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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 China Open
August 14 - 18, 2002

(13) 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 Maoming Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	17	9th	120	US$3,900.00
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

China Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/16/2002	Pool D	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (29, Q8)	Won 21-15, 21-11	0:38
Fri, 8/16/2002	Pool D	Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4)	Lost 18-21, 11-21	0:32
Sat, 8/17/2002	Pool D	Kylie Gerlic / Summer Lochowicz, Australia (20, Q2)	Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
Sat, 8/17/2002	Winner 1	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3)	Lost 13-21, 21-16, 9-15	0:41

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 9-17 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-13, 16-21, 15-9	0:41
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-12, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-3
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Connelly/Minello	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-18, 21-11	0:32
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Connelly/Minello	5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	21-15, 21-12	0:34
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 # 5 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-3
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Cook/Pottharst	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	21-17, 21-16	0:40
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Cook/Pottharst	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	21-19, 21-19	0:38
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 # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-2
8/10/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	16	29-27, 21-19	0:51
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	13	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	23-21, 21-18	0:47
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	19	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 15 Huygens Tholen/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Huygens Tholen/Sanderson	22	21-16, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 16 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 1-1
8/2/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	21-16, 21-12	0:39
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Lead the series against # 20, Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Gerlic/Lochowicz	20, Q2	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 22 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-2
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool D	Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios	20	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	29	21-17, 22-20	0:42
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
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou, Greece 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27	Koutroumanidou/Nikolaidou	46	21-11, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # Q15 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