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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(17) 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 The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV Under Age	8/10-13/2006	CEV U23 European Championships		1	200	€ 0.00
CEV	8/5-8/2006	Swiss Masters	14	7	300	€ 2,475.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 1	Sarka Nakladalova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (16)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:27
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 2	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:36
Sat, 8/26/2006	Winner 3	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (8)	Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
Sat, 8/26/2006	Winner 4	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4)	Won 21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
Sun, 8/27/2006	Semi-Finals	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:43
Sun, 8/27/2006	Bronze Medal	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4)	Lost 21-13, 17-21, 7-15	0:47

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 18-12

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Pohl/Rau	1	21-17, 21-18	0:36
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish 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
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	23-21, 21-16	0:47
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	21-14, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece 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 2-1
8/27/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	21-16, 21-18	0:43
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-17, 21-17	0:45
7/23/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-16, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-2
8/27/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	13-21, 21-17, 15-7	0:47
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Hakedal/Torlen	4	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	17	Ludwig/Niedrig	48	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 5 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	6	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	26-24, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Montagnolli/Swoboda	8	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	13	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	25-23, 17-21, 15-13	1:00
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 # 10 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Mouha/Van Breedam		21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Hartmann/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	14	Hartmann/Trussel	16	21-16, 21-14	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Matveeva/Zunzunegui, Spain 2-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Matveeva/Zunzunegui	12	21-19, 21-13	0:40
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 # 16 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	17	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	16	21-12, 21-17	0:27
Trail the series against # 18 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baburina/Osheyko	Q22	Ludwig/Niedrig	Q11	22-20, 24-22	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-1
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	21-17, 27-25	0:46
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
Trail the series against # 24 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