Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Seoul Open
May 27 - 31, 2009
(6) 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: 19
Tournaments: 171
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,027,862.50
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: 95
Career Best: 2nd (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$386,350.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB87075317721376245 US$767,000.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$1,700.00
Overall88076317721376245 US$768,700.00
Previous Seoul Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Sara Niedrig - 17th Laura Ludwig - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 7 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 6 4 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 11 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 6 7 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 9 9 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 16 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 10 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 3 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 5 7 300 US$7,000.00
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
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
Seoul Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/28/2009 Winner 1 Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (27) Lost 22-24, 21-14, 9-15 0:55
Thu, 5/28/2009 Contender 1 Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany (11) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Thu, 5/28/2009 Contender 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Sat, 5/30/2009 Contender 3 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (30, Q9) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Sat, 5/30/2009 Contender 4 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 21-13, 13-15 0:54
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 25-20
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 1-3
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 21-16, 21-14 0:37
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kessy/Ross 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 21-14, 21-16 0:40
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 Kessy/Ross 7 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:00
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 21-19, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-18, 13-21, 15-13 0:54
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 15 21-19, 21-14 0:38
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Gold Medal Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 13, Q6 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
5/23/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 21-15, 21-18 0:43
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Salgado/Salgado 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-19, 21-19 0:42
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Antonelli/Antunes 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 25-23, 30-32, 15-8 1:10
Lead the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 3-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Pohl/Rau 5 21-18, 21-19 0:38
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
Lead the series against # 7, Q1 Leao/Ribeiro, Brazil 3-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Leao/Ribeiro 4 15-21, 21-9, 15-11 0:42
4/24/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 21-16, 21-23, 18-16 1:09
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Leao/Ribeiro 6, Q1 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Wang/Zuo 8 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 11 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Banck/Gunther 11 21-19, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 13 21-17, 14-21, 15-10 0:53
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 16 Hakedal/Torlen 22 21-19, 21-16 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-18, 21-16 0:48
5/5/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:48
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 # 15 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 19 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 27-25, 21-14 0:47
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
Series tied with # 16 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-2
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 15 21-18, 21-18 0:43
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 11 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 14 21-17, 21-16 0:47
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24, Q3 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-13, 21-13 0:43
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 28 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-16, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Martins/Santanna 16 19-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:56
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Niedrig 14 Martins/Santanna 30, Q12 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 21-14 0:30
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-14, 21-14 0:34
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 21-19, 10-21, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # 22 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
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
Trail the series against # 27 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-1
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 27 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 24-22, 14-21, 15-9 0:55
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Prokopeva/Ukolova 30, Q9 21-14, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # Q5 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
5/22/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Hansel/Montagnolli 27 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # Q10 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Kusuhara/Urata 26 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q14 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 3-0
5/21/09FIVBJapan Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Asao/Nishibori 10 21-17, 21-17 0:41
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 17, Q6 Asao/Nishibori Q27 21-15, 21-12 0:33
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 26, Q5 Asao/Nishibori Q12 21-13, 21-14 0:33