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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Klagenfurt A1 Grand Slam
July 29 - August 2, 2014

(8) 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:

Tournaments:

143

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$544,768.70

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Lucerne 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$309,875.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	65	1	2	3	2	16	0	16	1	11	4	3	1	5	US$610,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$8,950.00
Overall	68	2	2	3	2	17	0	17	1	11	4	3	1	5	US$619,750.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Rieke Brink-Abeler - Country Quota	Did not play
2011	Britta Buthe - 33rd	Karla Borger - 33rd
2012	Britta Buthe - 17th	Karla Borger - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	6	9	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	5	17	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/8-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	8	2	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	3	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	4	3	640	US$32,000.00
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

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/30/2014	Pool H	Liliane Maestrini / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (25, Q3)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:36
Wed, 7/30/2014	Pool H	Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (24, Q2)	Lost 21-16, 14-21, 13-15	0:49
Thu, 7/31/2014	Pool H	Lisa Chukwuma / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (9)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:32
Thu, 7/31/2014	Winner 1	Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (13)	Won 21-13, 21-19	0:35
Fri, 8/1/2014	Winner 2	April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1)	Won 21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:46
Fri, 8/1/2014	Winner 3	Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (22)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 40-20

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-1
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Ross/Walsh Jennings	1	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:46
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Ross/Walsh Jennings	2	Borger/Buthe	6	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 3-2
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	8	Kolocova/Slukova	3	21-18, 21-23, 15-11	0:52
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	7	Kolocova/Slukova	15	21-17, 21-17	0:37
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	24, Q2	Kolocova/Slukova	8	23-21, 23-21	0:42
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	10	Borger/Buthe	23	21-18, 23-21	0:33
11/4/10	FIVB	Phuket Thailand Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	5	Borger/Buthe	28, Q20	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-0
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	8	Bednarczuk/Seixas	4	21-15, 21-10	0:34
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	4	Bednarczuk/Seixas	6	21-19, 21-15	0:42
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	6	Bednarczuk/Seixas	5	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Antonelli/Felisberta	14, Q1	Borger/Buthe	4	21-15, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-3
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Borger/Buthe	5	21-19, 21-17	0:37
7/13/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Holtwick/Semmler	14	Borger/Buthe	8	24-22, 21-16	0:40
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Borger/Buthe	21, Q9	21-11, 21-23, 15-12	0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	16	Baquerizo/Fernandez	10	21-13, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Meppelink/Van Iersel	8	Borger/Buthe	6	26-24, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Chukwuma/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Chukwuma/Schwaiger	9	21-12, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
5/22/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	20	21-11, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 3-1
6/22/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Borger/Buthe	4	Wang/Yue	16	21-10, 21-19	0:37
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Wang/Yue	22	24-22, 13-21, 15-10	0:53
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Wang/Yue	10	Borger/Buthe	7	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Wang/Yue	10	21-18, 18-21, 15-5	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Borger/Buthe	8	Bawden/Clancy	13	21-13, 21-19	0:35
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool F	Bawden/Clancy	11	Borger/Buthe	6	21-16, 21-19	0:36
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	14	Bawden/Clancy	19	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 3-0
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Borger/Buthe	3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	19	21-19, 21-18	0:36
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	17	Nestarcova/Pridalova	23	21-17, 21-12	0:32
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	20	21-15, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Borger/Buthe	5	Fendrick/Sweat	12	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:48
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Fendrick/Sweat	14	Borger/Buthe	3	16-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:47
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Borger/Buthe	6	Fendrick/Sweat	11	21-16, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Mader/Zumkehr	9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:58
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	4	Mader/Zumkehr	17	21-15, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool E	Antunes/Maestrini	28	Borger/Buthe	5	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-2
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	8	Goricanec/Huberli	28	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:51
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Goricanec/Huberli	30, Q15	Borger/Buthe	3	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Goricanec/Huberli	29, Q7	Borger/Buthe	9	17-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 21 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 4-1
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Forrer/Verge-Depre	20	13-21, 21-8, 15-10	0:47
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool O	Forrer/Verge-Depre	22	Borger/Buthe	6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	15	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	21-18, 19-21, 15-6	0:51
6/18/11	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Semi-Finals	Borger/Buthe	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
6/17/11	FIVB C&S	Seoul Challenger	Winner 3	Borger/Buthe	2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	7	21-12, 22-20	0:32
Series tied with # 22 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	22	Borger/Buthe	8	21-19, 21-17	0:39
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	13	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 0-1
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gallay/Klug	27, Q6	Borger/Buthe	6	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:51
Series tied with # 24, Q2 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 1-1
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Bansley/Pavan	24, Q2	Borger/Buthe	8	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:49
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	13	Bansley/Pavan	30, Q14	21-15, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Maestrini/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Maestrini/Salgado	25, Q3	Borger/Buthe	8	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Moiseeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
5/23/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Moiseeva/Syrtseva	13	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
7/9/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	8	Brzostek/Wojtasik	25, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:32
7/5/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	22, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 2-0
5/24/14	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Borger/Buthe	4	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	14	21-8, 21-15	0:32
10/27/10	FIVB	Sanya Open	Qualifier 1	Borger/Buthe	Q16	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q17	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # 31 Broder/May, Canada 1-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool O	Broder/May	27, Q8	Borger/Buthe	6	16-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:52
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Broder/May	24	24-22, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 Kohler/Schumacher, Germany 1-0
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	18	Kohler/Schumacher	15, Q5	21-16, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # Q16 Braakman/van der Vlist, Netherlands 2-0
6/18/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Borger/Buthe	4	Braakman/van der Vlist	29, Q8	21-13, 21-14	0:34
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Borger/Buthe	9	Braakman/van der Vlist	25, Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Borger/Buthe	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q3	20-22, 25-23, 15-9	0:46
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Borger/Buthe	27, Q19	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-10	0:56