Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
July 28 - 31, 2004
(11) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd Simone Kuhn - 33rd
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Simone Kuhn - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/13-18/2004 France Grand Slam 5 5th 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2004 Norway Open 6 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2004 Germany Grand Slam 7 9th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2004 Switzerland Open 6 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Japan Open 3 3rd 288 US$14,000.00
FIVB 5/26-30/2004 China Open 6 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 Greece Open 5 9th 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 6 5th 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 8 5th 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 13 9th 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 17 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 10 4th 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 15 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 19 25th 52 US$2,750.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 1 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece (22) Won 28-26, 22-24, 17-15 1:12
Thu, 7/29/2004 Winner 2 Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (27, Q5) Lost 20-22, 18-21 0:40
Thu, 7/29/2004 Contender 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Efthalia Koutroumanidou, Greece (28) Won 34-32, 21-13 0:48
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 3 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (14) Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 4 Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (25) Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
Fri, 7/30/2004 Contender 5 Ana Paula Connelly / Sandra Pires, Brazil (7) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 40-47 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-7
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 7 21-13, 21-17 0:49
6/6/04FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 21-13, 21-11 0:34
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool B Bede/Behar 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 21-19, 21-13 0:37
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Bede/Behar 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 19 23-21, 21-17 0:45
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Bede/Behar 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 21-15, 21-16 0:33
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 # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 1-1
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Winner 3 McPeak/Youngs 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 21-13, 21-16 0:36
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 McPeak/Youngs 7 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 25-23, 24-22 0:59
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 11, Q8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 21-14, 16-21, 17-15 0:59
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 28, Q13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Davis/Johnson Jordan, United States 0-3
5/22/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 3 Davis/Johnson Jordan 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:50
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 21-18, 21-16 0:35
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Davis/Johnson Jordan 26 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 21-10, 21-15 0:31
Series tied with # 6 Lahme/Musch, Germany 2-2
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Lahme/Musch 6 21-19, 21-16 0:38
5/22/04FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Lahme/Musch 7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 21-13, 21-11 0:34
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Lahme/Musch 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Connelly/Pires, Brazil 0-3
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 5 Connelly/Pires 7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 23-21, 21-15 0:45
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Connelly/Pires 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:58
9/5/03FIVBItaly Open Pool A Connelly/Pires 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-18, 14-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Lochowicz/Pottharst, Australia 2-0
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 7 Lochowicz/Pottharst 10 21-17, 21-19 0:38
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Lochowicz/Pottharst 8 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 32 21-12, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 5 By Forfeit  
6/4/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 14 21-15, 21-17 0:36
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 3-2
7/1/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 21-18, 11-21, 15-13 0:47
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 11 21-14, 14-21, 15-10 0:49
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 12 21-16, 18-21, 23-21 0:55
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 14 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 2-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 Gattelli/Perrotta 14 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 12 17-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
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 # 15 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Dumont/Martin 30, Q21 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 19 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 2-0
6/17/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Clarke/Gerlic 27, Q1 21-17, 21-13 0:40
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Pool A Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Clarke/Gerlic 16 29-27, 21-16 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-4
6/5/04FIVBJapan Open Winner 4 Cook/Sanderson 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 21-17, 23-21 0:44
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 3 Cook/Sanderson 5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 21-12, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Bronze Medal Cook/Sanderson 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 17-21, 26-24, 18-16 1:08
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Cook/Sanderson 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 21-19, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 4-1
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Ahmann/Vollmer 21 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:02
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Ahmann/Vollmer 19 21-15, 32-30 0:49
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Ahmann/Vollmer 25 25-23, 21-16 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 20 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
5/29/04FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 22-20, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 24 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 Pohl/Rau 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 29, Q8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 7 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:59
5/21/04FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Glesnes/Maaseide 28, Q5 18-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:51
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool B Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 6-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 28-26, 22-24, 17-15 1:12
6/6/04FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Karadassiou/Sfyri 21 21-13, 21-14 0:36
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-15, 21-14 0:32
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
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 # 23, Q3 Dodd/Reynolds, United States 0-1
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 6 Dodd/Reynolds 17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 24-22, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
10/8/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Bede/Ribeiro 41 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 25 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 Kadijk/Leenstra 25 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:48
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 23-25, 22-20, 15-10 1:03
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 22-20, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
7/2/04FIVBNorway Open Contender 4 Hakedal/Torlen 10 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 1:02
5/28/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Hakedal/Torlen 27 21-13, 22-20 0:41
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-4
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 27, Q5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 22-20, 21-18 0:40
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 21-12, 21-16 0:35
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 21-13, 19-21, 15-8 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 28 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-1
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 28 34-32, 21-13 0:48
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 21-17, 21-19 0:44
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-0
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 7 Nikolaidou/Tsiartsiani 26, Q10 21-16, 21-12 0:38
Trail the series against # 31, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 32, Q13 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Lessard/Maxwell 26, Q5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-19, 12-21, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 1-1
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Fonseca/Rodrigues 20 21-17, 21-13 0:35
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Fonseca/Rodrigues 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 21-19, 21-11 0:43
Trail the series against # Q8 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 # Q11 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
8/8/03FIVBJapan Open Pool B Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Nagy/Petho 31, Q13 21-19, 21-8 0:37