Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
June 17 - 22, 2014
(4) Karla Borger/Britta Buthe, Germany
 
Karla Borger
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 22, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Heppenheim
Resides: Stuttgart
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 141
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$539,768.70
Britta Büthe
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Dearborn, MI
Resides: Stuttgart
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Lucerne 2015)
Career Winnings: US$309,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB651232160161114315 US$610,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S21000001000000 US$8,950.00
Overall682232170171114315 US$619,750.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Britta Buthe - 25th Karla Borger - 25th
2013 Julia Sude - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam 6 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/21-25/2014 Prague Open 4 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 7 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 10/8-13/2013 São Paulo Grand Slam 6 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/21-25/2013 Moscow Grand Slam 9 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 17 2 900 US$45,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 16 4 560 US$12,900.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 15 17 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-25/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 13 5 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 15 9 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 4/24-28/2013 Fuzhou Open 14 17 200 US$2,300.00
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 20 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/11-15/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 13 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 17 9 320 US$8,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/18/2014 Pool D Rimke Braakman / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (29, Q8) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Wed, 6/18/2014 Pool D Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (20) Won 13-21, 21-8, 15-10 0:47
Thu, 6/19/2014 Pool D Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (13) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Fri, 6/20/2014 Winner 2 Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (17) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 6/21/2014 Winner 3 Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Sat, 6/21/2014 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (14, Q1) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:39
Sun, 6/22/2014 Bronze Medal Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (16) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 33-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Lima 5 Borger/Buthe 16 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez 10 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 2-0
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 4 Bednarczuk/Seixas 6 21-19, 21-15 0:42
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas 5 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Borger/Buthe 27, Q19 22-20, 21-13 0:36
Series tied with # 9 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-2
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 7 Kolocova/Slukova 15 21-17, 21-17 0:37
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool H Borger/Buthe 24, Q2 Kolocova/Slukova 8 23-21, 23-21 0:42
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Kolocova/Slukova 10 Borger/Buthe 23 21-18, 23-21 0:33
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 5 Borger/Buthe 28, Q20 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 11 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-0
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Fendrick/Sweat 11 21-16, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antonelli/Felisberta 14, Q1 Borger/Buthe 4 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-0
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Borger/Buthe 14 Bawden/Clancy 19 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 16 Wang/Yue, China 3-1
6/22/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Borger/Buthe 4 Wang/Yue 16 21-10, 21-19 0:37
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Wang/Yue 22 24-22, 13-21, 15-10 0:53
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Wang/Yue 10 Borger/Buthe 7 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Wang/Yue 10 21-18, 18-21, 15-5 0:40
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Series tied with # 19 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool O Broder/May 27, Q8 Borger/Buthe 6 16-21, 23-21, 15-9 0:52
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 9 Broder/May 24 24-22, 21-12 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 13-21, 21-8, 15-10 0:47
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool O Forrer/Verge-Depre 22 Borger/Buthe 6 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Borger/Buthe 15 Forrer/Verge-Depre 18, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-6 0:51
6/18/11FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 7 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:44
6/17/11FIVB C&SSeoul Challenger Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 2 Forrer/Verge-Depre 7 21-12, 22-20 0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-0
7/5/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova 23 21-17, 21-12 0:32
6/22/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 16 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 2-0
6/12/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Country Quota Borger/Buthe 24, Q2 Bieneck/Grossner 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:42
4/15/12FIVBBrasília Open Country Quota Borger/Buthe 16, Q6 Bieneck/Grossner 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 23 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-0
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 27 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gallay/Klug 27, Q6 Borger/Buthe 6 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
5/23/14FIVBPrague Open Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 13 21-19, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Braakman/van der Vlist 29, Q8 21-13, 21-14 0:34
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 9 Braakman/van der Vlist 25, Q3 21-19, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 30 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 14 21-8, 21-15 0:32
10/27/10FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe Q16 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q17 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe 22, Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q21 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 32, Q11 Giombini/Gioria, Italy 1-0
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 17 Giombini/Gioria 36 21-18, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q6 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Iatika/Pata 26 21-12, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Nystrom/Nystrom 23, Q3 20-22, 25-23, 15-9 0:46
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Borger/Buthe 27, Q19 Nystrom/Nystrom Q3 21-19, 23-25, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # Q9 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Goricanec/Huberli 29, Q7 Borger/Buthe 9 17-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # Q14 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/22/14FIVBPrague Open Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-11, 21-15 0:32