Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(10) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 25th Did not play
2002 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Dinah Kilchenmann - 57th
2003 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 9th Dinah Kilchenmann - 41st
2004 Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 17th Dinah Kilchenmann - 17th
2005 Lea Schwer - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
2006 Lea Schwer - 9th Simone Kuhn - 9th
2007 Lea Schwer - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 20 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 29 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q4 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 29, Q3 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 29, Q3 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 21 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 24 9 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 18 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open 15 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 16 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 15 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 17 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 25, Q3 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 27, Q3 7 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 30, Q6 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 13 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 23 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 24 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 17 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 21 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 11/1-5/2006 Thailand Open 12 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 15 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2006 Vitória Open 13 13 180 US$4,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool G Morgane Faure / Virginie Sarpaux, France (23) Won 21-18, 21-13 0:43
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool G Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (26, Q4) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:41
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool G Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (7) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 2 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8) Won 24-22, 26-24 0:58
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 3 Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schwer trail the series against the field 23-34
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-15, 21-16 0:38
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Tian/Wang 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 21-17 0:42
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 3 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-19, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Bede/Connelly 4 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 21-11, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-1
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Antonelli/Leao 22, Q13 Kuhn/Schwer Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Kuhn/Schwer 21 21-15, 21-14 0:40
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 25 Kuhn/Schwer 8 21-11, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 1-4
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Salgado/Salgado 13 Kuhn/Schwer 29 21-13, 21-19 0:37
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12 Kuhn/Schwer 21 21-15, 21-18 0:44
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 0:58
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Salgado/Salgado 14, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 30, Q6 21-14, 21-18 0:46
11/19/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 12 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-4
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-18, 21-17 0:41
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 16 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 21-12, 27-25 0:45
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:37
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Kuhn/Schwer 21 22-20, 21-18 0:44
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-3
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 10 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 24-22, 26-24 0:58
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Kuhn/Schwer 24 21-17, 21-14 0:41
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-14, 23-21 0:55
8/13/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Semi-Finals Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Schwer 1 14-21, 13-21 0:34
Lead the series against # 9, Q7 Graessli/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Graessli/Zumkehr Q30 15-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Kuhn/Schwer 15 21-19, 15-11 Retired 0:51
Trail the series against # 12, Q1 Claasen/Roder, Germany 0-3
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 17 Kuhn/Schwer 16 25-23, 21-18 0:52
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Claasen/Roder 15, Q1 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Claasen/Roder 22 Kuhn/Schwer 11 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-5
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Hakedal/Torlen 20 Kuhn/Schwer 29 21-16, 21-17 0:40
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 # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 Glesnes/Maaseide 6 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 2-1
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Martins/Santanna 21, Q3 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 1:06
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Martins/Santanna 23 21-14, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Martins/Santanna 23 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Giaoui/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 12 Giaoui/Hamzaoui 28, Q6 23-21, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q5 Kuhn/Schwer 23 23-21, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 1-0
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 24 Alcon/Matveeva 9 21-17, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/12/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Contender 4 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Baburina/Osheyko 7 21-14, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 4-1
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Kuhn/Schwer 10 Faure/Sarpaux 23 21-18, 21-13 0:43
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool L Faure/Sarpaux 36 Kuhn/Schwer 13 21-8, 26-28, 15-7 1:02
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Faure/Sarpaux 26, Q11 21-12, 21-17 0:37
8/11/05FIVB C&SSwitzerland Satellite Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 1 Faure/Sarpaux 8, Q1 21-16, 21-11 0:37
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Faure/Sarpaux 32 24-22, 21-15 0:50
Series tied with # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-2
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-14, 21-11 0:35
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 16 Kuhn/Schwer 17 21-18, 24-22 0:45
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schwer 11 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 12-21, 21-10, 15-10 0:47
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 23 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 2-1
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26, Q4 Kuhn/Schwer 10 21-16, 21-18 0:41
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Keizer/de Vries Q19 17-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:58
6/10/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 29, Q3 Keizer/de Vries Q19 21-19, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 2 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 Kuhn/Schwer 12 21-19, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 29 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schwer 30, Q6 Forrer/Schmocker Q27 22-20, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 2-0
6/24/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kuhn/Schwer Q4 Andreasen/Vestergaard Q29 21-17, 21-16 0:37
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 Andreasen/Vestergaard Q19 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Kongshavn/Wiig, Norway 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Schwer 20 Kongshavn/Wiig 29, Q7 21-16, 21-11 0:32