Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 17 - 22, 2010
(15) 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 Rome Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 14 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 11/3-8/2009 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT 8 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2009 Sanya Open 11 1st 600 US$30,000.00
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
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 5/18/2010 Pool B Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:34
Wed, 5/19/2010 Pool B Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (18) Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-13 0:48
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool B Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (31, Q31) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:31
Thu, 5/20/2010 Winner 1 Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (13) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:34
Fri, 5/21/2010 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (7) Lost 21-19, 12-21, 9-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr lead the series against the field 22-20 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-2
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-12, 21-18 0:34
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-14, 21-19 0:38
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
Series tied with # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-1
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-11, 21-17 0:34
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Antonelli/Antunes 7 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 6 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 # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:48
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-2
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 21-18 0:39
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
Lead the series against # 13 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-18, 21-16 0:34
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Prokopeva/Ukolova 13 21-15, 25-23 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 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
Series tied with # 18 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-1
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 18 21-11, 18-21, 15-13 0:48
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 19 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 1-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Mouha/Van Breedam 19, Q1 21-14, 21-10 0:32
5/30/09FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21 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 # 23 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 # 26, Q9 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 # 27, Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 Forrer/Schmocker 18 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q31 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist 31, Q31 21-15, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against 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 # Q1 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
Trail the series against # Q2 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-2
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 3 Lessard/Martin 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 21-18, 21-19 0:41
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Series tied with # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 1-0
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Barsuk/Birlova 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Dampney/Mullin, England 1-0
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 Dampney/Mullin 25, Q1 21-18, 21-13 0:39