Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006
(12) 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 Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 15 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 13 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 11 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$7,750.00
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
Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 1 Geeske Banck / Susanne Lahme, Germany (21, Q3) Lost 23-25, 13-21 0:48
Thu, 11/2/2006 Contender 1 Deborah Giaoui / Eva Hamzaoui, France (28, Q6) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:50
Fri, 11/3/2006 Contender 2 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11) Lost 19-21, 20-22 0:46
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 19-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 2-1
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 18 21-18, 22-20 0:57
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 # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Trail the series against # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 13 Cook/Sanderson 14 21-16, 21-14 0:42
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 12 Kuhn/Schwer 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Cook/Sanderson 18 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 17 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 5-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 13 Lessard/Maxwell 20 22-20, 21-14 0:39
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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 Banck/Lahme, Germany 0-1
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Banck/Lahme 21, Q3 Kuhn/Schwer 12 25-23, 21-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 26, Q2 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 # 28, Q6 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 28, Q6 23-21, 21-16 0:50