Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam Moscow 2009 presented by SEAT
July 13 - 18, 2009
(8) Katrin Holtwick/Ilka Semmler, Germany
 
Katrin Holtwick
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 10, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: Berlin
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$519,112.50
Ilka Semmler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 8, 1985 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Berlin
Resides: Berlin
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$520,862.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB11625971422762211335 US$1,026,725.00
FIVB C&S42000200000000 US$11,500.00
Overall12045971622762211335 US$1,038,225.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Ilka Semmler - 9th Katrin Holtwick - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 11 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 7 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 3 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 10/5-11/2008 Dubai Open 4 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 9/15-20/2008 Guarajà Open 5 5 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 7 2 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 13 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 14 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 21, Q14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 25, Q14 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 25, Q10 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open Q14 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q19 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-28/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 1 1 80 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 7/19-22/2007 Eboli Challenger 1 5 48 US$1,500.00
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool H Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico (25, Q6) Lost 21-19, 18-21, 13-15 0:49
Wed, 7/15/2009 Pool H Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (24) Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
Thu, 7/16/2009 Pool H Anastasia Barsuk / Galina Boyko, Russia (9) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:52
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 2 Vivian Cunha / Angela Lavalle, Brazil (20, Q17) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:42
Fri, 7/17/2009 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (1) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Sat, 7/18/2009 Semi-Finals Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 16-21, 25-23, 6-15 0:57
Sat, 7/18/2009 Bronze Medal Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Holtwick/Semmler lead the series against the field 27-24
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Antonelli/Antunes 1 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kessy/Ross 5 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-14, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 23-25, 15-6 0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 2 Holtwick/Semmler 13 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Connelly 3 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Bede/Connelly 5 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:31
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Akers/Turner, United States 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Akers/Turner 6 21-19, 21-23, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-6
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Holtwick/Semmler 8 21-16, 21-18 0:38
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-18, 21-13 0:34
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 21-17, 16-21, 17-15 0:58
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 # 9 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 2-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Barsuk/Boyko 9 21-17, 21-17 0:52
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 11 Barsuk/Boyko 29, Q22 21-19, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 10 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-15, 15-21, 21-19 1:13
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q10 21-18, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Holtwick/Semmler 28, Q13 21-17, 21-15 0:41
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 23-21, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-0
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Holtwick/Semmler 7 Gioria/Momoli 18 21-11, 21-18 0:36
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Gioria/Momoli 19 21-17, 19-21, 17-15 0:53
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler Q16 Gioria/Momoli Q17 21-16, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 19, Q7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 8 Holtwick/Semmler 25, Q14 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 20, Q17 Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 1-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Cunha/Lavalle 20, Q17 21-17, 21-16 0:42
7/22/07FIVB C&SEboli Challenger Winner 4 Cunha/Lavalle 5 Holtwick/Semmler 1 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 5 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Banck/Gunther 6 21-17, 21-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 23 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Holtwick/Semmler 8 Petrova/Skalnikova 24 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:52
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Petrova/Skalnikova 22, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/27/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 8, Q1 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 21-13, 19-21, 15-10 0:45
Series tied with # 25, Q6 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-1
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Candelas/Garcia 25, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 8 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 11 Candelas/Garcia 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:45
Trail the series against # 26 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
8/18/06FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 3 Baburina/Osheyko 1 Holtwick/Semmler 5 21-14, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 28 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 2-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 9 21-14, 21-17 0:35
9/6/08FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Ljungquist/Lundqvist 24 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:07
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q1 22-20, 21-13 0:37
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 29, Q13 Nystrom/Nystrom 14 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 30 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Salgado/Salgado 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 21-14, 20-22, 15-8 0:49
9/7/08FIVBMyslowice Open Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 4 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-17, 19-21, 15-7 0:56
Lead the series against # Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Contender 4 Holtwick/Semmler 5 Martins/Santanna 7 21-15, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 13 Martins/Santanna 16 21-18, 21-18 0:38
9/25/07FIVBBrazil Open Qualifier 2 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 Holtwick/Semmler Q14 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q9 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Andreasen/Vestergaard 30, Q9 21-10, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # Q11 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Blundell/Harrison 19 21-18, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # Q14 Esteves Ribalta/Fernandez Grasset, Cuba 0-1
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool G Esteves Ribalta/Fernandez Grasset 42 Holtwick/Semmler 7 21-18, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # Q18 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler 21, Q14 Asao/Nishibori Q19 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q23 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
9/13/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 1 Holtwick/Semmler 23, Q17 Urban/Wiatr Q16 22-20, 21-16 0:39