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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Spanish Masters
July 20 - 23, 2006

(9) 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:

161

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$505,808.98

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 CEV Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$170,774.76

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
CEV	10	0	3	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	US$57,239.67
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	60	1	3	0	2	3	4	13	12	9	1	11	1	US$313,089.67

Previous Valencia Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	6/15-18/2006	Russian Masters	14	13th	180	€ 1,300.00
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
CEV	8/25-28/2005	European Championship Final	8	4th	140	€ 7,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/10-13/2005	Switzerland Satellite	1	1st	34	US$3,400.00
CEV	8/7-9/2005	Swiss Open	5	2nd	90	€ 8,150.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	15	25th	56	US$3,250.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	15	7th	280	US$10,750.00

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2006	Winner 1	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (8)	Lost 23-21, 24-26, 15-17	1:06
Fri, 7/21/2006	Contender 1	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (16)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:46
Fri, 7/21/2006	Contender 2	Michaela Eckl / Mireya Kaup, Germany (6)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:38
Sat, 7/22/2006	Contender 3	Sarka Nakladalova / Tereza Tobiasova, Czech Republic (7)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:46
Sat, 7/22/2006	Contender 4	Lenka Hajeckova / Petra Novotna, Czech Republic (4)	Won 24-22, 21-17	0:48
Sat, 7/22/2006	Semi-Finals	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (3)	Won 21-23, 21-17, 15-7	0:54
Sun, 7/23/2006	Gold Medal	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (1)	Lost 17-21, 21-16, 10-15	1:12

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-6
7/23/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Gold Medal	Pohl/Rau	1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-17, 16-21, 15-10	1:12
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Bronze Medal	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-19	0:41
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Pohl/Rau	4	21-18, 21-19	0:40
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
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	7	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-12, 20-22, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-3
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-16, 21-16	0:38
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Gold Medal	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Kuhn/Schwer	5	16-21, 27-25, 19-17	1:15
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 # 3 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-6
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Kadijk/Mooren	3	21-23, 21-17, 15-7	0:54
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Contender 4	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-17, 21-18	0:38
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	3	Kuhn/Schwer	14	22-20, 21-19	0:41
6/2/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Kadijk/Mooren	11	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-14, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
8/27/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Kadijk/Mooren	2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	23-21, 21-19	0:46
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Kuhn/Schwer	8	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:47
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Kuhn/Schwer	3	21-17, 21-12	0:25
Lead the series against # 4 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 2-0
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Hajeckova/Novotna	4	24-22, 21-17	0:48
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Hajeckova/Novotna	8	20-22, 25-23, 16-14	1:05
Lead the series against # 6 Eckl/Kaup, Germany 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Eckl/Kaup	6	21-14, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Nakladalova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/22/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Nakladalova/Tobiasova	7	22-20, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	8	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-23, 26-24, 17-15	1:06
Lead the series against # 10 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	3	Tychnova/Tychnova	11	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
8/25/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Jursone/Minusa		21-10, 21-13	0:29
Trail the series against # 15 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/13/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Kuhn/Schwer	1	14-21, 13-21	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-0
9/16/05	FIVB	Indonesia Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Gschweidl/Hansel	24, Q2	21-17, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou, Greece 2-0
6/1/06	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou	21	21-19, 21-9	0:43
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Nikolaidou/Papageorgiou	31	21-18, 21-19	0:42