European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004
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: 161
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)
Career Winnings: US$505,808.98
Nicole Schnyder-Benoît
Switzerland

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: 66
Career Wins: 1 (CEV Timmendorfer Strand 2004)
Career Winnings: US$155,432.36
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
CEV61210200000000 US$61,268.59
FIVB3900125213051712 US$201,320.00
FIVB C&S10000001000000 US$900.00
Overall4612227214051712 US$263,488.59
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/9-14/2004 Brazil Open 6 5 216 US$9,000.00
FIVB 10/7-12/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 8 5 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 13 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Italy Open 17 5 180 US$6,000.00
CEV 8/27-31/2003 European Championships 5 120 € 4,500.00
FIVB 8/13-17/2003 Lianyungang Open 10 4 210 US$9,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2003 Japan Open 15 5 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/2/2003 Austria Grand Slam 19 25 52 US$2,750.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2003 France Grand Slam 25 17 108 US$5,000.00
CEV 7/9-13/2003 Greek Open 3 80 € 4,500.00
FIVB 7/1-5/2003 Norway Open 20 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2003 Germany Grand Slam 22 9 240 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2003 Switzerland Open 9 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2003 Hellas Open 11 25 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/17-22/2002 Brazil Open 16 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2002 Spain Open 21 9 120 US$3,900.00
CEV 8/29-31/2002 European Championships 8 5 60 € 2,375.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2002 China Open 13 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Japan Open 17 9 120 US$3,900.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2002 Austria Grand Slam 27 9 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Hellas Open 29 25 30 US$1,650.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2002 France Grand Slam 30 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2002 Norway Open 20, Q7 9 120 US$3,900.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/13/2004 Pool D Ethel-Julie Arjona / Virginie Kadjo, France Won 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Thu, 5/13/2004 Pool D Dinah Kilchenmann / Lea Schwer, Switzerland Won 21-14, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Fri, 5/14/2004 Pool D Inga Ikauniece / Inguna Minusa, Latvia Won 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Fri, 5/14/2004 Winner 1 Anna Bobrova / Natalya Uryadova, Russia Won 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 5/14/2004 Winner 2 Vasso Karadassiou / Efi Sfyri, Greece Won 21-11, 21-14 0:40
Sat, 5/15/2004 Semi-Finals Laura Bruschini / Annamaria Solazzi, Italy Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:07
Sat, 5/15/2004 Gold Medal Eva Celbova Rysava / Sona Novakova, Czech Republic Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit lead the series against the field 35-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against Ahmann/Vollmer, Germany 5-1
10/9/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Ahmann/Vollmer 21 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:02
9/6/03FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Ahmann/Vollmer 19 21-15, 32-30 0:49
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Ahmann/Vollmer 25 25-23, 21-16 0:45
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Ahmann/Vollmer 22 22-20, 21-19 0:44
8/9/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Ahmann/Vollmer 32, Q7 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-18, 15-21, 15-9 0:40
6/6/02FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 Ahmann/Vollmer Q10 21-15, 24-22 0:38
Series tied with Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-1
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Alcon/Pol 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 0:56
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Alcon/Pol 21 21-15, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Arjona/Kadjo 21-19, 21-17 0:45
Series tied with Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 1-1
9/20/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 21-17, 21-19 0:44
8/15/03FIVBLianyungang Open Pool G Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou 7 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Baburina/Osheyko 21-19, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against Bobrova/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Bobrova/Uryadova 21-19, 21-17 0:41
Series tied with Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 1-1
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Bruschini/Solazzi 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:07
7/6/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Bruschini/Solazzi 12 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:33
Trail the series against Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-4
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Gold Medal Celbova Rysava/Novakova Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21-14, 21-15 0:40
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Semi-Finals Celbova Rysava/Novakova Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21-19, 21-19 0:41
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
Lead the series against Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
8/28/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool C Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Erni/Trussel 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against Filina/Zorina, Russia 1-0
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Filina/Zorina 21-18, 21-18 0:33
Trail the series against Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-3
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Gattelli/Perrotta Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21-19, 21-15 0:50
8/30/02CEVEuropean Championships Contender 5 Gattelli/Perrotta 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 21-18, 24-22 0:45
6/20/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Gattelli/Perrotta 8 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 21-15, 13-21, 15-11 0:53
9/6/01CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Gattelli/Perrotta 1 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
8/9/03FIVBJapan Open Pool B Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 15 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 21-19, 21-16 0:37
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Glesnes/Maaseide 24 21-10, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-1
8/29/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool C Hakedal/Torlen Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22-20, 21-14 0:42
8/16/02FIVBChina Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 13 Hakedal/Torlen 29, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:38
Lead the series against Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
10/7/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Hansel/Montagnolli 32 21-12, 21-13 0:30
Lead the series against Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Ikauniece/Minusa 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Series tied with Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 3-3
8/28/03CEVEuropean Championships Pool C Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Kadijk/Leenstra 21-14, 21-19 0:43
8/17/03FIVBLianyungang Open Semi-Finals Kadijk/Leenstra 6 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 10 23-25, 22-20, 15-10 1:03
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 Kadijk/Leenstra 8 22-20, 13-21, 15-13 0:48
9/5/02FIVBSpain Open Pool E Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 21 Kadijk/Leenstra 5 21-15, 21-15 0:34
8/29/02CEVEuropean Championships Winner 3 Kadijk/Leenstra 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 22-20, 21-18 0:41
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 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 6-2
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Karadassiou/Sfyri 21-11, 21-14 0:40
3/11/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-15, 21-14 0:32
7/10/03CEVGreek Open Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Karadassiou/Sfyri 21-14, 21-19 0:42
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool F Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 22 Karadassiou/Sfyri 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-8 0:52
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 9 Karadassiou/Sfyri 8 21-19, 21-14 0:38
8/2/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 27 Karadassiou/Sfyri 13 21-16, 21-12 0:39
9/8/01CEVEuropean Championships Gold Medal Karadassiou/Sfyri 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 21-14, 27-25 0:51
8/1/01FIVBKlagenfurt World Championships Pool K Karadassiou/Sfyri 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 43 21-19, 18-21, 23-21 1:05
Lead the series against Kilchenmann/Schwer, Switzerland 2-0
5/13/04CEVItalian Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Kilchenmann/Schwer 21-14, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
7/11/03CEVGreek Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Kilchenmann/Schwer 23-21, 29-27 0:50
Series tied with Lahme/Musch, Germany 1-1
3/12/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 6 Lahme/Musch 8 21-19, 21-16 0:42
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Lahme/Musch 29, Q17 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 21-19, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against Pohl/Rau, Germany 2-1
7/16/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool H Pohl/Rau 24 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 25 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/12/03CEVGreek Open Bronze Medal Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit Pohl/Rau 21-19, 21-16 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool D Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 20 Pohl/Rau 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-3
10/10/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Winner 2 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 8 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 30 21-12, 21-16 0:35
6/13/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 22 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 11 21-13, 19-21, 15-8 0:53
8/10/02FIVBJapan Open Pool A Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 16 29-27, 21-19 0:51
7/26/02FIVBHellas Open Pool D Yanchulova/Yanchulova 13 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 29 23-21, 21-18 0:47
7/16/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool F Yanchulova/Yanchulova 19 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit 30 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:51