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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Russian Masters
June 15 - 18, 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:

203

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,196,103.58

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:

119

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$497,148.33

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	27	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	18	6	3	3	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	87	0	7	5	3	17	7	21	3	7	0	6	0	2	4	5	US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,700.00
Overall	109	7	11	10	4	17	9	22	3	7	1	6	1	2	4	5	US$979,556.49

Previous Moscow Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Greece Open	26, Q9	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/24-28/2006	China Open	27, Q8	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/10-14/2006	Italian Open		CQ	0	US$0.00
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
CEV Under Age	8/4-7/2005	CEV U23 European Championships		2	39	€ 0.00
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
CEV Under Age	7/29-8/1/2004	CEV U23 European Championships		3	38	€ 0.00

Russian Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/15/2006	Qualifier 1	Mari-Liis Graumann / Katre Laanes, Estonia	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:45
Thu, 6/15/2006	Qualifier 2	Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7)	Lost 21-19, 12-21, 19-21	0:57

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 10-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	21-18, 17-21, 15-12	1:02
Trail the series against # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 2	Keizer/Leenstra	7	Ludwig/Niedrig		19-21, 21-12, 21-19	0:57
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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 14 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	14-21, 13-21	0:34
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-1
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	Claasen/Roder		16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
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
Lead the series against Graumann/Laanes, Estonia 1-0
6/15/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Qualifier 1	Ludwig/Niedrig		Graumann/Laanes		15-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:45
Lead the series against 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 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 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 1-0
5/31/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q9	Matveeva/Zunzunegui	Q24	22-20, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Ludwig/Niedrig		Petrova/Skalnikova		21-17, 21-15	0:31