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 5	Kohler/Sude	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	11	21-18, 12-21, 15-12	0:55
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Kohler/Sude	23	21-19, 21-19	0:43
8/4/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Kohler/Sude	30, Q21	21-12, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 12 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Forrer/Verge-Depre	12	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 6-0
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
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	21-14, 21-16	0:41
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 # 15 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 # 16 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 2-0
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 # 18 Braakman/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool C	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Braakman/Stiekema	19	21-17, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	21-17, 21-12	0:39
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
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	15	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 7-0
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
9/18/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Gioria/Momoli	12	22-20, 21-13	0:44
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 # 25 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 # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 9-1
8/11/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	13	21-16, 21-13	0:34
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q5	21-16, 21-13	0:34
9/19/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Jursone/Minusa	9	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	21-18, 17-21, 17-15	1:00
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-14, 21-14	0:31
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-14, 21-16	0:36
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-14, 21-14	0:33
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Jursone/Minusa	20	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-19, 21-16	0:43
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 28 Van Bree/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Van Bree/Van Breedam	28	21-11, 21-8	0:30
Lead the series against # 31 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 3-1
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
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool C	Barsuk/Vozakova	14	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	11-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:44
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Barsuk/Vozakova	26, Q11	21-19, 21-18	0:39