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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Shanghai PPTV Grand Slam
April 30 - May 4, 2014

(2) 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:

172

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$1,029,612.50

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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Sara Niedrig - 17th	Did not play
2007	Sara Niedrig - 7th	Did not play
2009	Sara Niedrig - 4th	Did not play
2010	Sara Niedrig - 25th	Did not play
2011	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2012	Sara Niedrig - 9th	Did not play
2013	Kira Walkenhorst - 5th	Laura Ludwig - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/23-27/2014	Fuzhou Open	3	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/29-11/3/2013	Phuket Open	2	9	250	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/23-27/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	4	3	640	US$16,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	5	2	720	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	10	2	720	US$22,000.00
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

Shanghai Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/1/2014	Pool B	Mariafe Artacho / Nicole Laird, Australia (31, Q20)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:36
Thu, 5/1/2014	Pool B	Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (18)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:28
Fri, 5/2/2014	Pool B	Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (15)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:25
Fri, 5/2/2014	Winner 1	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (16)	Won 21-11, 21-13	0:29
Sat, 5/3/2014	Winner 2	Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (28, Q10)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:33
Sat, 5/3/2014	Winner 3	Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:32
Sun, 5/4/2014	Semi-Finals	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (1)	Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:51
Sun, 5/4/2014	Gold Medal	Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (10)	Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:54

Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 35-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 2-3
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Antunes/Lima	1	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Ross/Walsh Jennings	5	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	21-15, 21-10	0:33
10/13/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ross/Walsh Jennings	10	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	19-21, 31-29, 15-12	1:05
Lead the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-0
10/27/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Holtwick/Semmler	6	21-14, 21-19	0:34
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Holtwick/Semmler	4	21-17, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
11/1/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	4	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	13-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 7 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-0
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Borger/Buthe	6	22-24, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	17	Borger/Buthe	16	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Wang/Yue, China 1-0
5/4/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Wang/Yue	10	23-21, 19-21, 15-9	0:54
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 # 12 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Capers/Ross	13	18-21, 21-16, 15-4	0:41
Lead the series against # 14 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-1
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	8	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	27-29, 21-19, 19-17	1:06
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	21	21-16, 21-17	0:34
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
Series tied with # 15 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Kolocova/Slukova	15	21-15, 21-15	0:25
8/10/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kolocova/Slukova	17	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	8	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	16	21-11, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 18 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Prokopeva/Ukolova	18	21-15, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 22 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Broder/May	14	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:46
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Broder/May	20	21-12, 21-14	0:32
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 # 23, Q3 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 # 24 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 # 25, Q5 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 # 28, Q10 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-0
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Antonelli/Felisberta	28, Q10	21-19, 21-14	0:33
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Antonelli/Felisberta	30, Q9	21-15, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q17 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
Trail the series against # 31, Q20 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool B	Artacho/Laird	31, Q20	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	3	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	19	21-11, 21-10	0:25
10/31/13	FIVB	Phuket Open	Pool B	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	2	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	15	21-12, 21-16	0:31
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	24, Q2	21-17, 21-13	0:29
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	10	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	30	21-16, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against # Q7 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool N	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	5	Radarong/Udomchavee	28, Q10	21-13, 21-15	0:31
Lead the series against # Q8 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 # Q16 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 # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Ludwig/Walkenhorst	4	Mizoe/Nishibori	29, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:31