Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 1 - 6, 2011
(18) 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 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
2009 Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
2010 Nadine Zumkehr - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 13 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 17 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 16 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 16 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 16 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 14 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 7 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$8,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/3/2011 Pool B Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (15) Won 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Wed, 8/3/2011 Pool B Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2) Lost 19-21, 14-21 0:36
Thu, 8/4/2011 Pool B Kacie MacTavish / Julie Rodrigue, Canada (31, Q24) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:33
Thu, 8/4/2011 Winner 1 Jana Kohler / Julia Sude, Germany (22) Won 21-17, 23-25, 15-5 0:52
Fri, 8/5/2011 Winner 2 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (8) Lost 15-21, 23-25 0:43
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr trail the series against the field 45-53 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-8
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-18, 21-12 0:39
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 21-14, 21-15 0:33
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 14-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:52
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 Xue/Zhang, China 0-5
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-19, 21-14 0:36
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Xue/Zhang 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:47
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:42
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-7
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-15 0:39
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-15, 25-23 0:41
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 # 4 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-14, 21-13 0:33
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-8, 21-18 0:32
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 29-27, 21-12 0:37
Series tied with # 5 Kessy/Ross, United States 3-3
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Kessy/Ross 5, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:56
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 # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-2
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-15, 25-23 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 9 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-2
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Hansel/Montagnolli 28, Q1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 24-26, 21-15, 15-8 0:52
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Hansel/Montagnolli 5 21-14, 21-17 0:39
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Hansel/Montagnolli 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 28-26, 17-21, 15-9 1:00
Trail the series against # 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-4
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-14, 21-14 0:33
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 15-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:48
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 23-21, 21-18 0:40
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-12, 22-20 0:34
Series tied with # 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 21-16, 16-21, 19-17 0:55
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 20 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-2
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 Salgado/Salgado 5 21-19, 21-15 0:38
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
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 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 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 4-0
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 15 21-18, 22-20 0:39
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 21-18, 21-15 0:37
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 19 21-19, 25-27, 25-23 1:07
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 13 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 4-2
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-17 0:37
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-12, 21-15 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 19 Fendrick/Niles, United States 1-0
8/4/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Fendrick/Niles 21 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 21 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 5-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Gioria/Momoli 20, Q5 21-14, 21-17 0:37
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 # 22 Kohler/Sude, Germany 2-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Kohler/Sude 22 21-17, 23-25, 15-5 0:52
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Kohler/Sude 18, Q4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 23-21, 21-19 0:40
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Kohler/Sude 25 21-14, 11-21, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 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 # 25, Q12 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Lavalle/Maestrini 30 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-18, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 27 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-1
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 Dampney/Mullin 41 21-11, 21-16 0:36
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Dampney/Mullin 29, Q13 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 23-21 0:46
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 # 28, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Nystrom/Nystrom 19 21-6, 21-16 0:28
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Nystrom/Nystrom 24 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q3 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 5-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Martins/Santanna 24 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:48
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Martins/Santanna 17 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 21-12, 22-20 0:36
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Martins/Santanna 19 16-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:43
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Martins/Santanna 17 21-7, 21-19 0:32
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 # 31, Q24 MacTavish/Rodrigue, Canada 1-0
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 MacTavish/Rodrigue 31, Q24 21-19, 21-18 0:33
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 Cunha/Lima, Brazil 0-1
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Cunha/Lima 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-15, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # Q6 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Borger/Buthe 27, Q19 24-22, 22-20 0:42
Series tied with # Q8 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-2
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Lessard/Martin 25 21-14, 25-23 0:43
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 # Q10 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 Candelas/Garcia 32 24-26, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # Q20 Ma/Wang, China 1-0
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Ma/Wang 31 22-20, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # Q21 Novakova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Novakova/Tobiasova 30, Q20 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-19 0:39