Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 7 - 11, 2002
(17) 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 Osaka Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 27 9th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 29 25th 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 30 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 20, Q7 9th 120 US$3,900.00
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
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool A Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 15-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 8/9/2002 Pool A Andrea Ahmann / Jana Vollmer, Germany (32, Q7) Lost 18-21, 21-15, 9-15 0:40
Sat, 8/10/2002 Pool A Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (16) Won 29-27, 21-19 0:51
Sat, 8/10/2002 Winner 1 Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (2) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 11-17 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-15, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-3
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Cook/Pottharst 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 21-17, 21-16 0:40
7/27/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Cook/Pottharst 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 21-19, 21-19 0:38
7/5/02FIVBNorway 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 0-2
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Connelly/Minello 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 21-15, 21-12 0:34
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Connelly/Minello 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Barros/Pires 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Gattelli/Perrotta 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 22 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Series tied with # 10 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-12 0:39
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 # 12 Aoki/Seike, Japan 1-0
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 Aoki/Seike 43 21-9, 21-10 0:27
Trail the series against # 14 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-2
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 20 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 21-17, 22-20 0:42
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 13 14-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:55
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
8/1/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson 22 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 29-27, 21-19 0:51
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 23-21, 21-18 0:47
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 32, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-1
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Ahmann/Vollmer 32, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 0:40
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer Q10 21-15, 24-22 0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/31/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou 46 21-11, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q12 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Granstrom/Ljungquist Q39 21-12, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # Q17 Oyra/Schjerven, Norway 1-0
6/13/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q14 Oyra/Schjerven Q19 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q24 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