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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$520,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 30 - August 2, 2003

(19) 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 Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd	Simone Kuhn - 33rd
2002	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th	Simone Kuhn - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	25	17th	108	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	20	17th	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	22	9th	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	9	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	11	25th	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	16	25th	30	US$1,650.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/31/2003	Pool C	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3)	Lost 21-23, 17-21	0:45
Thu, 7/31/2003	Pool C	Guylaine Dumont / Annie Martin, Canada (30, Q21)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:38
Fri, 8/1/2003	Pool C	Lisa Arce / Rachel Scott, United States (14)	Lost 21-19, 21-23, 9-15	0:55

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 14-28 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 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 0-2
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool A	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	16	21-15, 21-16	0:29
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 0-4
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	19	23-21, 21-17	0:45
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Bede/Behar	4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-15, 21-16	0:33
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 # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-2
6/27/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	21-18, 21-16	0:35
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Davis/Johnson Jordan	26	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-10, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Fonseca/Minello, Brazil 0-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Minello	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	21-18, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	25	Kadijk/Leenstra	8	22-20, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	Kadijk/Leenstra	5	21-15, 21-15	0:34
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 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 # 13 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Tian/Wang	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-19, 22-24, 15-11	0:58
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 # 14 Arce/Scott, United States 0-1
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Arce/Scott	14	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	19	19-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:55
Trail the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 18 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	24	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	25	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	Pohl/Rau	13	14-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 Dodd/McSorley, United States 0-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dodd/McSorley	11	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 2-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	25-23, 21-16	0:45
8/9/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool A	Ahmann/Vollmer	32, Q7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-18, 15-21, 15-9	0:40
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 # 25 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:52
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	8	21-19, 21-14	0:38
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
Trail the series against # 26, Q9 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 28, Q15 Alcon/Pol, Spain 0-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	21-19, 16-21, 18-16	0:56
Lead the series against # 29, Q17 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
Trail the series against # 30, Q21 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Dumont/Martin	30, Q21	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	19	21-14, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # Q2 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 3-0
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	22	Gerlic/Lochowicz	27	21-13, 21-12	0:41
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Gerlic/Lochowicz	24	21-18, 23-21	0:49
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 # Q5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-3
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-13, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
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
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q10 Ji/Wang, China 0-1
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Ji/Wang	27, Q8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	21-15, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q13 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