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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005

(12) Simone Kuhn/Lea Schwer, 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:

Tournaments:

137

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$417,185.00

Lea Schwer
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Basel

Resides:

Riehen

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (Osaka 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$134,925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	49	0	0	0	1	2	3	12	10	8	1	11	1	US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,400.00
Overall	50	1	0	0	1	2	3	12	10	8	1	11	1	US$255,850.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/5-9/2005	St. Petersburg Open	6	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	7	9	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	11	13	300	US$10,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	9	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	7	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	7	4	280	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	8	13	120	US$4,500.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/13/2005	Winner 1	Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (21)	Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:57
Wed, 7/13/2005	Winner 2	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (5)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:39
Thu, 7/14/2005	Contender 2	Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France (22)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:37
Thu, 7/14/2005	Contender 3	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (4)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:41

Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 16-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-18, 21-17	0:46
6/10/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	21-10, 21-14	0:36
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	23-21, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	9	Kuhn/Schwer	8	21-17, 22-20	0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 2-1
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	4	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	9	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 5	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	11	25-23, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-3
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	5	Kuhn/Schwer	12	21-18, 21-18	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Pohl/Rau	4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:58
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	1:01
Trail the series against # 6 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Scott/Youngs	3	Kuhn/Schwer	11	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Antunes/Ribeiro	11, Q1	Kuhn/Schwer	9	21-16, 23-21	0:46
5/27/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 4	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	16	Kuhn/Schwer	8	16-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:47
Trail the series against # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Bednarczuk/Pires	3	Kuhn/Schwer	7	13-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:03
Lead the series against # 13 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	9	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 15-21, 16-14	0:57
5/28/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Contender 6	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	20	15-21, 23-21, 15-13	1:01
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	25	21-7, 21-11	0:28
Lead the series against # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	6	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	12	21-18, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Keizer/Leenstra	21	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:57
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	11	Keizer/Leenstra	22	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	12	Arjona/Kadjo	22	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q12 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Koizumi/Tanaka	26	21-11, 18-21, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	6	Hinchley/Kloeden	27, Q12	21-12, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 3-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Maaseide/Wiig	10	21-13, 17-21, 15-5	0:44
5/26/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Winner 2	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Maaseide/Wiig	23	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:55
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Schwer	8	Maaseide/Wiig	26	21-16, 21-12	0:42
Lead the series against # Q5 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Kusuhara/Urata	26	21-18, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # Q10 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Kuhn/Schwer	7	Teru Saiki/Tokuno	26, Q7	21-9, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # Q13 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Lu/Ren	22, Q13	Kuhn/Schwer	6	21-19, 21-18	0:41