Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Portugal Open
July 24 - 28, 2001
(28, Q11) Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland
 
Simone Kuhn
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 2, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emmenbrücke
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$417,185.00
Nicole Schnyder-Benoît
Switzerland
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 13, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Magglingen
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$105,485.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB3900125213051712 US$201,320.00
FIVB C&S10000001000000 US$900.00
Overall4000125214051712 US$202,220.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1997 Did not play Patricia Dormann - 41st
1998 Did not play Magi Schlaefli - 33rd
1999 Did not play Annalea Hartmann - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q12 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 27, Q7 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 10 25th 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open Q14 41st 14 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/24/2001 Qualifier 2 Fay Avery / Megan Avery, Australia (Q22) Won 21-12, 25-23 0:41
Tue, 7/24/2001 Qualifier 3 Liesbet Van Breedam / Kristien Van Lierop, Belgium (Q27) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:29
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 4 Leanne McSorley / Nancy Reynolds, United States (Q3) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:34
Wed, 7/25/2001 Qualifier 10 Tatiana Barrera / Emilie Burte, France (Q10) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Thu, 7/26/2001 Winner 1 Lisa Arce / Holly McPeak, United States (5) Lost 8-21, 13-21 0:28
Thu, 7/26/2001 Contender 1 Jia Tian / Fei Wang, China (12) Lost 21-14, 18-21, 12-15 0:45
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 7-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 5 Arce/McPeak, United States 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Arce/McPeak 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 21-8, 21-13 0:28
Trail the series against # 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Oliveira/Silva, Brazil 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 1 Oliveira/Silva 7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-15, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:45
Trail the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/4/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 21-13, 21-17 0:27
Trail the series against # 20 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kadijk/Leenstra 24, Q5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q12 21-14, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 24 Galindo/Huerta, Mexico 1-0
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Galindo/Huerta 11 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q3 McSorley/Reynolds, United States 0-2
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 McSorley/Reynolds Q3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 21-13, 21-13 0:34
6/13/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 McSorley/Reynolds Q3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q14 21-14, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # Q6 Seike/Torii, Japan 1-1
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 8 Seike/Torii Q6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q12 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
7/5/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Seike/Torii 24, Q2 21-10, 21-13 0:31
Lead the series against # Q10 Barrera/Burte, France 1-0
7/25/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 10 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 Barrera/Burte Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # Q16 De Decker/Duyck, Belgium 0-1
6/13/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 5 De Decker/Duyck Q29 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q14 21-15, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # Q22 Avery/Avery, Australia 2-0
7/24/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 Avery/Avery Q22 21-12, 25-23 0:41
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q12 Avery/Avery Q21 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # Q27 Van Breedam/Van Lierop, Belgium 1-0
7/24/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 Van Breedam/Van Lierop Q27 21-16, 21-11 0:29