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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South African Open
November 16 - 20, 2005

(10) 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 Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	13	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2005	Indonesia Open	7	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/30-9/3/2005	Greece Open	8	5th	240	US$10,000.00
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

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/17/2005	Pool G	Bonolo Rampomane / Natasha Strydom, South Africa (23)	Won 21-6, 21-11	0:28
Thu, 11/17/2005	Pool G	Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (26, Q2)	Won 21-14, 21-12	0:35
Fri, 11/18/2005	Pool G	Jennifer Kessy / Nancy Reynolds, United States (7)	Lost 16-21, 14-21	0:43
Fri, 11/18/2005	Winner 1	Chiaki Kusuhara / Satoko Urata, Japan (15)	Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:55
Sat, 11/19/2005	Winner 2	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (12)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 22-19 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 5	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	1	Kuhn/Schwer	15	21-12, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-6
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-15, 21-17	0:45
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Schwer	15	21-17, 23-21	0:40
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Schwer	15	21-9, 21-18	0:39
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
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Scott/Youngs	3	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Barros/Connelly	7	24-22, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-1
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
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
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 0-2
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool G	Kessy/Reynolds	7	Kuhn/Schwer	10	21-16, 21-14	0:43
9/17/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 5	Kessy/Reynolds	27	Kuhn/Schwer	7	21-17, 21-11	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:57
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Keizer/Leenstra	22	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	9	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-14	0:39
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	18	Kuhn/Schwer	15	12-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/19/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	12	Kuhn/Schwer	10	21-15, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
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 # 15 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 3-0
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	10	Kusuhara/Urata	15	14-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:55
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Kusuhara/Urata	28, Q6	21-19, 21-13	0:47
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Kusuhara/Urata	26	21-18, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Barrera/Hamzaoui	19	21-14, 21-16	0:29
Lead the series against # 18 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	13	Gattelli/Perrotta	20, Q5	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Moiseeva/Uryadova	15	19-21, 21-10, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Arjona/Kadjo	22	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Rampomane/Strydom, South Africa 1-0
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schwer	10	Rampomane/Strydom	23	21-6, 21-11	0:28
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool G	Kuhn/Schwer	10	Koizumi/Tanaka	26, Q2	21-14, 21-12	0:35
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koizumi/Tanaka	26	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-0
8/11/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Faure/Sarpaux	8, Q1	21-16, 21-11	0:37
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Faure/Sarpaux	32	24-22, 21-15	0:50
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Baburina/Osheyko	7	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:51