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Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No.................................... Country 8 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2................................ Germany 20 Maria Tsiartsiani 1 Vassiliki Arvaniti 2................................... Greece This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams. · Goller and Ludwig have netted two bronze medals on the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour with third-place finishes at the season opener in April at Brasilia and last week at the Moscow Grand Slaml. · Goller and Ludwig placed ninth in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games were the Germans were eliminated by the Schwaiger sisters (Doris and Stephanie) of Austria 23-21, 11-21 and 18-16 in 54 minutes. · Goller and Ludwig best FIVB finish together was a 2007 second in Espinho, Portugal. · Goller and Ludwig rank 26th on the FIVB’s all-time earnings list at US$324,350. Only Stephanie Pohl and Okka Rau have won more for Germany (eighth, $566,140). · Goller ($164,175) and Ludwig ($162,175) ranked 6th and 66th, respectively, in career FIVB earnings. · Goller and Ludwig were the gold medal winners at the 2008 European championships in Hamburg, Germany. · Goller and Ludwig had four European tour medals in 2008, including gold in Spain and Russia along with the continental championships. · Goller and Ludwig had a 31-3 match mark on the 2008 European tour with two of the losses in one event in England. · Goller and Ludwig are tied with compatriots Katrin Holtwick and Ilka Semmloer for the European tour point’s leadership. · For three events this season on the European circuit, Goller and Ludwig have a 14-1 match mark on the 2009 European tour with two titles and a third. · Ludwig was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2007 with Tamsin Barnett of Australia. · Ludwig was a gold medal winner with Jana Kohler at the 2003 SWATCH-FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 18 in Pattaya, Thailand. World Series 13 Grand Chelem Results Winner 2 def. Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy, United States (25, Q2) 21-8, 21-12 29 minutes Winner 3 def. Maria Bratkova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (41, Q10) 21-14, 21-17 35 Winner 4 def. Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) 21-19, 21-11 38 Semi-Finals vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Medal Match vs. Talita Antunes / Maria Antonelli, Brazil (2) or Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................33-12 Since 2005 FIVB Matches Won-Lost, including CQ: 137-84* 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.......................................74-29 Since 2005 FIVB Tournaments Played: ............................ 49* 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................8 Since 2005 FIVB Best Finish: ................2nd (Espinho 2007)* 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: ................ 3rd (Brasília, Moscow) Since 2005 FIVB Winnings: .....................................$324,350* 2009 SWATCH Winnings:........................................... $103,800 *includes FIVB Challenger/Satellite events Goller and Ludwig’s SWATCH FIVB World Tour Gold Medal Match Results (Won 0, Lost 1) 1. lost to Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, BRAZIL, Portugal - Espinho (6/16/2007), 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 (58), SWATCH Event No. 154 Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany vs. Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No.................................... Country 8 Laura Ludwig 1 Sara Goller 2................................ Germany 20 Maria Tsiartsiani 1 Vassiliki Arvaniti 2................................... Greece This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour series between the two teams. Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani are competing together for the first-time in 2009 with the World Series Grand Chelem their first semi-final appearance together. After placing seventh (Brasilia) and fifth (Osaka) together in their first two FIVB events together, Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani have finished 25th (Seoul), ninth (Stavanger world championships), 17th (Gstaad) and 17th (Moscow) in their next four tournaments. Arvaniti and Tsiartsiani have placed second (Spain), fifth (Austria) and fifth (Germany) in three European tour events this season with a 10-5 match mark. Arvaniti ($308,900) and Tsiartsiani ($197,388) ranked 23rd and 51st, respectively, in career FIVB earnings. · Arvaniti is a two-time Olympian by placing ninth in the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Efthalia Koutroumanidou and 19th at the Beijing 2008 Olympics with Vasso Karadassiou. · Arvaniti and Karadassiou captured Greece’s only SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at the 2005 Norwegian stop in Stavanger by defeating Juliana Felisberta Silva and Larissa Franca of Brazil in the finals. · Arvaniti and Karadassiou were the gold medal winners at the 2005 and 2007 European championships in Moscow and Valencia, Spain, respectively. · Arvaniti and Karadassiou won seven European Tour gold medals together