Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 27 - November 1, 2009
(11) Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, 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
Nadine Zumkehr
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1985 (39 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB462011411710100 US$374,500.00
Previous Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/8-13/2009 Barcelona Open 18 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 19 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2009 Aland Open 19 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2009 Kristiansand Open 17 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/29/2009 Winner 1 Madelein Meppelink / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (22, Q4) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 10/29/2009 Winner 2 Susan Blundell / Anna Harrison, New Zealand (27) Won 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
Fri, 10/30/2009 Winner 3 Angie Akers / Tyra Turner, United States (3) Lost 15-21, 26-24, 11-15 0:56
Fri, 10/30/2009 Contender 4 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (16) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:47
Sat, 10/31/2009 Contender 5 Anastasia Barsuk / Ekaterina Birlova, Russia (26) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Sat, 10/31/2009 Contender 6 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (5) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Sun, 11/1/2009 Semi-Finals Greta Cicolari / Marta Menegatti, Italy (15, Q8) Won 21-18, 16-21, 20-18 1:00
Sun, 11/1/2009 Gold Medal Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (1) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr lead the series against the field 14-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-0
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Kessy/Ross 1 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Kessy/Ross 3 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Akers/Turner, United States 0-2
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Akers/Turner 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-15, 24-26, 15-11 0:56
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Akers/Turner 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-15, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 5 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 2-0
9/11/09FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Petrova/Skalnikova 16 21-14, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 27 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-15, 21-19 0:34
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 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Kolocova/Slukova 13, Q5 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 15, Q8 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 21-18, 16-21, 20-18 1:00
Lead the series against # 16 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 3-1
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Gioria/Momoli 16 21-19, 21-15 0:47
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Gioria/Momoli 14 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:53
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Gioria/Momoli 13 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-16 0:34
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Gioria/Momoli 14 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q4 Meppelink/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Meppelink/Wesselink 22, Q4 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 26 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 1-0
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Barsuk/Birlova 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 27 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 1-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Blundell/Harrison 27 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:50
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Blundell/Harrison 28, Q3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-18, 9-21, 19-17 0:51