Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 5, 2006
(19) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd Did not play
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 7th Sarah Rohrer - 33rd
2005 Lea Schwer - 25th Simone Kuhn - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 19 13th 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 11 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$9,000.00
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
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
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool C Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (14) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:32
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool C Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (3) Won 21-18, 24-22 0:48
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool C Chrisi Gschweidl / Barbara Hansel, Austria (30) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:39
Fri, 8/4/2006 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (18) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Fri, 8/4/2006 Winner 2 Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (10) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 38-43 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-12 0:41
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Schwer 19 Barros/Connelly 3 21-18, 24-22 0:48
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 6, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 14-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-5
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Bede/Behar 3 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-16, 21-15 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 6 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 11, Q5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-15, 21-14 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
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 # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-15, 21-17 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 8 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-14, 21-19 0:41
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
Trail the series against # 14 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-4
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:32
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
Series tied with # 15 Ji/Wang, China 1-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Ji/Wang 14 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:57
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Ji/Wang 14, Q4 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-19, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 0:57
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-18 0:38
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Kuhn/Schwer 8 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 1-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Cook/Sanderson 18 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q10 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 # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 12-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:47
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 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 # 25, Q15 Turner/Wilson, United States 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Turner/Wilson 25, Q20 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 27 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 0-2
11/18/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool G Kessy/Reynolds 7 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-16, 21-14 0:43
9/17/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 5 Kessy/Reynolds 27 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-17, 21-11 0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 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 # 29, Q9 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Arjona/Kadjo 22 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 30 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Gschweidl/Hansel 30 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-18, 21-18 0:39
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Gschweidl/Hansel 24, Q2 21-17, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q2 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-0
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Keizer/Leenstra 21 21-18, 21-16 0:45
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 # Q6 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 3-0
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Barrera/Hamzaoui 22 15-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:53
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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 4-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 28, Q2 21-15, 22-20 0:44
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 # Q18 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 # Q20 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