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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Paf Open
August 28 - September 2, 2012

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$407,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	46	2	0	1	1	4	1	17	10	10	0	US$374,500.00

Previous Åland Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Lea Schwer - 13th	Did not play
2009	Nadine Zumkehr - 13th	Simone Kuhn - 13th
2010	Nadine Zumkehr - 7th	Simone Kuhn - 7th
2011	Nadine Zumkehr - 17th	Simone Kuhn - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	8	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/8/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	11	9th	0	US$0.00
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

Åland Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/30/2012	Winner 1	Jamie Broder / Kristina May, Canada (30, Q8)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:32
Thu, 8/30/2012	Winner 2	Romana Kayser / Joana Mader, Switzerland (14)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:45
Fri, 8/31/2012	Winner 3	Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11)	Won 21-17, 21-12	0:30
Fri, 8/31/2012	Winner 4	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (7)	Won 21-13, 21-16	0:28
Sat, 9/1/2012	Semi-Finals	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (2)	Lost 17-21, 11-21	0:31
Sun, 9/2/2012	Bronze Medal	Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (7)	Lost 19-21, 23-25	0:42

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr lead the series against the field 25-24 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-12
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	21-15, 21-16	0:35
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-18, 21-15	0:38
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	7	21-16, 21-16	0:46
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 4	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-17, 21-17	0:33
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	16-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	9	21-18, 21-12	0:39
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool A	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:48
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	21-14, 21-15	0:33
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	17-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:55
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	14-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:52
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	21-15, 21-16	0:38
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	19	21-17, 26-28, 15-11	1:02
6/29/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	27	25-23, 21-14	0:47
Lead the series against # 2 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-2
9/1/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Semi-Finals	Holtwick/Semmler	2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	3	21-17, 21-11	0:31
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-18, 31-29	0:48
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Holtwick/Semmler	20	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Holtwick/Semmler	19	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
9/10/09	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Holtwick/Semmler	15	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 4 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-1
8/1/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool B	Barsuk/Vozakova	23	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:52
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Barsuk/Vozakova	27, Q4	21-14, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 2-0
7/7/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Gielen/Mouha	13	21-18, 21-16	0:36
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Gielen/Mouha	21	21-17, 25-23	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 3-1
9/2/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Bronze Medal	Birlova/Ukolova	7	Kuhn/Zumkehr	3	21-19, 25-23	0:42
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 4	Kuhn/Zumkehr	3	Birlova/Ukolova	7	21-13, 21-16	0:28
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Birlova/Ukolova	24	21-17, 21-18	0:34
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Birlova/Ukolova	21	22-20, 19-21, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	Baquerizo/Fernandez	16	21-19, 21-7	0:32
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	21-16, 16-21, 19-17	0:55
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	20	Kuhn/Zumkehr	11	21-17, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 5-3
8/31/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	11	21-17, 21-12	0:30
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	18	Kuhn/Zumkehr	15	21-19, 21-19	0:40
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 4	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	16	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:43
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	19	Kuhn/Zumkehr	13	23-21, 17-21, 15-12	0:50
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Kuhn/Zumkehr	18	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	15	21-18, 22-20	0:39
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	9	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	14	21-18, 21-15	0:37
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	19	21-19, 25-27, 25-23	1:07
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	13	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-0
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Bednarczuk/Seixas	31, Q13	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 14 Kayser/Mader, Switzerland 1-0
8/30/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	3	Kayser/Mader	14	15-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-4
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	Kuhn/Zumkehr	17	21-14, 21-14	0:33
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	15-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:48
4/29/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	7	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	23-21, 21-18	0:40
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	21-12, 22-20	0:34
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Banck/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
7/4/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Banck/Walkenhorst	24, Q6	21-18, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-0
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Goricanec/Graessli	9	19-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:52
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool E	Kuhn/Zumkehr	12	Goricanec/Graessli	28, Q9	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 23 Giombini/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Kuhn/Zumkehr	4	Giombini/Momoli	29	21-11, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 1-0
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool H	Kuhn/Zumkehr	8	Bieneck/Grossner	25, Q14	11-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Broder/May, Canada 1-0
8/30/12	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	3	Broder/May	30, Q8	21-13, 21-16	0:32