Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Vitória Open
September 26 - 30, 2006
(13) 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 Vitória Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 11 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 19 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 19 13 240 US$6,500.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 11 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 11 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 9 9 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 9 9 320 US$9,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Greece Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 8 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/16-20/2005 South Africa Open 10 9 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 10/26-30/2005 Acapulco Open 13 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/14-18/2005 Indonesia Open 7 7 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 8 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2005 Switzerland Satellite 1 1 34 US$3,400.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam 15 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam 15 7 280 US$10,750.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open 12 13 120 US$4,500.00
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
Vitória Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/27/2006 Winner 1 Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (20) Won 22-20, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 9/27/2006 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (4) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:49
Thu, 9/28/2006 Contender 2 Natalie Cook / Nicole Sanderson, Australia (14) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Thu, 9/28/2006 Contender 3 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (5) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 19-28
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-6
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 6 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-15, 21-17 0:45
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-17, 23-21 0:40
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-9, 21-18 0:39
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 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-12 0:41
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 5 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-2
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Schwer 19 Barros/Connelly 3 21-18, 24-22 0:48
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 6, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 14-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:44
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Barros/Connelly 25, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-19, 21-13 0:38
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Barros/Connelly 7 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-18, 21-19 0:49
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 24-22, 21-13 0:39
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 # 5 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 3-4
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-16, 21-18 0:43
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 21-17, 23-21 0:46
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 Kuhn/Schwer 19 21-15, 21-14 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-16, 21-16 0:38
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-18, 21-18 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 9 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 21-17, 21-18 0:39
5/28/05FIVBJapan Open Contender 5 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 11 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 3 Hakedal/Torlen 14 Kuhn/Schwer 11 21-15, 21-17 0:40
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool H Hakedal/Torlen 8 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-14, 21-19 0:41
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Hakedal/Torlen 9 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-17, 21-14 0:39
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 12-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-0
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 11 21-12, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 11 Kuhn/Schwer 9 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:54
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 # 14 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 2-1
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 13 Cook/Sanderson 14 21-16, 21-14 0:42
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Cook/Sanderson 12 Kuhn/Schwer 11 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Cook/Sanderson 18 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 16 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
9/16/05FIVBIndonesia Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Moiseeva/Uryadova 15 19-21, 21-10, 15-9 0:43
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-3
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 19 Kadijk/Mooren 13 21-18, 23-25, 15-12 0:57
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Kuhn/Schwer 9 21-17, 21-18 0:38
6/2/06FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kadijk/Mooren 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:50
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kadijk/Mooren 16 Kuhn/Schwer 8 16-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 5-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 13 Lessard/Maxwell 20 22-20, 21-14 0:39
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Lessard/Maxwell 28, Q2 21-15, 22-20 0:44
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Lessard/Maxwell 24 21-17, 21-15 0:34
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 # 22 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
11/17/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/26/05FIVBJapan Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 7 Koizumi/Tanaka 26 21-11, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 26, Q5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34