Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Open
May 24 - 28, 2006
(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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2005 Lea Schwer - 13th Simone Kuhn - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 10 9th 140 US$5,250.00
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
China Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/25/2006 Winner 1 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (25) Lost 11-21, 21-23 0:39
Thu, 5/25/2006 Contender 1 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (24) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:34
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 2 Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (26, Q11) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 3 Tatiana Barrera / Eva Hamzaoui, France (15) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Fri, 5/26/2006 Contender 4 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 22-24, 13-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 28-21 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 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 0-3
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 4 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-14, 21-16 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-2
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 24-22, 21-13 0:39
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 # 5 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 # 6 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 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 # 14 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 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 2-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barrera/Hamzaoui 15 21-17, 21-19 0:38
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Barrera/Hamzaoui 19 21-14, 21-16 0:29
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 20, Q5 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 23, Q3 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 3-0
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 10 Kusuhara/Urata 15 14-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:55
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 # 24 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 3-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Lessard/Maxwell 24 21-17, 21-15 0:34
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-14, 21-11 0:33
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 37 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 25 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q11 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-12, 21-17 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 27, Q8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Lead the series against # Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-0
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barros/Connelly 7 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # Q6 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 19-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:43
Lead the series against # Q13 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