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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 2006

Laura Ludwig/Sara Niedrig, Germany

Laura Ludwig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

181 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

172

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,029,612.50

Sara Goller Niedrig
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 21, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hürth

Resides:

Hamburg

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 Modena Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	Q12	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	30	25	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	23, Q2	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	6	3	26	US$1,700.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	Q17	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	Q10	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	23, Q17	25	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	48	17	200	US$7,500.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open		CQ	0	US$0.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/9/2006	Country Quota	Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany (29, Q26)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 12-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-3
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Antunes/Ribeiro	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	30	13-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	3, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Antunes/Ribeiro	7, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Keizer/Leenstra	Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-1
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	23-21, 21-16	0:51
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	2	21-16, 23-21	0:41
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	23-21, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	Barrera/Hamzaoui	18	21-23, 21-12, 15-11	0:48
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	Barrera/Hamzaoui	32	21-12, 18-21, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Montagnolli/Swoboda	3	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q26 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 0-1
5/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Country Quota	Eckl/Kaup	29, Q26	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-17, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Barros/Connelly	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	23-21, 21-19	0:47
Series tied with Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-1
7/5/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Claasen/Roder	26, Q7	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q10	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:46
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Claasen/Roder		21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # Q2 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kusuhara/Urata	26	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q2	Gschweidl/Hansel	26	21-14, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q17	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	Q16	21-19, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q15 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/12/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q17	Campisi/Lozano	Q16	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:40
Trail the series against # Q28 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 1	Barrio Cendoya/Hopf	Q21	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q12	30-28, 21-17	0:50
Lead the series against # Q32 Forrer/Kayser, Switzerland 1-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Forrer/Kayser	11	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q33 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Schmocker	15, Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:34