Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Stavanger Grand Slam
June 24 - 28, 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: 19
Tournaments: 172
Career Wins: 13
Career FIVB WT Wins: 12
Career Winnings: US$1,028,862.50
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: 7
Tournaments: 53
Career Wins: 12
Career FIVB WT Wins: 11
Career Winnings: US$517,387.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB4311343809041 US$991,275.00
Other10001000000 US$8,000.00
Overall4411344809041 US$999,275.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Sara Niedrig - 25th Did not play
2006 Sara Niedrig - Country Quota Did not play
2007 Sara Niedrig - 4th Did not play
2008 Sara Niedrig - 9th Did not play
2009 Sara Niedrig - 9th Did not play
2010 Sara Niedrig - 9th Did not play
2011 Sara Niedrig - 2nd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/21-25/2014 Prague Open 2 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 2 1 800 US$57,000.00
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
Stavanger Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/25/2014 Pool B Nina Grawender / Karin Lundqvist, Sweden (31) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Wed, 6/25/2014 Pool B Joana Mader / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (18) Lost 13-21, 12-21 0:29
Thu, 6/26/2014 Pool B Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (15) Lost By Forfeit  
Fri, 6/27/2014 Winner 1 Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (11) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 6-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 33-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ross/Walsh Jennings 5 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 21-15, 21-10 0:33
10/13/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Gold Medal Ross/Walsh Jennings 10 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 19-21, 31-29, 15-12 1:05
Lead the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-0
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Borger/Buthe 6 22-24, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 17 Borger/Buthe 16 21-14, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 25-23, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-1
5/25/14FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Holtwick/Semmler 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-19, 21-17 0:43
10/27/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Holtwick/Semmler 6 21-14, 21-19 0:34
10/11/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Holtwick/Semmler 4 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 2-0
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antonelli/Felisberta 28, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 30, Q9 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
11/1/13FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 13-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Salgado/Salgado 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 21-15, 21-18 0:38
8/10/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 Salgado/Salgado 3 30-32, 21-13, 19-17 1:08
Series tied with # 11 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 19-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:47
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Meppelink/Van Iersel 8 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 13 Capers/Ross, United States 1-0
10/25/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Capers/Ross 13 18-21, 21-16, 15-4 0:41
Series tied with # 15 Wang/Yue, China 1-1
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Wang/Yue 15 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 By Forfeit  
5/4/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Wang/Yue 10 23-21, 19-21, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 3-1
4/26/14FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 8 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 27-29, 21-19, 19-17 1:06
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool N Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 21 21-16, 21-17 0:34
8/25/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 23 21-16, 21-10 0:33
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 23 21-13, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 0-1
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Mader/Zumkehr 18 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
5/2/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 21-11, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 20 Broder/May, Canada 3-0
4/25/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Broder/May 14 21-19, 17-21, 15-9 0:46
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Broder/May 20 21-12, 21-14 0:32
8/9/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 Broder/May 29, Q8 21-18, 21-17 0:32
Series tied with # 22 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Bansley/Pavan 9 21-11, 21-8 0:25
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 25, Q3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-0
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Gallay/Klug 20 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Gallay/Klug 30, Q11 21-16, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 4-0
4/24/14FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 19 21-11, 21-10 0:25
10/31/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 15 21-12, 21-16 0:31
10/26/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 24, Q2 21-17, 21-13 0:29
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Moiseeva/Syrtseva 30 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/12/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 22 21-13, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Prokopeva/Ukolova 18 21-15, 21-12 0:28
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 22-20, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
7/2/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Goricanec/Huberli 43 21-17, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Grawender/Lundqvist, Sweden 1-0
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Grawender/Lundqvist 31 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q9 Artacho/Laird, Australia 0-1
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
10/24/13FIVBXiamen Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Mizoe/Nishibori 29, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # Q14 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 20 21-17, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # Q17 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 1-0
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 19 Hermannova/Williams 30 21-13, 23-21 0:38
Lead the series against # Q20 Bloem/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Walkenhorst 10 Bloem/Wesselink 26, Q4 21-19, 21-13 0:32