Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 18 - 23, 2013
(16) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany
 
Karla Borger
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 22, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Heppenheim
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 147
Career Wins: 5
Career FIVB WT Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$548,518.70
Britta Büthe
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Dearborn, MI
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Lucerne 2015)
Career Winnings: US$309,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB651232160161114315 US$610,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S21000001000000 US$8,950.00
Overall682232170171114315 US$619,750.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Britta Buthe - 5th Karla Borger - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 15 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-25/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 13 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 15 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/24-28/2013 Fuzhou Open 14 17th 200 US$2,300.00
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 13 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 17 9th 320 US$8,000.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/19/2013 Pool A Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (17) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:35
Wed, 6/19/2013 Pool A Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (32) Won 21-10, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 6/20/2013 Pool A Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (1) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:41
Fri, 6/21/2013 Winner 1 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (10) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Fri, 6/21/2013 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (12) Won 25-23, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Sat, 6/22/2013 Winner 3 Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (20) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 6/22/2013 Semi-Finals Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (5) Lost 19-21, 21-13, 11-15 0:48
Sun, 6/23/2013 Bronze Medal Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (11) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe trail the series against the field 21-24 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 0-3
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Cicolari/Menegatti 1 Borger/Buthe 16 21-16, 21-17 0:41
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Cicolari/Menegatti 3 Borger/Buthe 14 21-14, 21-18 0:35
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Cicolari/Menegatti 8 Borger/Buthe 25, Q3 21-11, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-3
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 3 Meppelink/van Gestel 5 Borger/Buthe 13 21-13, 21-19 0:34
5/4/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 9 Borger/Buthe 15 21-10, 24-22 0:35
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q6 Borger/Buthe 25, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-2
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Birlova/Ukolova 4 Borger/Buthe 13 By Forfeit  
8/17/12FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Birlova/Ukolova 24 Borger/Buthe 20 21-11, 21-19 0:33
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 23 Birlova/Ukolova 26, Q6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 5 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Lima 5 Borger/Buthe 16 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-3
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Borger/Buthe 15 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Kessy/Ross 4 Borger/Buthe 13 21-18, 21-16 0:39
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Kessy/Ross 4 Borger/Buthe 24, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:36
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 Kessy/Ross 5 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 9, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Borger/Buthe 27, Q19 22-20, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 10 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez 10 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 11 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
6/23/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Bronze Medal Maestrini/Seixas 11 Borger/Buthe 16 21-17, 21-19 0:42
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Maestrini/Seixas 12 Borger/Buthe 14 22-20, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 12 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-2
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 16 Keizer/Van Iersel 12 25-23, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
5/3/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Borger/Buthe 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 2 21-14, 24-22 0:39
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 Borger/Buthe 23 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:47
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 6 Borger/Buthe 18, Q7 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Borger/Buthe 18, Q7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 15 21-8, 19-21, 15-13 0:43
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Borger/Buthe 27, Q19 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Borger/Buthe 28, Q21 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool H Borger/Buthe 24, Q2 Kolocova/Slukova 8 23-21, 23-21 0:42
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Kolocova/Slukova 10 Borger/Buthe 23 21-18, 23-21 0:33
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 5 Borger/Buthe 28, Q20 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 0-1
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 17 Borger/Buthe 16 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Borger/Buthe 14 Bawden/Clancy 19 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 19 Fendrick/Hochevar, United States 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Fendrick/Hochevar 20 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Borger/Buthe 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre 18, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-6 0:51
6/18/11FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 7 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:44
6/17/11FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 7 21-12, 22-20 0:32
Lead the series against # 22 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/27/10FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe Q16 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q17 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Borger/Buthe 27, Q19 Nystrom/Nystrom Q3 21-19, 23-25, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Fopma/Sweat, United States 1-0
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Borger/Buthe 17 Fopma/Sweat 32, Q14 21-18, 14-21, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/18/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Borger/Buthe 18 Kohler/Schumacher 15, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Boulton/Dampney, England 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Boulton/Dampney 29, Q13 21-13, 18-21, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 32 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-0
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Borger/Buthe 16 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 32 21-10, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # Q6 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 0-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Sinnema/Stiekema 28, Q10 Borger/Buthe 15 21-19, 11-21, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe 22, Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q21 21-19, 21-12 0:33