from 2005 through 2008. · Arvaniti and Karadassiou were the 2006 European tour champions. · Arvaniti was named the SWATCH FIVB World Tour most improved player in 2005. · Arvaniti was a fourth-place finisher with Koutroumanidou at the 2002 SWATCH FIVB World Championships for players under the age of 21 in Catania, Italy. · Tsiartsiani and Koutroumanidou placed ninth at the Beijing 2004 Olympic Games. · Tsiartsiani attempted to qualify for the Athens 2004 Summer Games with Katerina Nikolaidou. · Tsiartsiani and Koutroumanidou placed fourth at the 2007 Marseille event. · Tsiartsiani best FIVB finish was a 2005 second with Koutroumanidou Portugal where the Greeks lost the Espinho finale to Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh of the United States. World Series 13 Grand Chelem Results Winner 1 def. Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (45) 21-15, 24-26, 15-6 65 minutes Winner 2 def. Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (13) 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 53 Winner 3 def. Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) 21-17, 21-16 47 Winner 4 def. Shelda Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (5) 21-15, 23-21 46 Semi-Finals vs. Sara Goller / Laura Ludwig, Germany (8) Medal Match vs. Talita Antunes / Maria Antonelli, Brazil (2) or Jen Kessy / April Ross, United States (3) 2009 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:................................16-14 2009 SWATCH Best Finish: .............. 4th or better (Marseilli) 2009 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.......................................37-34 2009 SWATCH Winnings: ...........................................$56,700 2009 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................7 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem Saturday, July 25, 2009 Match #45: Semi-Finals (8) Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany vs. (20) Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece Sara Goller Laura Ludwig Germany Germany Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: May 21, 1984 (25 yrs old) Birth Date: Jan 13, 1986 (23 yrs old) Home Town: Starnberg Home Town: Berlin Resides: Hamburg Resides: Hamburg Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 181 cm (5'10") Weight: 69 kg (152 lb) Weight: 71 kg (156 lb) Seasons: 8 Seasons: 6 Tournaments: 56 Tournaments: 51 Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Espinho 2007) Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Junior Pattaya 2003) Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$164,175.00 Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Espinho 2007) Career Winnings: US$162,175.00 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 CQ Money FIVB 48 0 1 3 2 5 5 8 2 6 4 2 4 5 US$322,650.00 FIVB C&S 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$1,700.00 Overall 49 0 1 4 2 5 5 8 2 6 4 2 4 5 US$324,350.00 Previous Marseille Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2002 Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2006 Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2007 Laura Ludwig - 5th Sara Goller - 5th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 7/13-18/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 7 3 640 US$23,000.00 FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 5 480 US$13,200.00 FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 World Championships 10 9 400 US$11,000.00 FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 6 9 240 US$6,000.00 FIVB 5/19-24/2009 Japan Open 7 7 300 US$7,600.00 FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 6 4 420 US$11,200.00 FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 11 3 480 US$15,000.00 FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 6 7 300 US$7,000.00 FIVB 8/9-21/2008 Beijing XXIX Olympic Games 9 9 US$0.00 FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 9 320 US$8,000.00 Marseille Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 2 Lauren Fendrick / Ashley Ivy, United States (25, Q2) Won 21-8, 21-12 0:29 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 3 Maria Bratkova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (41, Q10) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:35 Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 4 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) Won 21-19, 21-11 0:38 Sat, 7/25/2009 Semi-Finals Vassiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2002 France Grand Slam Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2002 Austria Grand Slam Ulrike Schmidt - 25th Did not play 2005 Norway Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 25th Sara Goller - 25th 2005 France Grand Slam Katrin Holtwick - Country Quota Did not play 2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2006 Norway Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - Country Quota Sara Goller - Country Quota 2006 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - Country Quota Sara Goller - Country Quota 2006 Austria Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 41st Sara Goller - 41st 2007 Paris Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 17th Sara Goller - 17th 2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Laura Ludwig - 4th