Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 5 - 11, 2008
(4) 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 Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 5 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 7 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 3 640 US$23,000.00
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
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/7/2008 Winner 1 Polina Bratuhhina / Kadri Puri, Estonia (29, Q6) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:33
Tue, 10/7/2008 Winner 2 Mathilde Giordano / Virginie Sarpaux, France (20) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 13-15 0:56
Wed, 10/8/2008 Contender 2 Tatyana Mashkova / Alexandra Turichsheva, Kazakhstan (30, Q7) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Wed, 10/8/2008 Contender 3 Nancy Reynolds / Tyra Turner, United States (11) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 4 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (10) Lost 15-21, 21-15, 19-21 1:13
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 15-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
9/7/08FIVBMyslowice Open Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-17, 19-21, 15-7 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Martins/Santanna 7 21-15, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
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 # 6 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:07
Lead the series against # 7 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-15, 15-21, 21-19 1:13
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Reynolds/Turner, United States 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 3 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Reynolds/Turner 11 21-17, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 12 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
Lead the series against # 14 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Guerra Arias-Schmocker/Trussel 23, Q8 21-18, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q1 22-20, 21-13 0:37
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Giordano/Sarpaux, France 0-1
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Giordano/Sarpaux 20 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:56
Series tied with # 22 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Forrer/Schmocker 22 28-26, 21-18 0:47
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Forrer/Schmocker 3 Holtwick/Semmler 1 20-22, 17-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Bratuhhina/Puri, Estonia 1-0
10/7/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Bratuhhina/Puri 29, Q6 21-13, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 Mashkova/Turichsheva, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Mashkova/Turichsheva 30, Q7 21-17, 21-12 0:35