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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 9 - 14, 2013

(14) Laura Ludwig/Kira Walkenhorst, 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:

173

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,030,237.50

Kira Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 18, 1990 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$517,387.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	43	11	3	4	3	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$991,275.00
Other	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,000.00
Overall	44	11	3	4	4	8	0	9	0	4	1	US$999,275.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Sara Niedrig - 41st	Did not play
2007	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Did not play
2008	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2009	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Did not play
2010	Sara Niedrig - 2nd	Did not play
2011	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Did not play
2012	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Geeske Banck - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	19	5	600	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	17	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	12	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	14	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/24-28/2013	Fuzhou Open	15	25	150	US$1,500.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/10/2013	Pool C	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (19)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:33
Wed, 7/10/2013	Pool C	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (30, Q11)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:32
Thu, 7/11/2013	Pool C	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (3)	Lost 12-21, 14-21	0:28
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 1	Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (22)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:38
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 2	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13)	Won 21-15, 21-19	0:34
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 3	Jennifer Fopma / Brooke Sweat, United States (21, Q2)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:35
Sat, 7/13/2013	Semi-Finals	Liliane Maestrini / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:39
Sun, 7/14/2013	Bronze Medal	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (3)	Lost 14-21, 13-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 15-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	21-15, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 1-3
7/14/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-14, 21-13	0:39
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Antunes/Lima	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-12, 21-14	0:28
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Antunes/Lima	11	21-17, 14-21, 20-18	0:53
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	21-12, 16-21, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 2-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Cicolari/Menegatti	1	21-17, 21-17	0:41
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Cicolari/Menegatti	3	26-24, 26-24	0:46
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Maestrini/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Maestrini/Seixas	6, Q1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 0-1
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	6	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	21-17, 21-11	0:36
Series tied with # 13 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-2
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	13	21-15, 21-19	0:34
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	21-16, 21-17	0:33
5/2/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	19	21-12, 21-17	0:25
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	15	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Keizer/Van Iersel	2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	15	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Nystrom/Nystrom	19	22-20, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Fopma/Sweat, United States 2-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Fopma/Sweat	21, Q2	21-18, 21-17	0:35
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Fopma/Sweat	21	25-23, 30-28	0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	22	21-13, 21-19	0:38
Series tied with # 23 van der Vlist/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Wesselink/van der Vlist	26	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	12-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:45
5/4/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Wesselink/van der Vlist	28, Q12	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Sinnema/Stiekema	28, Q10	21-16, 21-9	0:29
Lead the series against # 30, Q11 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-0
7/10/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	14	Gallay/Klug	30, Q11	21-16, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 31 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Goricanec/Huberli	43	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # Q8 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/1/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Hermannova/Williams	30	21-13, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # Q13 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-0
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Arvaniti/Karagkouni	32	21-16, 21-11	0:29