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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 World Series 13
July 17 - 21, 2007

(23) 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 Marseille Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 41st	Did not play
2002	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th	Did not play
2003	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 17th	Did not play
2004	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th	Dinah Kilchenmann - 25th
2006	Lea Schwer - 13th	Simone Kuhn - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	24	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	17	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/26-30/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	21	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	12	17th	120	US$3,000.00
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

Marseille Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/18/2007	Winner 1	Tatiana Barrera / Celine Gemise Fareau, France (10)	Lost 18-21, 22-24	0:51
Wed, 7/18/2007	Contender 1	Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (26, Q5)	Lost 21-23, 14-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 26-27 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Xue/Zhang	5	Kuhn/Schwer	21	21-15, 21-14	0:40
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Xue/Zhang	25	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-11, 23-21	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 3-4
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Kuhn/Schwer	13	21-16, 21-18	0:43
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	21-17, 23-21	0:46
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-15, 21-14	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
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 # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 3	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Kuhn/Schwer	15	21-14, 23-21	0:55
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	14-21, 13-21	0:34
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
9/27/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	Kuhn/Schwer	13	21-18, 21-19	0:49
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	24-22, 21-13	0:39
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
Series tied with # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Kuhn/Schwer	21	22-20, 21-18	0:44
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-0
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Faure/Sarpaux	26, Q11	21-12, 21-17	0:37
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
Trail the series against # 10 Barrera/Gemise Fareau, France 0-1
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Barrera/Gemise Fareau	10	Kuhn/Schwer	23	21-18, 24-22	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-5
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Pohl/Rau	9	Kuhn/Schwer	24	22-20, 21-15	0:42
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-17, 21-14	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	16	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-18, 24-22	0:45
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Nystrom/Nystrom	22	12-21, 21-10, 15-10	0:47
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	23	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-0
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-18, 21-16	0:45
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 # 16, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-1
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Claasen/Roder	22	Kuhn/Schwer	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 19 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 2	Petrova/Skalnikova	11	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-19, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-2
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	Kuhn/Schwer	24	22-20, 21-12	0:41
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	17	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	15	21-15, 21-19	0:39
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 # 21 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-1
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Gattelli/Perrotta	28, Q7	Kuhn/Schwer	21	21-19, 21-12	0:53
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Gattelli/Perrotta	17	21-17, 21-19	0:44
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Gattelli/Perrotta	20	31-29, 18-21, 16-14	1:06
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Gattelli/Perrotta	24	21-10, 21-18	0:39
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 # 22 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 0-1
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 3	Martins/Santanna	23	Kuhn/Schwer	17	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Gioria/Momoli	26, Q5	Kuhn/Schwer	23	23-21, 21-14	0:41
Lead the series against # 27 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/2/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Giaoui/Hamzaoui	28, Q6	23-21, 21-16	0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q24 Augoustides/Naidoo, South Africa 1-0
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	17	Augoustides/Naidoo	32, Q14	21-13, 21-17	0:34