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European Championship Tour
€ 70,000 Spanish Masters
May 6 - 10, 2009

(1) 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 Gran Canaria Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Sara Niedrig - 1st	Laura Ludwig - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	9/19-21/2008	Russian Masters Final	1	1	1200	€ 13,600.00
CEV	9/10-14/2008	English Masters	1	7	300	€ 2,200.00
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
CEV	7/10-12/2008	European Championship	1	1	800	€ 20,000.00
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
CEV	5/8-11/2008	Austrian Masters	1, Q1	2	540	€ 7,500.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	11, Q6	1	600	€ 11,000.00
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
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

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/8/2009	Winner 1	Lucy Boulton / Denise Johns, England (16, Q17)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:38
Fri, 5/8/2009	Winner 2	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:39
Sat, 5/9/2009	Winner 3	Danielle Remmers / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (12, Q6)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:39
Sat, 5/9/2009	Semi-Finals	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (8)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:40
Sun, 5/10/2009	Bronze Medal	Danielle Remmers / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (12, Q6)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:33

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Niedrig lead the series against the field 38-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 6-4
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Hakedal/Torlen	3	24-22, 22-20	0:58
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Ludwig/Niedrig	13	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:53
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	16	Hakedal/Torlen	22	21-19, 21-16	0:42
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-18, 21-16	0:48
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Hakedal/Torlen	5	17-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:57
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Hakedal/Torlen	6	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
5/5/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:48
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
Lead the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-1
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	21-14, 24-26, 15-12	0:56
8/15/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	23-21, 11-21, 18-16	0:54
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	27	21-18, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 5 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	13, Q6	Alcon/Matveeva	29, Q25	21-11, 22-20	0:30
Lead the series against # 6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 6-1
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Mouha/Van Breedam	4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
6/4/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	19	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	27-25, 21-14	0:47
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Mouha/Van Breedam	9	By Forfeit
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	21-19, 21-11	0:42
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Niedrig	15	Mouha/Van Breedam	31, Q14	21-15, 21-18	0:40
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Mouha/Van Breedam	29, Q2	28-30, 21-17, 15-13	1:06
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 # 7 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 5-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-14, 21-14	0:33
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Jursone/Minusa	20	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-19, 21-16	0:43
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 6-3
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	23-21, 21-18	0:40
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	21-15, 21-17	0:39
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Holtwick/Semmler	3	21-18, 21-13	0:34
9/6/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Holtwick/Semmler	7	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	21-17, 16-21, 17-15	0:58
6/25/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	17, Q6	Holtwick/Semmler		26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Holtwick/Semmler	29, Q13	19-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:54
10/24/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Holtwick/Semmler		23-21, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
9/25/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Holtwick/Semmler		22-20, 21-19	0:43
9/12/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Country Quota	Holtwick/Semmler	23, Q17	Ludwig/Niedrig		21-18, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	21-14, 21-14	0:34
5/10/08	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1, Q1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	21-14, 21-16	0:41
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	21-19, 10-21, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 12, Q6 Remmers/Wesselink, Netherlands 2-0
5/10/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Remmers/Wesselink	12, Q6	21-15, 21-12	0:33
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Remmers/Wesselink	12, Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 16, Q17 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Boulton/Johns	16, Q17	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q1 Banck/Gunther, Germany 1-0
4/16/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Country Quota	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Banck/Gunther		22-20, 21-13
Lead the series against # Q10 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-1
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	12	Petrova/Skalnikova	21	21-11, 23-25, 15-13	0:50
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 3	Petrova/Skalnikova	15	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	21-14, 21-19	0:36
6/9/04	CEV	European Championship Final		Ludwig/Niedrig		Petrova/Skalnikova		21-17, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # Q14 Bratuhhina/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
4/17/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	11, Q6	Bratuhhina/Graumann	Q27	21-10, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # Q16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 2-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Gioria/Momoli	43	18-21, 21-17, 18-16	0:57
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	26, Q5	Gioria/Momoli	23, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:33