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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 1to1 Energy Open
June 14 - 18, 2005

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Osaka 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$134,925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	49	0	0	0	1	2	3	12	10	8	1	11	1	US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,400.00
Overall	50	1	0	0	1	2	3	12	10	8	1	11	1	US$255,850.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th	Did not play
2002	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th	Dinah Kilchenmann - 57th
2003	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th	Dinah Kilchenmann - 41st
2004	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 17th	Dinah Kilchenmann - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	7	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	7	4th	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	8	13th	120	US$4,500.00

Switzerland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/15/2005	Winner 1	Annie Martin / Marie-Christine Pruneau, Canada (24)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:37
Thu, 6/16/2005	Winner 2	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (8)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:39
Thu, 6/16/2005	Winner 3	Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:46
Thu, 6/16/2005	Contender 4	Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (11, Q1)	Lost 16-21, 21-23	0:46

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-18, 21-17	0:46
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	21-10, 21-14	0:36
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	23-21, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
5/29/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Bronze Medal	Bede/Behar	1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	21-11, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Bednarczuk/Pires	3	Kuhn/Schwer	7	13-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	9	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Series tied with # 11, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-16, 23-21	0:46
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 14 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Kuhn/Schwer	8	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Dumont/Fiset, Canada 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Dumont/Fiset	23	21-18, 19-21, 15-6	0:47
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
Lead the series against # 24 Martin/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Martin/Pruneau	24	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 26 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 2-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Maaseide/Wiig	23	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Maaseide/Wiig	26	21-16, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Teru Saiki/Tokuno	26, Q7	21-9, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koizumi/Tanaka	26	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:49