Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 14 - 18, 2007
(25, Q3) 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 Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 27, Q3 7th 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 30, Q6 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 13 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 23 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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$3,000.00
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 7 13th 240 € 2,000.00
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/14/2007 Qualifier 2 Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (Q19) Won 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Wed, 8/15/2007 Winner 1 Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (8) Lost 12-21, 25-27 0:45
Wed, 8/15/2007 Contender 1 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (24, Q5) Won 21-14, 21-9 0:38
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 2 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (23) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Thu, 8/16/2007 Contender 3 Helke Claasen / Antje Roder, Germany (15, Q1) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 11-15 0:58
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2006FIVB1200000045300 $64,000.00 222645.8 %
2006CEV401000012000 $13,400.00 7846.7 %
2007FIVB800000102140 $35,500.00 122037.5 %
TotalFIVB34000113910550 $197,850.00 717548.6 %
TotalFIVB C&S110000000000 $3,400.00 4266.7 %
TotalCEV702010112000 $31,525.00 161355.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Simone Kuhn  Lea Schwer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
12000009300 $32,000.00 2006FIVB12000009300 $32,000.00
4010003000 $6,700.00 2006CEV4010003000 $6,700.00
8000012140 $17,750.00 2007FIVB8000012140 $17,750.00
2000010001 $1,500.00 2007CEV          
902424153611124 $247,935.00 TotalTotal621202726879 $126,387.50
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%
2006-200731 68.9% 7 15.6% 7 15.6% 38-7 84.4% 3 6.4% 5 10.6% 39 83.0% 3-44 6.4% 31-39 44.3% 10-12 45.5% 01 41-52 44.1%
Against the Field34 73.9% 5 10.9% 7 15.2% 39-7 84.8% 3 4.7% 8 12.5% 53 82.8% 3-61 4.7% 68-104 39.5% 16-30 34.8% 01 42-68 38.2%
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 trail the series against the field 39-51 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-7
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Schwer 30, Q6 21-18, 21-17 0:45
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 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-19, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Kuhn/Schwer 21 21-15, 21-14 0:40
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-4
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Antunes/Ribeiro 12 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-12, 21-16 0:41
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-18, 21-19 0:49
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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-14, 23-21 0:55
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-8
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 9 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-15 0:42
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Pohl/Rau 14 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:32
7/23/06CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Pohl/Rau 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:12
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
Trail the series against # 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 3-5
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-16, 21-18 0:43
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 23-21 0:46
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
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 # 8 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-3
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 21-12, 27-25 0:45
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Kuhn/Schwer 21 22-20, 21-18 0:44
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 5 Nystrom/Nystrom 12 22-20, 21-19 0:48
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 # 13 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 15 21-18, 36-34 1:03
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-2
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 22 Kuhn/Schwer 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 16 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-6
8/6/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Kuhn/Schwer 5 22-20, 21-19 0:47
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
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
Lead the series against # 17 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 18 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 Kuhn/Schwer 24 22-20, 21-12 0:41
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 15 21-15, 21-19 0:39
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 # 19 Faure/Sarpaux, France 3-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-8, 26-28, 15-7 1:02
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
Series tied with # 20 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
7/21/06CEVSpanish Masters Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda 16 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 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
Series tied with # 23 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna 23 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Martins/Santanna 23 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 3-0
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Koizumi/Tanaka 24, Q5 21-14, 21-9 0:38
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 # 27 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 21-14, 24-22 0:41
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q5 Kuhn/Schwer 23 23-21, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 0:58
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 30, Q6 21-14, 21-18 0:46
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q9 Ilustre/Pascua, Philippines 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 30, Q6 Ilustre/Pascua Q22 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q15 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
8/7/07FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Shmat/Stepanova Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:40
Series tied with # Q16 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 # Q19 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Andreasen/Vestergaard Q19 21-14, 21-19 0:38