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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Alice Italian Open
September 1 - 5, 2004

(3) 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 Milan Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th	Simone Kuhn - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-24/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	9	19th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	11	7th	270	US$10,500.00
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

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 1	Nadia Erni / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (30, Q9)	Won 21-11, 21-19	0:37
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 2	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (14)	Won 21-14, 25-23	0:40
Sat, 9/4/2004	Winner 3	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (6)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:57
Sat, 9/4/2004	Winner 4	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (7)	Lost 10-21, 17-21	0:33
Sat, 9/4/2004	Contender 6	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (4)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:43
Sun, 9/5/2004	Semi-Finals	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:39
Sun, 9/5/2004	Bronze Medal	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic (7)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 27-34 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-8
9/5/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-19, 21-15	0:39
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	7	21-13, 21-17	0:49
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Semi-Finals	Bede/Behar	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-13, 21-11	0:34
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	21-19, 21-13	0:37
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 # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	25-23, 24-22	0:59
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	11, Q8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-14, 16-21, 17-15	0:59
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	28, Q13	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-1
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Gattelli/Perrotta	4	21-19, 21-18	0:43
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Gattelli/Perrotta	12	17-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Bede/Ribeiro	41	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Arjona/Kadjo	6	15-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:57
Trail the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 3-4
9/5/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Bronze Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-15, 21-18	0:39
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 4	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	7	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	21-10, 21-17	0:33
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-18, 11-21, 15-13	0:47
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	11	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:49
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	21-16, 18-21, 23-21	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-2
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Kadijk/Leenstra	25	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:48
8/17/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	23-25, 22-20, 15-10	1:03
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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
8/16/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Glesnes/Maaseide	21	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	1:01
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 4	Glesnes/Maaseide	29, Q8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	7	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
5/21/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Glesnes/Maaseide	28, Q5	18-21, 21-14, 16-14	0:51
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 6-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	28-26, 22-24, 17-15	1:12
6/6/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Karadassiou/Sfyri	21	21-13, 21-14	0:36
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
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 # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-4
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	21-14, 25-23	0:40
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	27, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	22-20, 21-18	0:40
10/10/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	30	21-12, 21-16	0:35
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
Series tied with # 15 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 1-1
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	5	Fonseca/Rodrigues	20	21-17, 21-13	0:35
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool F	Fonseca/Rodrigues	6	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	30	21-19, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 2-1
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	11	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	28	34-32, 21-13	0:48
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-17, 21-19	0:44
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 0-3
7/1/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-15, 21-16	0:26
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 2	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	21-18, 21-19	0:42
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool D	Garcia/Gaxiola	20	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	21-18, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-1
7/2/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 4	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	1:02
5/28/04	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Hakedal/Torlen	27	21-13, 22-20	0:41
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 # 25, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Lessard/Maxwell	26, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	21-19, 12-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	3	Erni/Trussel	30, Q9	21-11, 21-19	0:37