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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
August 5 - 8, 2006

(5) 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 Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Lea Schwer - 2nd	Simone Kuhn - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	9	2nd	540	€ 8,150.00
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
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

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sun, 8/6/2006	Winner 1	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (12)	Won 22-20, 21-19	0:48
Sun, 8/6/2006	Winner 2	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (4)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:47
Sun, 8/6/2006	Contender 2	Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (7)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:53

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 24-29 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-7
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	14	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-17, 21-14	0:32
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 2-4
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
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 2-6
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	19	Kadijk/Mooren	13	21-18, 23-25, 15-12	0:57
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
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-6
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Kuhn/Schwer	5	22-20, 21-19	0:47
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Hakedal/Torlen	14	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-15, 21-17	0:40
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool H	Hakedal/Torlen	8	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-14, 21-19	0:41
6/16/06	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 1	Hakedal/Torlen	6	Kuhn/Schwer	14	21-19, 21-17	0:45
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Hakedal/Torlen	9	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 21-14	0:39
8/26/05	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Hakedal/Torlen	1	13-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:50
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	18	Kuhn/Schwer	15	12-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-1
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Keizer/Leenstra	7	Kuhn/Schwer	5	21-19, 21-18	0:53
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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 3-1
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
5/13/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	3	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	8	19-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-0
8/12/05	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	1	Baburina/Osheyko	7	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
8/8/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Semi-Finals	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Baburina/Osheyko	10	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-0
8/6/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	5	Nystrom/Nystrom	12	22-20, 21-19	0:48
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
Series tied with # 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Montagnolli/Swoboda	10	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-19, 21-14	0:41
7/21/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Montagnolli/Swoboda	16	21-19, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 14 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
Series tied with Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-1
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Gschweidl/Hansel	30	Kuhn/Schwer	19	21-18, 21-18	0:39
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 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 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