Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(13) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany
 
Katrin Holtwick
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 10, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: Berlin
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$519,112.50
Ilka Semmler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: Berlin
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$520,862.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall12045971622762211335 US$1,038,225.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Ilka Semmler - 41st Katrin Holtwick - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 14 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 21, Q14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 25, Q14 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 25, Q10 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q14 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q19 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-28/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 1 1 80 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/19-22/2007 Eboli Challenger 1 5 48 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q16 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open Q8 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 28, Q13 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 29, Q13 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open Q12 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 23, Q17 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/17-19/2006 Vaduz Satellite 5 1 20 US$2,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool D Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Lost 16-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:54
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool D Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (29) Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-7 0:53
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool D Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:38
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (6) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (14) Won 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 3 Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (23) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Sat, 8/2/2008 Semi-Finals Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:40
Sat, 8/2/2008 Bronze Medal Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (16) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:38
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler trail the series against the field 15-17
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Bede/Connelly 5 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:31
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 3, Q1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 2-2
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Antonelli/Leao 3 Holtwick/Semmler 14 21-16, 21-19 0:39
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 1 Antonelli/Leao 4 21-13, 14-21, 21-19 0:57
7/27/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 3 Antonelli/Leao 4 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-18, 21-15 0:38
7/21/07FIVB C&SEboli Challenger Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 Antonelli/Leao 8 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:12
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-15, 21-18 0:38
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-14, 21-19 0:39
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 Holtwick/Semmler Q19 27-25, 19-21, 15-9 0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-0
7/31/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler Q19 Claasen/Roder 21-18, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Holtwick/Semmler 28, Q13 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 23-21, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14 21-18, 26-24 0:44
Series tied with # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 13 Martins/Santanna 16 21-18, 21-18 0:38
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 Holtwick/Semmler Q14 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:53
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler Q16 Gioria/Momoli Q17 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 18 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
10/31/07FIVBPhuket Open Qualifier 2 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 Campisi/Lozano Q7 21-15, 21-11 0:31
7/12/06FIVBCanada Open Qualifier 1 Campisi/Lozano Q11 Holtwick/Semmler Q22 21-19, 9-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-1
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/27/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8, Q1 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 21-13, 19-21, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/18/06FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 3 Baburina/Osheyko 1 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 29 21-16, 16-21, 15-7 0:53
Trail the series against # Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Forrer/Schmocker 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 20-22, 17-21 0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Andreasen/Vestergaard 30, Q9 21-10, 21-14 0:28