Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2006
(9) Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, Switzerland
 
Simone Kuhn
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 2, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Emmenbrücke
Height: 184 cm (6'0")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 161
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$505,808.98
Lea Schwer
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 13, 1982 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Basel
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 80
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Osaka 2005)
Career Winnings: US$170,774.76
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
CEV10030111121000 US$57,239.67
FIVB49000123121081111 US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$3,400.00
Overall60130234131291111 US$313,089.67
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 17th Did not play
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2005 Lea Schwer - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$9,000.00
CEV 6/15-18/2006 Russian Masters 14 13th 180 € 1,300.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
CEV 8/25-28/2005 European Championship Final 8 4th 140 € 7,500.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 1 1st 34 US$3,400.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 5 2nd 90 € 8,150.00
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$8,600.00
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/28/2006 Pool H Katarzyna Urban / Joanna Wiatr, Poland (24) Won 21-7, 21-16 0:32
Thu, 6/29/2006 Pool H Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (25, Q1) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:38
Thu, 6/29/2006 Pool H Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (8) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:41
Fri, 6/30/2006 Winner 1 Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (20) Won 31-29, 18-21, 16-14 1:06
Fri, 6/30/2006 Winner 2 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (11) Lost 21-16, 16-21, 13-15 0:54
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000001100 $17,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500001141071 $87,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3100011288740 $147,150.00
Satellite110000000000 $3,400.00
Confederation Championship300010001100 $10,500.00
Total53100223121110111 $266,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Simone Kuhn Lea Schwer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
6000011301 $23,250.00 World Championships2000001100 $8,750.00
461010819692 $188,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam18000025083 $45,525.00
80101484114101 $203,485.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open410001317857 $78,075.00
1000001000 $450.00 Challenger          
1100000000 $1,700.00 Satellite4100021000 $2,575.00
10111132100 $34,812.50 Confederation Championship5000101300 $6,750.00
1474135206526194 $451,997.50 Total711002725131310 $141,675.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB1400011253110 $98,350.00 372956.1 %
2005FIVB C&S110000000000 $3,400.00 4266.7 %
2005CEV301010100000 $18,125.00 9564.3 %
2006FIVB400000030100 $25,750.00 8947.1 %
2006CEV100000001000 $1,300.00 020.0 %
TotalFIVB1800011283210 $124,100.00 453854.2 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $3,400.00 4266.7 %
TotalCEV401010101000 $19,425.00 9756.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Simone Kuhn  Lea Schwer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S          
6000000123 $3,500.00 2001FIVB          
1010000000 $11,625.00 2001CEV          
10000006130 $16,160.00 2002FIVB2000000002 $0.00
1000010000 $1,187.50 2002CEV          
11000133220 $34,125.00 2003FIVB4000000004 $0.00
2001010000 $4,500.00 2003CEV2000001100 $1,500.00
12001144200 $46,875.00 2004FIVB7000001123 $6,125.00
           2004FIVB C&S3000021000 $875.00
2110000000 $11,625.00 2004CEV2000001100 $1,500.00
14000138110 $49,175.00 2005FIVB14000138110 $49,175.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 2005FIVB C&S1100000000 $1,700.00
3010110000 $9,062.50 2005CEV3010110000 $9,062.50
4000003100 $12,875.00 2006FIVB4000003100 $12,875.00
1000001000 $650.00 2006CEV1000001000 $650.00
6923241326883 $203,510.00 TotalTotal431102616539 $83,462.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall68 73.1% 13 14.0% 12 12.9% 81-12 87.1% 9 8.7% 13 12.6% 81 78.6% 9-94 8.7% 68-81 45.6% 22-25 46.8% 11 91-107 46.0%
2005-200643 69.4% 10 16.1% 9 14.5% 53-9 85.5% 5 9.8% 4 7.8% 42 82.4% 5-46 9.8% 43-42 50.6% 15-13 53.6% 10 59-55 51.8%
Against the Field44 72.1% 7 11.5% 10 16.4% 51-10 83.6% 5 6.8% 9 12.2% 60 81.1% 5-69 6.8% 88-118 42.7% 24-38 38.7% 01 56-79 41.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000012001200000035
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam007152200980000002536
Challenge/Four Star/Open0020210022310101006363
Satellite000000002101001042
Confederation Championship000000004201010056
Total0091828003844030210100115
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 37-36 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 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 # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-4
6/1/06FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Bede/Behar 5 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-16, 21-15 0:42
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
Series tied with # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-2
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Gold Medal Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 5 16-21, 27-25, 19-17 1:15
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 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
Trail the series against # 7 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-6
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-18 0:38
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 3 Kuhn/Schwer 14 22-20, 21-19 0:41
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Kadijk/Mooren 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 23-21, 21-19 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Kuhn/Schwer 8 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:47
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-17, 21-12 0:25
Trail the series against # 8 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-4
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 8 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-14, 21-19 0:41
6/16/06CEVRussian Masters Contender 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Kuhn/Schwer 14 21-19, 21-17 0:45
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-14 0:39
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Hakedal/Torlen 1 13-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:50
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 12-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:53
Series tied with # 11 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Kuhn/Schwer 9 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:54
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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 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 # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-1
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
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 3 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 8 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 31-29, 18-21, 16-14 1:06
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Gattelli/Perrotta 24 21-10, 21-18 0:39
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 20, Q5 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-5
8/27/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Pohl/Rau 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-19 0:41
8/26/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Pohl/Rau 4 21-18, 21-19 0:40
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
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 7 Kuhn/Schwer 3 21-12, 20-22, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 24 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Schwer 9 Urban/Wiatr 24 21-7, 21-16 0:32
Series tied with # 25, Q1 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 1-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barros/Connelly 7 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 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 # 27, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 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 # 30, Q14 Hinchley/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
9/15/05FIVBIndonesia Open Winner 1 Hinchley/Lochowicz 26 Kuhn/Schwer 7 22-20, 15-21, 15-7 0:49
Lead the series against # 32, Q25 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against 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
Trail the series against 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 # 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 # Q7 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 # Q8 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 # Q12 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Gschweidl/Hansel 24, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q16 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Baburina/Osheyko 7 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
8/8/05CEVSwiss Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schwer 5 Baburina/Osheyko 10 21-18, 21-16 0:41