Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(4) 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 Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Other 7/13-15/2017 Long Beach Presidents Cup 8 4 0 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 3 9 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 2 9 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 2 5 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-18/2016 2016 World Tour Finals Toronto 2 1 0 US$100,000.00
FIVB 8/6-17/2016 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 4 1 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 1 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2016 Gstaad Major 3 3 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2016 Porec Major 2 4 560 US$24,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2016 Poland Grand Slam 3 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 1 1 800 US$57,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 4 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2016 Antalya Open 1 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 4/27-5/1/2016 Fortaleza Open 2 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 4 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 3 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 1 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 5 2 0 US$60,000.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 5 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 6 3 640 US$32,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool D Mahassine Siad / Imane Zeroual, Morocco (45) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:25
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool D Nadja Glenzke / Julia Grossner, Germany (28) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Mon, 7/31/2017 Pool D Karla Borger / Margareta Kozuch, Germany (21) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Fan Wang / Yuan Yue, China (18) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:37
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 2 Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (16) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 3 Summer Ross / Brooke Sweat, United States (5) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:31
Fri, 8/4/2017 Semi-Finals Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Sat, 8/5/2017 Gold Medal Lauren Fendrick / April Ross, United States (14) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 1:04
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005Berlin Sara Niedrig - 17th Did not play
2007Gstaad Sara Niedrig - 17th Did not play
2009Stavanger Sara Niedrig - 9th Did not play
2011Rome Sara Niedrig - 9th Did not play
2013Stare Jablonki Kira Walkenhorst - 5th Laura Ludwig - 5th
2015The Hague Kira Walkenhorst - 17th Laura Ludwig - 17th
2019Hamburg Margareta Kozuch - 17th Did not play
2023Tlaxcala Louisa Lippmann - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 19 5 600 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 11 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 4 1 1600 US$60,000.00
Head to Head Results
Ludwig/Walkenhorst lead the series against the field 35-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 6-3
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-19, 21-16 0:37
7/15/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-16, 21-16 0:35
7/14/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-12, 17-21, 17-15 0:52
9/17/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antunes/Maestrini 3 21-19, 21-19 0:38
8/16/16FIVB2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-12 0:36
6/18/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Antunes/Maestrini 2 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:41
10/4/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 21-17, 21-18 0:39
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-18, 21-18 0:37
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 7 Antunes/Maestrini 1 12-21, 23-21, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 4-0
7/8/16FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
7/6/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Laboureur/Sude 14, Q1 14-21, 26-24, 15-9 0:44
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Laboureur/Sude 17 21-13, 21-16 0:31
10/30/13FIVBPhuket Open Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Laboureur/Sude 18 By Forfeit  
Series tied with # 5 Ross/Sweat, United States 1-1
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Ross/Sweat 5 21-15, 21-14 0:31
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Winner 2 Ross/Sweat 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-19, 21-13 0:27
Lead the series against # 6 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Hermannova/Slukova 15 21-17, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 0-1
5/20/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # 9 Antonelli/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool B Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Antonelli/Salgado 15, Q1 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 2-0
7/30/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Semi-Finals Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Brunner/Huberli 18 21-11, 21-19 0:32
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Brunner/Huberli 25, Q5 21-10, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 2-1
8/23/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Bronze Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 6 Bawden/Clancy 7 21-17, 21-13 0:47
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Bawden/Clancy 9 22-20, 18-21, 17-15 1:00
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Bawden/Clancy 21 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Fendrick/Ross, United States 2-0
8/5/17FIVBVienna World Championships Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Fendrick/Ross 14 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 1:04
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool A Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Fendrick/Ross 1 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 2-0
7/14/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 Bansley/Wilkerson 7 23-21, 21-16 0:40
9/16/16FIVB2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Bansley/Wilkerson 4 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-2
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Cheng/Hughes 16 21-16, 21-16 0:32
7/15/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Bronze Medal Cheng/Hughes 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-17, 21-14 0:37
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool A Cheng/Hughes 32 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Mader/Verge-Depre 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Wang/Yue, China 3-1
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Wang/Yue 18 21-19, 21-14 0:37
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 Wang/Yue 19 21-16, 21-16 0:33
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 # 19 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 4-1
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Gold Medal Ludwig/Walkenhorst 1 Lahti/Lehtonen 15 23-21, 21-16 0:39
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 29, Q7 16-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:54
7/23/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-10, 21-17 0:32
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 24-22, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool E Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 Lahti/Lehtonen 28, Q10 21-19, 19-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 20 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Baieva/Davidova 19 21-13, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 21 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 1-0
7/31/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Borger/Kozuch 21 21-19, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 24 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 0-1
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool C Bieneck/Schneider 14 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 3 22-20, 8-21, 15-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 28 Glenzke/Grossner, Germany 1-0
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Glenzke/Grossner 28 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 37 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 1-0
10/9/13FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool N Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 Radarong/Udomchavee 28, Q10 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 43 Alfaro/Charles, Costa Rica 1-0
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool K Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 Alfaro/Charles 38 21-9, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 45 Siad/Zeroual, Morocco 1-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool D Ludwig/Walkenhorst 4 Siad/Zeroual 45 21-10, 21-12 0:25