Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Japan Open
May 25 - 29, 2005
(7) Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, 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
Lea Schwer
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Basel
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Osaka 2005)
Career Winnings: US$134,925.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB49000123121081111 US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$3,400.00
Overall50100123121081111 US$255,850.00
Previous Osaka Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th Did not play
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 3rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open 8 13th 120 US$4,500.00
Japan Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/26/2005 Winner 1 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (26) Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
Thu, 5/26/2005 Winner 2 Kathrine Maaseide / Kristine Wiig, Norway (23) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
Fri, 5/27/2005 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 21-23, 19-21 0:41
Fri, 5/27/2005 Contender 4 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4, Q1) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:49
Sat, 5/28/2005 Contender 5 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (11) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Sat, 5/28/2005 Contender 6 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Sat, 5/28/2005 Semi-Finals Shaylyn Bede / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (3) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:40
Sun, 5/29/2005 Bronze Medal Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1) Lost 11-21, 13-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 7-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
5/29/05FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 23-21, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Semi-Finals Bede/Connelly 3 Kuhn/Schwer 7 22-20, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 4, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-0
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Kuhn/Schwer 8 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against # 23 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 2-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Maaseide/Wiig 23 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Maaseide/Wiig 26 21-16, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49