Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$360,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 20 - 25, 2004
(5) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th Simone Kuhn - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/1-5/2004 Italy Open 3 4th 252 US$11,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/22/2004 Winner 1 Cecilie Josefsen / Kristine Wiig, Norway (28, Q2) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:28
Wed, 9/22/2004 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (21) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:32
Thu, 9/23/2004 Winner 3 Shaylyn Bede / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 21-14, 18-21, 9-15 0:52
Thu, 9/23/2004 Contender 4 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (32, Q9) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:31
Thu, 9/23/2004 Contender 5 Angela Lavalle / Monica Paludo, Brazil (29, Q6) Lost 22-24, 25-23, 12-15 1:04
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit trail the series against the field 20-30 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-8
9/5/04FIVBItaly Open Semi-Finals Bede/Behar 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 21-19, 21-15 0:39
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
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Bede/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:52
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 # 6 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-1
9/4/04FIVBItaly Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Gattelli/Perrotta 4 21-19, 21-18 0:43
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
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 3-4
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 14 21-14, 25-23 0:40
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
Series tied with # 10, Q1 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
Series tied with # 13 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
8/16/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool D Glesnes/Maaseide 21 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 1:01
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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 21 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Keizer/Mooren 21 21-13, 21-15 0:32
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/3/04FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 3 Erni/Trussel 30, Q9 21-11, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 26 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 # 28, Q2 Josefsen/Wiig, Norway 1-0
9/22/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Josefsen/Wiig 28, Q2 21-17, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Lavalle/Paludo, Brazil 0-1
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 5 Lavalle/Paludo 29, Q6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 24-22, 23-25, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-0
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 5 Salgado/Salgado 32, Q9 21-12, 21-17 0:31