Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005
(12) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2005 St. Petersburg Open 6 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 7 9th 224 US$8,600.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2005 Berlin World Championships 11 13th 300 US$10,500.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 1 Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (21) Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-12 0:57
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 2 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:39
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 2 Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (22) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 16-14 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-1
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:41
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 # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-16, 23-21 0:46
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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
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 # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-18, 22-24, 15-12 0:57
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Arjona/Kadjo 22 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Hinchley/Kloeden 27, Q12 21-12, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 3-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Maaseide/Wiig 10 21-13, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
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 # Q5 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Kusuhara/Urata 26 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Trail the series against # Q13 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Lu/Ren 22, Q13 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 21-18 0:41