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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 8 - 13, 2014

(8) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany

Karla Borger
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 22, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Heppenheim

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

153

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$550,060.63

Britta Büthe
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 25, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dearborn, MI

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Lucerne 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$309,875.00

Awards

Best Server 2014

Awards

Top Rookie 2011

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	65	1	2	3	2	16	0	16	1	11	4	3	1	5	US$610,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,950.00
Overall	68	2	2	3	2	17	0	17	1	11	4	3	1	5	US$619,750.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Rieke Brink-Abeler - Country Quota	Did not play
2011	Britta Buthe - 9th	Karla Borger - 9th
2012	Britta Buthe - 9th	Karla Borger - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	3	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/21-25/2014	Prague Open	4	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	6	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	9	9th	400	US$5,500.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/9/2014	Pool H	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (25, Q5)	Won 21-12, 21-16	0:32
Wed, 7/9/2014	Pool H	Chantal Laboureur / Anni Schumacher, Germany (24, Q2)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:58
Thu, 7/10/2014	Pool H	Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (9)	Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
Fri, 7/11/2014	Winner 2	Tanja Goricanec / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (28)	Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
Sat, 7/12/2014	Winner 3	Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (4)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:34
Sat, 7/12/2014	Semi-Finals	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (3)	Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-11	0:52
Sun, 7/13/2014	Gold Medal	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (14)	Lost 22-24, 16-21	0:40

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$52,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	1	3	2	10	0	14	0	6	4	0	$510,600.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	1	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	4	0	0	$48,200.00
Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,950.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	68	2	2	3	2	17	0	17	1	11	4	0	$619,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Karla Borger												Britta Buthe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$44,000.00	World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$26,000.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$78,000.00	World Tour Finals
66	0	1	4	2	13	21	12	6	0	$305,550.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	44	0	1	3	2	10	14	6	4	0	$255,300.00
64	2	1	1	5	11	16	14	3	0	$104,650.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	1	0	0	0	6	2	4	0	0	$24,100.00
10	2	0	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	$12,800.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,475.00	Challenger	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
153	6	3	7	8	29	42	31	9	0	$549,475.00	Total	70	2	2	4	2	17	18	11	4	0	$309,875.00

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
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$2,800.00	5	5	50.0 %
2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$950.00	4	2	66.7 %
2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	5	$33,350.00	31	16	66.0 %
2011	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00	5	0	100.0 %
2012	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	2	1	$52,000.00	21	20	51.2 %
2013	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	$90,400.00	25	17	59.5 %
2014	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	$116,375.00	24	8	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	38	0	2	1	1	5	0	8	1	8	3	9	$294,925.00	106	66	61.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$8,950.00	9	2	81.8 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Karla Borger													Britta Buthe
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	$2,800.00	2009	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,400.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$1,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00	2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$475.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	$16,675.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	$16,675.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2011	FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	$26,000.00	2012	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	1	$26,000.00
9	0	1	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	$47,950.00	2013	FIVB	8	0	1	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	$45,200.00
6	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	$58,187.50	2014	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	$58,187.50
50	1	2	1	1	6	11	10	3	15	$157,487.50	Total	Total	42	1	2	2	1	6	10	8	3	9	$151,937.50

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	131	67.9%	34	17.6%	28	14.5%	165-28	85.5%	33	29.5%	20	17.9%	59	52.7%	33-79	29.5%	131-59	68.9%	67-48	58.3%	3	2	201-109	64.8%
2013-2014	41	64.1%	13	20.3%	10	15.6%	54-10	84.4%	9	27.3%	4	12.1%	20	60.6%	9-24	27.3%	41-20	67.2%	22-14	61.1%	0	1	63-35	64.3%
Against the Field	49	64.5%	15	19.7%	12	15.8%	64-12	84.2%	13	27.7%	8	17.0%	26	55.3%	13-34	27.7%	98-48	67.1%	56-40	58.3%	1	1	78-45	63.4%

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	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	1	12	2	84	36	0	0	32	30	1	5	3	2	0	1	137	77
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	4	8	2	23	4	0	0	11	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	53	26
Challenger	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	11	5	21	4	116	43	1	0	52	46	4	5	3	2	2	2	214	112

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 37-14 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Borger/Buthe	6	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	16	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	21-13, 21-11	0:32
Lead the series against # 3 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-2
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	8	Kolocova/Slukova	3	21-18, 21-23, 15-11	0:52
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	7	Kolocova/Slukova	15	21-17, 21-17	0:37
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	24, Q2	Kolocova/Slukova	8	23-21, 23-21	0:42
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Borger/Buthe	23	21-18, 23-21	0:33
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	5	Borger/Buthe	28, Q20	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-0
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	8	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-15, 21-10	0:34
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	21-19, 21-15	0:42
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	6	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Felisberta	14, Q1	Borger/Buthe	4	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Mader/Zumkehr	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	4	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-15, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	13-21, 21-8, 15-10	0:47
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool O	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Borger/Buthe	6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	15	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	21-18, 19-21, 15-6	0:51
6/18/11	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
6/17/11	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	7	21-12, 22-20	0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Wang/Yue, China 3-1
6/22/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Wang/Yue	16	21-10, 21-19	0:37
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Wang/Yue	22	24-22, 13-21, 15-10	0:53
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Wang/Yue	10	Borger/Buthe	7	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Wang/Yue	10	21-18, 18-21, 15-5	0:40
Series tied with # 12 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-1
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Fendrick/Sweat	14	Borger/Buthe	3	16-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Fendrick/Sweat	11	21-16, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 13 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	14	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
7/13/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Borger/Buthe	8	24-22, 21-16	0:40
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool F	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	22-20, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-19, 21-18	0:36
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	17	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	21-17, 21-12	0:32
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-15, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	27, Q6	Borger/Buthe	6	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:51
Series tied with # 22 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool O	Broder/May	27, Q8	Borger/Buthe	6	16-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:52
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Broder/May	24	24-22, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 23 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Laboureur/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Laboureur/Schumacher	24, Q2	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:58
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 28 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-2
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Borger/Buthe	3	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Borger/Buthe	9	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # Q3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	13	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # Q4 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	17	Radarong/Udomchavee	32	22-20, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Braakman/van der Vlist	29, Q8	21-13, 21-14	0:34
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Braakman/van der Vlist	25, Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q10 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Iatika/Pata	26	21-12, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # Q11 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 1-0
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	17	Giombini/Gioria	36	21-18, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q3	20-22, 25-23, 15-9	0:46
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # Q15 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-11, 21-15	0:32