Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Norway Open
July 2 - 6, 2002
(20, Q7) Simone Kuhn/Nicole Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland
 
Simone Kuhn
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 2, 1980 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Emmenbrücke
Resides: Lucerne
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
Nicole Schnyder-Benoît
Switzerland
Photo: Carl Schneider
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 13, 1973 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: Magglingen
Resides: La Neuveuille
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 53
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1998)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Osaka 2004)
Career Winnings: US$105,485.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB3900125213051712 US$201,320.00
FIVB C&S10000001000000 US$900.00
Overall4000125214051712 US$202,220.00
Previous Stavanger Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/18-22/2002 Switzerland Open 9 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 6/5-9/2002 Spain Open 27, Q7 17 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2001 Klagenfurt World Championships 43 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2001 Portugal Open 28, Q11 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/16-22/2001 France Grand Slam Q12 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2001 Spain Open 27, Q7 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/19-23/2001 Swiss Open 10 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Italy Open Q14 41 14 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/5-9/2000 Greece Challenger 7 9 24 US$900.00
Norway Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/2/2002 Qualifier 2 Ling Li Fu / Yi Zhang, China (Q26) Won 21-8, 22-20 0:33
Wed, 7/3/2002 Qualifier 3 Christine Mellitzer / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (21, Q10) Won 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Thu, 7/4/2002 Pool D Ana Paula Connelly / Tatiana Minello, Brazil (4) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:36
Thu, 7/4/2002 Pool D Belkis Palacio / Maru Quevedo, Cuba (29, Q21) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Fri, 7/5/2002 Pool D Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Yoselin Roque Palacios, Cuba (13) Won 14-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:55
Fri, 7/5/2002 Winner 1 Natalie Cook / Kerri Pottharst, Australia (3) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit lead the series against the field 11-9
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Cook/Pottharst, Australia 0-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Cook/Pottharst 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Connelly/Minello, Brazil 0-1
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Connelly/Minello 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 0-1
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Gattelli/Perrotta 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:53
Trail the series against # 10 Barros/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Barros/Pires 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 12 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/8/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Celbova Rysava/Novakova 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 18-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:42
6/21/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Celbova Rysava/Novakova 23 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 21-17, 20-22, 15-11 0:52
Series tied with # 13 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios, Cuba 1-1
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 13 14-21, 21-13, 22-20 0:55
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Fernandez Grasset/Roque Palacios 11 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
7/16/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kadijk/Leenstra 24, Q5 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q12 21-14, 21-11 0:30
Lead the series against # 18 Crespo/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
6/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Crespo/Larrea Peraza 22 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against # 19 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 14-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 21, Q10 Mellitzer/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
7/3/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 Mellitzer/Swoboda 21, Q10 21-10, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 25 Granstrom/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Granstrom/Ljungquist Q39 21-12, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q21 Palacio/Quevedo, Cuba 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 Palacio/Quevedo 29, Q21 21-17, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 24, Q1 21-18, 21-18 0:38
7/4/01FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Teknedzjanova/Tobiasova 28, Q10 21-13, 21-17 0:27
Lead the series against # Q15 Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 1-0
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer Q10 21-15, 24-22 0:38
Lead the series against # Q22 Oyra/Schjerven, Norway 1-0
6/13/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Q14 Oyra/Schjerven Q19 21-9, 21-11 0:31
Lead the series against # Q26 Fu/Zhang, China 1-0
7/2/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20, Q7 Fu/Zhang Q26 21-8, 22-20 0:33
Lead the series against # Q27 Van Breedam/Van Lierop, Belgium 1-0
7/24/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 28, Q11 Van Breedam/Van Lierop Q27 21-16, 21-11 0:29