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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 27 - 31, 2003

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:

161

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$505,808.98

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 Wins:

1 (CEV Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$155,432.36

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
CEV	6	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$61,268.59
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	46	1	2	2	2	7	2	14	0	5	1	7	1	2	US$263,488.59

Previous Alanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	25	17th	108	US$5,000.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		3rd	80	€ 4,500.00
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
CEV	8/29-31/2002	European Championships	8	5th	60	€ 2,375.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/28/2003	Pool C	Rebekka Kadijk / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands	Won 21-14, 21-19	0:43
Thu, 8/28/2003	Pool C	Nadia Erni / Karin Trussel, Switzerland	Won 21-12, 21-13	0:40
Fri, 8/29/2003	Pool C	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway	Lost 20-22, 14-21	0:42
Fri, 8/29/2003	Winner 1	Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:35
Fri, 8/29/2003	Winner 2	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:50

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit lead the series against the field 28-18 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 3-1
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	Ahmann/Vollmer	25	25-23, 21-16	0:45
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Ahmann/Vollmer	22	22-20, 21-19	0:44
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
Series tied with Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-1
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool E	Alcon/Pol	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	21	21-19, 16-21, 18-16	0:56
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Alcon/Pol	21	21-15, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	7	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB	Lianyungang Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	10	Augoustides/Claasen	23, Q2	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Baburina/Osheyko		21-19, 21-12	0:35
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-3
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Semi-Finals	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		21-19, 21-19	0:41
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 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Erni/Trussel		21-12, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against Filina/Zorina, Russia 1-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Filina/Zorina		21-18, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Gattelli/Perrotta		Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		21-19, 21-15	0:50
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 5	Gattelli/Perrotta	2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	21-18, 24-22	0:45
6/20/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	8	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	9	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	0:53
9/6/01	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Gattelli/Perrotta	1	By Forfeit
Lead the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/9/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	21-19, 21-16	0:37
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Glesnes/Maaseide	24	21-10, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Gschweidl/Swoboda		21-15, 21-15	0:40
Series tied with Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Hakedal/Torlen		Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		22-20, 21-14	0:42
8/16/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	13	Hakedal/Torlen	29, Q8	21-15, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against Hansen/Josefsen, Norway 1-0
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Hansen/Josefsen		21-15, 21-17	0:31
Series tied with Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-3
8/28/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool C	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Kadijk/Leenstra		21-14, 21-19	0:43
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
8/29/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Kadijk/Leenstra	1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	22-20, 21-18	0:41
7/16/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kadijk/Leenstra	24, Q5	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	Q12	21-14, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 4-2
7/10/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool F	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-14, 21-19	0:42
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
9/8/01	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Karadassiou/Sfyri	3	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	21-14, 27-25	0:51
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool K	Karadassiou/Sfyri	22	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	43	21-19, 18-21, 23-21	1:05
Lead the series against Kilchenmann/Schwer, Switzerland 1-0
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Kilchenmann/Schwer		23-21, 29-27	0:50
Lead the series against Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool B	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	15	Nagy/Petho	31, Q13	21-19, 21-8	0:37
Lead the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
7/16/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	24	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	25	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/12/03	CEV	Greek Open	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Pohl/Rau		21-19, 21-16	0:43
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 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