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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Moscow Grand Slam
August 21 - 25, 2013

(10) 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:

171

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,028,362.50

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 Moscow Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Sara Niedrig - 3rd	Did not play
2010	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Did not play
2011	Sara Niedrig - 5th	Did not play
2012	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Geeske Banck - Country Quota

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	8	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/9-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	4	560	US$12,900.00
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

Moscow Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/22/2013	Pool G	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (23)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 8/22/2013	Pool G	Laura Bloem / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (26, Q4)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:32
Fri, 8/23/2013	Pool G	Maria Antonelli / Agatha Bednarczuk, Brazil (7, Q1)	Lost 21-17, 21-23, 13-15	0:55
Sat, 8/24/2013	Winner 1	Ana Gallay / Georgina Klug, Argentina (20)	Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
Sat, 8/24/2013	Winner 2	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (6)	Won 9-21, 21-19, 17-15
Sat, 8/24/2013	Winner 3	Alexandra Moiseeva / Ekaterina Syrtseva, Russia (30)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:32
Sun, 8/25/2013	Semi-Finals	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (23)	Won 21-16, 21-10	0:33
Sun, 8/25/2013	Gold Medal	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (3)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 19-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-19, 21-16	0:38
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	12	Birlova/Ukolova	5	21-9, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 2 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
Series tied with # 3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-1
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Salgado/Salgado	3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	21-15, 21-18	0:38
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Salgado/Salgado	3	30-32, 21-13, 19-17	1:08
Trail the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 3-2
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	9-21, 21-19, 17-15
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 # 7, Q1 Antonelli/Bednarczuk, Brazil 0-2
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	7, Q1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	17-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:55
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool F	Antonelli/Bednarczuk	6	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	19	21-17, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Borger/Buthe	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Baquerizo/Fernandez	9	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	25-23, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Hansel/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Hansel/Schutzenhofer	24, Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 18 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	25, Q3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Gallay/Klug	20	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
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 # 22 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 # 23 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 2-0
8/25/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-16, 21-10	0:33
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	23	21-13, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	Broder/May	29, Q8	21-18, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Bloem/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Bloem/Wesselink	26, Q4	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 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 # 30 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	30	21-16, 21-16	0:32