European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006
(14) 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: 21
Tournaments: 202
Career Wins: 23
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$1,189,603.58
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: 11
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 8
Career CEV Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$497,148.33
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125273341CQMoney
CEV18633102100101000 US$210,856.49
CEV Under Age3111000000000000 US$0.00
FIVB8707531772137060245 US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S1001000000000000 US$1,700.00
Overall1097111041792237161245 US$979,556.49
Previous Lucerne Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q18 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
CEV 7/20-23/2006 Spanish Masters 15 3 480 € 5,850.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open Q10 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q11 41 24 US$0.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 21 60 € 0.00
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
Swiss Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/5/2006 Qualifier 2 Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium Won 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
Sat, 8/5/2006 Qualifier 3 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany Won By Forfeit  
Sun, 8/6/2006 Winner 1 Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:45
Sun, 8/6/2006 Winner 2 Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (6) Lost 24-26, 19-21 0:42
Sun, 8/6/2006 Contender 2 Annalea Hartmann / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (16) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:48
Sun, 8/6/2006 Contender 3 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (13) Lost 23-25, 21-17, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 23-15
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-17, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-2
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 23-21, 21-16 0:47
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 21-18, 17-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-17, 21-17 0:45
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Kadijk/Mooren 3 21-16, 21-18 0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 5 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 26-24, 21-19 0:42
Series tied with # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 2 Keizer/Leenstra 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 19-21, 21-12, 21-19 0:57
6/28/05FIVBNorway 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
5/9/06FIVBItalian Open Country Quota Eckl/Kaup 29, Q26 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Series tied with # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 13 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 25-23, 17-21, 15-13 1:00
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 3 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Hartmann/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Hartmann/Trussel 16 21-16, 21-14 0:48
Trail the series against Barrio Cendoya/Hopf, Spain 0-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 1 Barrio Cendoya/Hopf Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig Q12 30-28, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 Campisi/Lozano Q16 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:40
Lead the series against Castelli/Gemise Fareau, France 1-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Castelli/Gemise Fareau 21-19, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 5-3
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Claasen/Roder By Forfeit  
7/24/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-17, 21-18 0:41
7/3/06FIVBFrance Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 Claasen/Roder 21-15, 21-18 0:45
6/26/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Claasen/Roder Q13 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-15, 21-18 0:43
6/19/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 Claasen/Roder 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 Claasen/Roder 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:51
7/5/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Qualifier 2 Claasen/Roder 26, Q7 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:46
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 Claasen/Roder 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Trail the series against de Vries/Labee, Netherlands 0-1
7/4/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Labee/de Vries Q23 Ludwig/Niedrig Q10 23-21, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against Graumann/Laanes, Estonia 1-0
6/15/06CEVRussian Masters Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig Graumann/Laanes 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 2-0
7/20/06CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Gschweidl/Hansel 21-13, 21-16 0:43
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 Gschweidl/Hansel 26 21-14, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 2-0
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Matveeva/Zunzunegui 12 21-19, 21-13 0:40
5/31/06FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q9 Matveeva/Zunzunegui Q24 22-20, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 8 21-17, 27-25 0:46
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q2 23-21, 21-16 0:51
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 2 21-16, 23-21 0:41
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 23-21, 21-15 0:42