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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		5th	120	€ 4,500.00
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
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool D	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:45
Thu, 5/13/2004	Pool D	Dinah Kilchenmann / Lea Schwer, Switzerland	Won 21-14, 17-21, 17-15	1:00
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool D	Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:30
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 1	Anna Bobrova / Natalya Uryadova, Russia	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 5/14/2004	Winner 2	Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece	Won 21-11, 21-14	0:40
Sat, 5/15/2004	Semi-Finals	Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-12	1:07
Sat, 5/15/2004	Gold Medal	Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:40

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit lead the series against the field 35-22 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 3 Series, 6 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 5-1
10/9/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Ahmann/Vollmer	21	21-19, 22-24, 15-12	1:02
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	17	Ahmann/Vollmer	19	21-15, 32-30	0:49
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 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Arjona/Kadjo		21-19, 21-17	0:45
Series tied with Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-1
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
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
Lead the series against Bobrova/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Bobrova/Uryadova		21-19, 21-17	0:41
Series tied with Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Bruschini/Solazzi		21-19, 17-21, 15-12	1:07
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 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-4
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Gold Medal	Celbova Rysava/Novakova		Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		21-14, 21-15	0:40
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
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 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
10/7/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool H	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	8	Hansel/Montagnolli	32	21-12, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Ikauniece/Minusa		21-11, 21-15	0:30
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 6-2
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Karadassiou/Sfyri		21-11, 21-14	0:40
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
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 2-0
5/13/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool D	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Kilchenmann/Schwer		21-14, 17-21, 17-15	1:00
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit		Kilchenmann/Schwer		23-21, 29-27	0:50
Series tied with Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-1
3/12/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	6	Lahme/Musch	8	21-19, 21-16	0:42
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool D	Lahme/Musch	29, Q17	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	20	21-19, 21-23, 15-9	0:49
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 2-3
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