Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
July 27 - August 1, 2009
(19) Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, 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: 137
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$417,185.00
Nadine Zumkehr
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1985 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Frutigen
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$407,500.00
Awards
  • Most Inspirational 2016
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB462011411710100 US$374,500.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd Did not play
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 7th Did not play
2005 Lea Schwer - 25th Annik Skrivan - 33rd
2006 Lea Schwer - 9th Annik Skrivan - 33rd
2007 Lea Schwer - 25th Annik Skrivan - 41st
2008 Did not play Muriel Graessli - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-11/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 27 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/27-31/2009 Seoul Open 23 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2009 Brasilia Open 23 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/29/2009 Pool C Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (14) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Wed, 7/29/2009 Pool C Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 28-26, 11-15 1:02
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool C Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (30, Q15) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
Thu, 7/30/2009 Winner 1 Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (25) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:39
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200000000200 $14,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam21101040100500 $224,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open22100101610300 $135,700.00
Total4620114117101000 $374,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Simone Kuhn Nadine Zumkehr
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000001200 $0.00 Olympic Games2000011000 $0.00
6000011300 $23,250.00 World Championships5000000300 $14,600.00
           World Tour Finals1010000000 $25,000.00
461010819690 $188,300.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam6111108201840 $260,575.00
80101484114100 $203,485.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open523021420730 $106,125.00
1000001000 $450.00 Challenger          
1100000000 $1,700.00 Satellite4000040000 $1,200.00
           U21 World Championships1000100000 $0.00
1373024176325190 $417,185.00 Total126423217412870 $407,500.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2009FIVB500000021200 $30,350.00 101147.6 %
TotalFIVB500000021200 $30,350.00 101147.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Simone Kuhn  Nadine Zumkehr
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S          
6000000123 $3,500.00 2001FIVB          
10000006130 $16,160.00 2002FIVB          
11000133220 $34,125.00 2003FIVB          
12001144200 $46,875.00 2004FIVB          
14000138110 $49,175.00 2005FIVB5000000014 $1,000.00
1100000000 $1,700.00 2005FIVB C&S2000020000 $625.00
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1000100000 $0.00
12000009300 $32,000.00 2006FIVB120000000210 $2,000.00
           2006FIVB C&S1000010000 $325.00
11000014240 $25,250.00 2007FIVB6000000006 $1,700.00
13000011371 $20,700.00 2008FIVB8000012221 $14,200.00
           2008FIVB C&S1000010000 $250.00
5000003200 $15,175.00 2009FIVB5000003200 $15,175.00
961013123917194 $245,110.00 TotalTotal410001554521 $35,275.00
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
Overall78 69.6% 19 17.0% 15 13.4% 97-15 86.6% 23 23.0% 17 17.0% 60 60.0% 23-77 23.0% 78-60 56.5% 42-32 56.8% 00 120-92 56.6%
2008-200921 77.8% 4 14.8% 2 7.4% 25-2 92.6% 4 15.4% 7 26.9% 15 57.7% 4-22 15.4% 21-15 58.3% 8-9 47.1% 00 29-24 54.7%
Against the Field43 68.3% 9 14.3% 11 17.5% 52-11 82.5% 12 18.8% 11 17.2% 41 64.1% 12-52 18.8% 86-82 51.2% 42-44 48.8% 00 64-63 50.4%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000100000013
World Championships000042000200000044
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000041220019191110106342
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000024211101105243
Total0000462600434322112012092
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Antonelli/Antunes 7 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-17, 26-28, 15-11 1:02
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 27 25-23, 21-14 0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-2
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Branagh/Youngs 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-16, 21-16 0:43
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Branagh/Youngs 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 21-19, 22-24, 16-14 0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Gioria/Momoli 14 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 23 Kuhn/Zumkehr 27 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 21 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 10 23-21, 21-19 0:45
Trail the series against # 25 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Pohl/Rau 25 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 30, Q15 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Bawden/Palmer 30, Q15 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against Borger/Brink-Abeler, Germany 1-0
5/28/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Borger/Brink-Abeler 24, Q6 21-16, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # Q2 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Banck/Gunther 24, Q2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-17, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 27 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-15, 21-19 0:34