Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$500,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 1 - 4, 2001
(43) 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 Klagenfurt Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 28, Q11 25th 36 US$2,000.00
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
Klagenfurt World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool K Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (22) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 21-23 1:05
Wed, 8/1/2001 Pool K Rong Chi / Zi Xiong, China (11) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:34
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Annalea Hartmann - 41st
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th Simone Kuhn - 5th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Lea Schwer - 13th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Lea Schwer - 17th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 43 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 8 5th 480 US$15,000.00
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 4-10 (Lead 3 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 # 7 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 # 8 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 # 11 Chi/Xiong, China 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Chi/Xiong 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15 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 # 17 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
Trail the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Lead the series against # 28 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
Series tied with # 32 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 # 44 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