Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 5 - 9, 2005
(6) 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: 13
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
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: 7
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Osaka 2005)
Career Winnings: US$134,925.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533Money
FIVB49000123121081111 US$252,450.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$3,400.00
Overall50100123121081111 US$255,850.00
Previous St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2005 Winner 1 Tamsin Hinchley / Stacey Kloeden, Australia (27, Q12) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:44
Wed, 7/6/2005 Winner 2 Wen Feng Lu / Zhengqing Ren, China (22, Q13) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:41
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 2 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (12) Won 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 3 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (19) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Thu, 7/7/2005 Contender 4 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (9) Lost 19-21, 21-15, 14-16 0:57
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer lead the series against the field 15-8
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-18, 21-17 0:46
6/10/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 21-10, 21-14 0:36
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 23-21, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 22-20 0:39
Series tied with # 5, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 11, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-16, 23-21 0:46
5/27/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:49
Trail the series against # 7 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 0-1
6/11/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 4 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 Kuhn/Schwer 7 13-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:03
Lead the series against # 9 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-1
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 9 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:57
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 15-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 25 21-7, 21-11 0:28
Lead the series against # 12 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 12 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 2-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Lessard/Maxwell 19 21-14, 21-11 0:33
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 37 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Kusuhara/Urata, Japan 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Kusuhara/Urata 26 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 22, Q13 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Lu/Ren 22, Q13 Kuhn/Schwer 6 21-19, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 23 Maaseide/Wiig, Norway 3-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Maaseide/Wiig 10 21-13, 17-21, 15-5 0:44
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Maaseide/Wiig 23 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:55
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Maaseide/Wiig 26 21-16, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Teru Saiki/Tokuno, Japan 1-0
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Teru Saiki/Tokuno 26, Q7 21-9, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q12 Hinchley/Kloeden, Australia 1-0
7/6/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 6 Hinchley/Kloeden 27, Q12 21-12, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Martin/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Martin/Pruneau 24 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49