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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 2 - 6, 2002

(20, 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 Stavanger Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/18-22/2002	Switzerland Open	9	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2002	Spain Open	27, Q7	17th	60	US$2,520.00
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

Norway Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/2/2002	Qualifier 2	Ling Li Fu / Yi Zhang, China (Q26)	Won 21-8, 22-20	0:33
Wed, 7/3/2002	Qualifier 3	Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (21, Q10)	Won 21-10, 21-13	0:28
Thu, 7/4/2002	Pool D	Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:36
Thu, 7/4/2002	Pool D	Belkis Palacio / Maru Quevedo, Cuba (29, Q21)	Won 21-17, 21-13	0:33
Fri, 7/5/2002	Pool D	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (13)	Won 14-21, 21-13, 22-20	0:55
Fri, 7/5/2002	Winner 1	Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit lead the series against the field 11-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Cook/Pottharst	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Barros/Pires	23	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-1
7/5/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios	13	14-21, 21-13, 22-20	0:55
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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 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, Q10 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/3/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	Mellitzer/Swoboda	21, Q10	21-10, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q21 Palacio/Quevedo, Cuba 1-0
7/4/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	Palacio/Quevedo	29, Q21	21-17, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova	24, Q1	21-18, 21-18	0:38
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 # Q15 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
Lead the series against # Q22 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 # Q26 Fu/Zhang, China 1-0
7/2/02	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20, Q7	Fu/Zhang	Q26	21-8, 22-20	0:33
Lead the series against # Q27 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