Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 St. Petersburg Grand Slam
June 17 - 21, 2015
(11) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 13 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 11 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 11 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 4 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 6 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 7 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$17,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/18/2015 Pool F Carolina Horta / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (22, Q4) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Thu, 6/18/2015 Pool F Lane Carico / Kim DiCello, United States (27) Won 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Fri, 6/19/2015 Pool F Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (6) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:38
Sat, 6/20/2015 Winner 2 Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (16) Won 21-13, 24-22 0:44
Sun, 6/21/2015 Winner 3 Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (7) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:44
Sun, 6/21/2015 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (3) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:53
Sun, 6/21/2015 Bronze Medal Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima, Brazil (5, Q1) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 15-17 1:12
Head to Head Results
Borger/Buthe lead the series against the field 46-26
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Antunes/Maestrini 28 Borger/Buthe 5 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 2 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 3-0
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 8 Bednarczuk/Seixas 4 21-15, 21-10 0:34
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 # 3 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 1-3
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antonelli/Felisberta 3 Borger/Buthe 11 21-14, 21-17 0:53
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 4 Borger/Buthe 13 21-14, 21-9 0:35
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Antonelli/Felisberta 4 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:56
6/21/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antonelli/Felisberta 14, Q1 Borger/Buthe 4 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-2
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Menegatti/Orsi Toth 11 Borger/Buthe 6 21-10, 21-16 0:35
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 22 Borger/Buthe 8 21-19, 21-17 0:39
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 Alves/Lima, Brazil 0-1
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Bronze Medal Alves/Lima 5, Q1 Borger/Buthe 11 17-21, 21-19, 17-15 1:12
Lead the series against # 6 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 2-1
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Bansley/Pavan 6 21-18, 21-12 0:38
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 24, Q2 Borger/Buthe 8 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-2
6/21/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 3 Borger/Buthe 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 21-17, 21-16 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 8 Pavlik/Ross, United States 1-0
7/6/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 17 Pavlik/Ross 3 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez 10 21-13, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 12 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-3
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Bawden/Clancy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-16, 21-17 0:35
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Bawden/Clancy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-15, 21-19 0:38
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 8 Bawden/Clancy 13 21-13, 21-19 0:35
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool F Bawden/Clancy 11 Borger/Buthe 6 21-16, 21-19 0:36
4/25/13FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Borger/Buthe 14 Bawden/Clancy 19 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 14 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 4-2
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Kolocova/Slukova 6 By Forfeit 0:01
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 8 Kolocova/Slukova 3 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 0:52
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
Trail the series against # 15 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-4
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 11 Holtwick/Semmler 2 21-14, 21-18 0:37
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Holtwick/Semmler 4 Borger/Buthe 7 21-13, 21-12 0:31
7/18/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 8 Borger/Buthe 5 21-19, 21-17 0:37
7/13/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Holtwick/Semmler 14 Borger/Buthe 8 24-22, 21-16 0:40
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Holtwick/Semmler 12 Borger/Buthe 21, Q9 21-11, 21-23, 15-12 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Wang/Yue, China 4-1
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 11 Wang/Yue 16 21-13, 24-22 0:44
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 2-0
7/10/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 8 Mader/Zumkehr 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
6/20/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 4 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 4-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool D Borger/Buthe 13 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 21-10, 21-14 0:31
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Borger/Buthe 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 21-19, 21-18 0:36
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 # 20 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 1-0
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 21 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
7/17/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool E Borger/Buthe 5 Fendrick/Sweat 12 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:48
6/26/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool C Fendrick/Sweat 14 Borger/Buthe 3 16-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:47
6/13/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Fendrick/Sweat 11 21-16, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Horta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Horta/Maestrini 22, Q4 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 23 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Capers/Kessy 22 Borger/Buthe 11 21-17, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-0
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Brzostek/Wojtasik 27 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:57
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Borger/Buthe 8 Brzostek/Wojtasik 25, Q5 21-12, 21-16 0:32
7/5/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Borger/Buthe 22, Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q21 21-19, 21-12 0:33
Series tied with # 25 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 1-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Borger/Buthe 11 Gallay/Klug 25, Q6 21-14, 21-15 0:36
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 # 27 Carico/DiCello, United States 1-0
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Carico/DiCello 27 21-14, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
5/16/15FIVBLucerne Open Semi-Finals Borger/Buthe 4 Hansel/Schwaiger 23 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:55
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 6 Hansel/Schwaiger 27, Q5 23-21, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool D Borger/Buthe 4 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:52