Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Brazil Open
September 17 - 22, 2002
(16) 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 Vitória Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 21 9th 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 13 9th 120 US$3,900.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/19/2002 Pool A Leninha Aguiar / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (32, Q17) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15 0:50
Thu, 9/19/2002 Pool A Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:29
Fri, 9/20/2002 Pool A Angela Clarke / Tania Gooley, Australia (17) Lost 11-21, 23-25 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 9-23 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool A May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 16 21-15, 21-16 0:29
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 # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-2
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 21-13, 16-21, 15-9 0:41
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Bede/Behar 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-12, 21-15 0:32
Series tied with # 4 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-1
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
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 # 5 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-3
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Connelly/Minello 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 21-18, 21-11 0:32
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
Series tied with # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Dodd/McSorley 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 21-19, 21-11 0:43
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 17 Clarke/Gooley, Australia 0-1
9/20/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool A Clarke/Gooley 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 16 21-11, 25-23 0:40
Series tied with # 20 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 # 21 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 1-0
8/17/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Gerlic/Lochowicz 20, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 27, Q6 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 # 28, Q7 Barrera/Luge, France 1-0
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 Barrera/Luge 28, Q10 22-20, 23-21 0:47
Trail the series against # 32, Q17 Aguiar/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
9/19/02FIVBBrazil Open Pool A Aguiar/Maestrini 32, Q17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 16 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q4 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Alcon/Pol 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 0:56
Lead the series against # Q8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:38