Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
April 29 - May 4, 2008
(15) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2005 Lea Schwer - 13th Simone Kuhn - 13th
2006 Lea Schwer - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 17 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 25, Q3 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
China Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/1/2008 Winner 1 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (18) Lost 19-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:56
Thu, 5/1/2008 Contender 1 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (2) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 44-55 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 15 Series, 2 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 0-2
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 21-17 0:42
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 # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-4
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 16 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 8 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-5
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
7/13/05FIVBPortugal 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
Trail the series against # 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 3-5
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 21-18 0:46
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
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 # 11 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 # 12, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 13 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-3
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 17 Kuhn/Schwer 16 25-23, 21-18 0:52
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
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
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Mouha/Van Breedam 18 21-19, 21-19 0:54
Series tied with # 18 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 2-2
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 15-21, 15-12 0:56
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 16 Kuhn/Schwer 15 10-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:48
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 # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 22 22-20, 25-23 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 20 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 15-11 Retired 0:51
Trail the series against # 21 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 0-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda 10 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-14, 21-11 0:35
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
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 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 # 28, Q5 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
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 # 29, Q9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 5-1
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Kuhn/Schwer 13 Gattelli/Perrotta 37 21-16, 21-16 0:49
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q7 Kuhn/Schwer 21 21-19, 21-12 0:53
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Gattelli/Perrotta 17 21-17, 21-19 0:44
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 # 30, 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
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki, Japan 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Kusuhara/Teru Saiki 23 21-15, 21-13 0:38
Lead the series against # Q7 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
Lead the series against # Q8 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
Trail the series against # Q10 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Trail the series against # Q13 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q5 Kuhn/Schwer 23 23-21, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 28, Q6 23-21, 21-16 0:50
Lead the series against # Q21 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Asao/Nishibori 31, Q13 21-12, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q28 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 17 Prokopeva/Ukolova 32 21-16, 21-19 0:34