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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Spain Open
June 5 - 9, 2002

(27, Q7) 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:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Osaka 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$105,485.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	39	0	0	1	2	5	2	13	0	5	1	7	1	2	US$201,320.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$900.00
Overall	40	0	0	1	2	5	2	14	0	5	1	7	1	2	US$202,220.00

Previous Madrid Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	43	33rd	40	US$0.00
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

Spain Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/6/2002	Qualifier 2	Annika Granstrom / Angelica Ljungquist, Sweden (Q39)	Won 21-12, 23-21	0:43
Thu, 6/6/2002	Qualifier 3	Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (Q10)	Won 21-15, 24-22	0:38
Fri, 6/7/2002	Pool F	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (11)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:34
Fri, 6/7/2002	Pool F	Milagros Crespo / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (22)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
Sat, 6/8/2002	Pool F	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (6)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 12-15	0:42

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Trail the series against # 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	18-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:42
6/21/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	23	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	21-17, 20-22, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	21-12, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/16/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kadijk/Leenstra	24, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	Q12	21-14, 21-11	0:30
Trail the series against # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 0-1
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios	11	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 16 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Tian/Wang	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	28, Q11	14-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:45
Lead the series against # 21, Q1 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/4/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	28, Q10	21-13, 21-17	0:27
Lead the series against # 22 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	Crespo/Larrea Peraza	22	21-17, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # Q10 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	Ahmann/Vollmer	Q10	21-15, 24-22	0:38
Trail the series against # Q13 De Decker/Duyck, Belgium 0-1
6/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 5	De Decker/Duyck	Q29	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	Q14	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # Q17 Oyra/Schjerven, Norway 1-0
6/13/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	Q14	Oyra/Schjerven	Q19	21-9, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # Q22 Van Breedam/Van Lierop, Belgium 1-0
7/24/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	28, Q11	Van Breedam/Van Lierop	Q27	21-16, 21-11	0:29
Lead the series against # Q39 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	Granstrom/Ljungquist	Q39	21-12, 23-21	0:43