Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 5 - 10, 2010
(9) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Did not play
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 17th Did not play
2005 Lea Schwer - 9th Annik Skrivan - 25th
2006 Lea Schwer - 9th Annik Skrivan - 41st
2007 Lea Schwer - 17th Annik Skrivan - 37th
2008 Lea Schwer - 5th Muriel Graessli - 25th
2009 Nadine Zumkehr - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 18 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 14 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/7/2010 Pool H Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (24, Q1) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Wed, 7/7/2010 Pool H Maria Prokopeva / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (25, Q2) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:39
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool H Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (8) Lost 11-21, 28-26, 13-15 1:13
Fri, 7/9/2010 Winner 1 Luana Madeira / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (27, Q22) Won 21-12, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Fri, 7/9/2010 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (3) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 10-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr lead the series against the field 32-28 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-15, 21-16 0:38
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 # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-3
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-4
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-18, 21-8 0:30
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
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 # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-19, 21-17 0:28
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
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 0-3
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Akers/Turner 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 23-21, 22-20 0:35
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 # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Salgado/Salgado 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-11, 26-28, 15-13 1:13
4/23/09FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 21-19, 22-24, 16-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 Forrer/Schmocker 18 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Series tied with # 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-2
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 24-22, 21-18 0:52
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
Series tied with # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 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
Series tied with # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 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 # 18, Q3 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 # 19 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-1
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 24 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 4-1
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Gioria/Momoli 27 21-14, 21-17 0:33
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 # 24, Q1 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Martins/Santanna 24, Q1 21-13, 21-19 0:40
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Martins/Santanna 25, Q1 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 3-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Prokopeva/Ukolova 25, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:39
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 # 27, Q22 Madeira/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Madeira/Maestrini 27, Q22 21-12, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 28 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 2-1
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Mouha/Van Breedam 20 21-18, 21-14 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 29 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 # 30, Q8 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Huang/Yue 29, Q7 17-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against 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 # Q4 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-2
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Lessard/Martin 22, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:41
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
Lead the series against # Q6 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 # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q12 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 Brzostek/Marciniak 26, Q11 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Urban/Wiatr 29, Q10 21-16, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q23 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