Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 8, 2012
(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 London Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 12 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 13 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 14 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 14 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 12 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 13 17th 120 US$2,800.00
London 2012 Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/28/2012 Pool B Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal171000.5881871
 1171000.5881871
 20000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal30900.3000413
 130900.3000413
 20000000
Mon, 7/30/2012 Pool B Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 8-15 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal23800.3484513
 123800.3484513
 20000000
 30000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal321700.53101534
 1321700.53101534
 20000000
 30000000
Wed, 8/1/2012 Pool B Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (23) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 9-15 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal191200.63221002
 1191200.63221002
 20000000
 30000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal542400.44401114
 1542400.44401114
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/3/2012 Winner 1 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal15700.4671211
 115700.4671211
 20000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal18800.4440513
 118800.4440513
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone Kuhn743700.50082597
Nadine Zumkehr1345800.433035614
Total2089500.4578601521
Opponents21110700.50713801517
Olympic Games, World Championships, World Tour Finals Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001World ChampionshipsKlagenfurt Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd Did not play
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th Did not play
2004Olympic GamesAthens Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 19th Did not play
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Lea Schwer - 13th Did not play
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Lea Schwer - 17th Annik Skrivan - 37th
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Lea Schwer - 19th Did not play
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Joana Mader - 17th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Joana Mader - 33rd
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro Did not play Joana Mader - 5th
2016World Tour FinalsToronto Did not play Joana Mader - 2nd
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr trail the series against the field 39-64 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-12
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-15, 21-16 0:35
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-15 0:38
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-16, 21-16 0:46
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-17, 21-17 0:33
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 1-6
7/30/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 0:54
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Xue/Zhang 1 21-18, 21-17 0:41
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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-6
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 21-13, 21-14 0:34
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-13, 22-20 0:38
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-16, 21-19 0:31
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
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 3-4
8/3/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-15, 21-19 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-9
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-19, 21-13 0:36
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 20-22, 21-18, 18-16 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 6 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 # 7 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 3-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Semi-Finals Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 16-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:01
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool E Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:54
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 10 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:51
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 # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-3
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Gold Medal Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-12, 21-18 0:41
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 # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-16, 11-21, 15-8 0:43
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 19-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:54
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
Series tied with # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Kolocova/Slukova 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-19, 21-19 0:44
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Kolocova/Slukova 13, Q5 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 Holtwick/Semmler 10 21-18, 31-29 0:48
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Holtwick/Semmler 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
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 # 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 4-3
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Hajeckova/Skalnikova 18 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-19, 21-19 0:40
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:43
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 19 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
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 # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 6-2
7/28/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-13, 21-19 0:38
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 21 23-21, 21-11 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-19, 21-7 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 4-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Bawden/Palmer 13 21-11, 21-15 0:32
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 19 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 23-21, 22-20 0:42
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Bawden/Palmer 17 21-14, 23-25, 15-11 0:56
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Bawden/Palmer 15, Q2 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
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 # 18 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Birlova/Ukolova 21 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:46
Series tied with # 19 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
Trail the series against # 20 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Meppelink/van Gestel 13 Kuhn/Zumkehr 4 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 4 21-15, 21-15 0:35
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Cook/Hinchley 20 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Series tied with # 23 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-1
8/1/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Barsuk/Vozakova 23 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Barsuk/Vozakova 27, Q4 21-14, 21-16 0:34