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June 21 - 25, 2005
(11) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Dinah Kilchenmann - 41st
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open 9 9th 160 US$6,000.00
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
Berlin World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/21/2005 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (22) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Wed, 6/22/2005 Winner 3 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (6) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 10-15 1:01
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 3 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (37) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Thu, 6/23/2005 Contender 4 Rachel Scott / Elaine Youngs, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 17-21 0:40
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd Did not play
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Lea Schwer - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Did not play
2011World ChampionshipsRome Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 11 13th 300 US$10,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 13 17th 200 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 12-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-18, 21-17 0:46
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-10, 21-14 0:36
5/27/05FIVBJapan 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
5/29/05FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Scott/Youngs 3 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 16-21, 15-10 1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 Kuhn/Schwer 7 13-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:03
Lead the series against # 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 22 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 27 Dumont/Fiset, Canada 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Dumont/Fiset 23 21-18, 19-21, 15-6 0:47
Lead the series against # 33 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 # 36 Martin/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Martin/Pruneau 24 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 37 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 37 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 38 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 26, Q7 21-9, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 46 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