European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008
(11, Q6) 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: 203
Career Wins: 23
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$1,195,603.58
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 Gran Canaria Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 10 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 6 7 300 US$8,000.00
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 22 2 720 € 15,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 5 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 15 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 6 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 4 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 17, Q6 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 11, Q5 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 13, Q6 2 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 14 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 22 7 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 23, Q12 5 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 26, Q5 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open CQ 0 US$0.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 17 4 560 € 7,500.00
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
Spanish Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/16/2008 Country Quota Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany Won 22-20, 21-13  
Wed, 4/16/2008 Country Quota Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany Won 21-17, 21-15  
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 1 Natalja Bratuhhina / Mari-Liis Graumann, Estonia (Q27) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:29
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 2 Muriel Graessli / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (Q11) Won 26-24, 29-31, 15-10 1:08
Thu, 4/17/2008 Qualifier 3 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (Q14) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Fri, 4/18/2008 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (6) Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
Fri, 4/18/2008 Winner 2 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14, Q13) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Sat, 4/19/2008 Winner 3 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (10, Q5) Won 27-25, 21-14 0:52
Sat, 4/19/2008 Semi-Finals Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (12) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:42
Sun, 4/20/2008 Gold Medal Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (8) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:43
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 63-21
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 4-1
6/25/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 26-24, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 19-21, 21-18, 15-6 0:54
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Holtwick/Semmler 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
9/25/06FIVBVitória Open Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Holtwick/Semmler 22-20, 21-19 0:43
9/12/06FIVBPortugal Open Country Quota Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Ludwig/Niedrig 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 19 26-24, 17-21, 15-13 1:06
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Pohl/Rau 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Pohl/Rau 1 21-17, 21-18 0:36
7/22/06CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Pohl/Rau 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-17, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Kadijk/Mooren 18 24-26, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 25 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 21-16, 22-20 0:36
8/27/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Kadijk/Mooren 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 21-16, 21-18 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Moiseeva/Uryadova 23 21-19, 21-18 0:42
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Alcon/Matveeva 29, Q25 21-11, 22-20 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Hakedal/Torlen 6 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:54
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:48
8/27/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Hakedal/Torlen 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 13-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:47
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Hakedal/Torlen 4 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:53
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 17 Ludwig/Niedrig 48 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Hajeckova/Novotna 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 26-24, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 8 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 5-1
4/20/08CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-19, 21-14 0:43
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Montagnolli/Swoboda 6 21-14, 22-20 0:45
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Montagnolli/Swoboda 20 21-16, 21-17 0:42
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 17 Montagnolli/Swoboda 8 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
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 # 9, Q1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 27 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 10, Q5 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 3-2
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Glesnes/Maaseide 10, Q5 27-25, 21-14 0:52
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Glesnes/Maaseide 10 21-14, 21-18 0:40
6/1/07FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:49
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-19, 21-17 0:39
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 21-19, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 4-0
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Mouha/Van Breedam 12 21-19, 21-11 0:42
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Niedrig 15 Mouha/Van Breedam 31, Q14 21-15, 21-18 0:40
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Mouha/Van Breedam 29, Q2 28-30, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 21-15, 13-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 3-2
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 21-19 0:39
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-14, 21-18 0:35
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 14, Q13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-2
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14, Q13 21-16, 21-16 0:40
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-19, 21-19 0:51
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 0:50
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-14, 19-21, 20-18 1:03
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22, Q2 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 24, Q1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 15, Q15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-14, 23-21 0:55
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Banck/Gunther 22-20, 21-13  
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 8-4
4/16/08CEVSpanish Masters Country Quota Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Claasen/Roder 21-17, 21-15  
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Claasen/Roder 11 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:58
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Claasen/Roder 30 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 14-21, 17-15 0:59
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-19 0:44
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
Lead the series against # Q2 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # Q3 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
6/20/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q22 Ludwig/Niedrig Q11 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Lead the series against # Q4 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q20 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q7 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-0
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q5 Gschweidl/Hansel Q28 21-16, 21-17 0:36
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 # Q9 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 12 Petrova/Skalnikova 21 21-11, 23-25, 15-13 0:50
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Petrova/Skalnikova 15 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 21-14, 21-19 0:36
6/9/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Ludwig/Niedrig Petrova/Skalnikova 21-17, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # Q11 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Graessli/Zumkehr Q11 26-24, 29-31, 15-10 1:08
Lead the series against # Q12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
6/12/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui Q11 21-9, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q14 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Faure/Sarpaux Q14 21-14, 21-17 0:36
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Faure/Sarpaux 19 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:59
Lead the series against # Q17 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 2-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Campisi/Lozano 30, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:43
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig Q17 Campisi/Lozano Q16 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 0:40
Lead the series against # Q22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Gioria/Momoli 43 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 0:57
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli 23, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q27 Bratuhhina/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
4/17/08CEVSpanish Masters Qualifier 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11, Q6 Bratuhhina/Graumann Q27 21-10, 21-14 0:29