Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 30 - September 3, 2005
(8) 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 Athens Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 19th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 1 1st 34 US$3,400.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 15 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 15 7th 280 US$10,750.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 12 13th 120 US$4,500.00
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
Greece Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/31/2005 Winner 1 Nadia Erni / Karin Trussel, Switzerland (25) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Wed, 8/31/2005 Winner 2 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (9) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:39
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 2 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (23) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 3 Katerina Nikolaidou / Foteini Papageorgiou, Greece (31) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Thu, 9/1/2005 Contender 4 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (11) Won 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 5 Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Won 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Fri, 9/2/2005 Contender 6 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 23-14 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-6
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-15, 21-17 0:45
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-17, 23-21 0:40
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-9, 21-18 0:39
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 0-2
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 3 Bede/Behar 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-14, 21-12 0:37
5/29/05FIVBJapan Open Bronze Medal Bede/Behar 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-11, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 3, 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
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 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 # 6 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 # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barros/Connelly 7 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 9 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-14 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 12-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15 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 # 18 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 2-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Kusuhara/Urata 28, Q6 21-19, 21-13 0:47
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Kusuhara/Urata 26 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 20, Q9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Baburina/Osheyko 7 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 25 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Erni/Trussel 25 21-17, 22-20 0:42
Lead the series against # 31 Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou, Greece 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou 31 21-18, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q8 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 21-16, 21-11 0:37
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Faure/Sarpaux 32 24-22, 21-15 0:50