Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 8, 2012
(11) Simone Kuhn/Nadine Zumkehr, 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
Nadine Zumkehr
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1985 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Frutigen
Resides: Niederwangen
Height: 172 cm (5'8")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$407,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB462011411710100 US$374,500.00
Previous London Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/16-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 4 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/2-7/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 8 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/12-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 12 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 13 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 14 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 7 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 14 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 12 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 13 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 13 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 9 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 17 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 16 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 16 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open 14 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open 16 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2011 Brasilia Open 14 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 11 13 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open 7 7 300 US$7,600.00
London 2012 Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/28/2012 Pool B Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (14) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal171000.5881871
 1171000.5881871
 20000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal30900.3000413
 130900.3000413
 20000000
Mon, 7/30/2012 Pool B Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (2) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 8-15 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal23800.3484513
 123800.3484513
 20000000
 30000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal321700.53101534
 1321700.53101534
 20000000
 30000000
Wed, 8/1/2012 Pool B Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia (23) Lost 17-21, 21-19, 9-15 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal191200.63221002
 1191200.63221002
 20000000
 30000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal542400.44401114
 1542400.44401114
 20000000
 30000000
Fri, 8/3/2012 Winner 1 Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (4) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone KuhnTotal15700.4671211
 115700.4671211
 20000000
Nadine ZumkehrTotal18800.4440513
 118800.4440513
 20000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Simone Kuhn743700.50082597
Nadine Zumkehr1345800.433035614
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001Klagenfurt Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 33rd Did not play
2003Rio de Janeiro Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 5th Did not play
2004Athens Nicole Schnyder-Benoit - 19th Did not play
2005Berlin Lea Schwer - 13th Did not play
2007Gstaad Lea Schwer - 17th Annik Skrivan - 37th
2008Beijing Lea Schwer - 19th Did not play
2009Stavanger Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
2011Rome Nadine Zumkehr - 17th Simone Kuhn - 17th
2013Stare Jablonki Did not play Joana Mader - 17th
2015The Hague Did not play Joana Mader - 33rd
2016Rio de Janeiro Did not play Joana Mader - 5th
Head to Head Results
Kuhn/Zumkehr trail the series against the field 39-64
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 1-12
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-15, 21-16 0:35
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-15 0:38
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-16, 21-16 0:46
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-17, 21-17 0:33
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-18, 21-12 0:39
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
4/28/11FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 21-14, 21-15 0:33
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 14-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:52
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-17, 26-28, 15-11 1:02
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Felisberta/Maestrini 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 27 25-23, 21-14 0:47
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 1-6
7/30/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-18, 16-21, 15-8 0:54
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Xue/Zhang 1 21-18, 21-17 0:41
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Xue/Zhang 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-19, 21-14 0:36
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 19-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Xue/Zhang 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:47
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Xue/Zhang 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 0:42
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Xue/Zhang 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 17-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-6
7/7/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 21-13, 21-14 0:34
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-13, 22-20 0:38
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-16, 21-19 0:31
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-14, 21-13 0:33
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-8, 21-18 0:32
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 29-27, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 3-4
8/3/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Winner 1 Kessy/Ross 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-15, 21-19 0:42
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool E Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Kessy/Ross 5, Q1 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:48
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:45
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kessy/Ross 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-12, 21-18 0:34
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Kessy/Ross 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-14, 21-19 0:38
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Gold Medal Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Kessy/Ross 1 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Kessy/Ross 3 21-18, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 1-9
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-19, 21-13 0:36
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 20-22, 21-18, 18-16 1:00
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-18, 21-15 0:39
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 12-21, 15-10 0:55
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-15, 25-23 0:41
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
7/2/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-18, 21-8 0:30
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-15, 21-18 0:36
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Antonelli/Antunes 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-11, 21-17 0:34
4/22/09FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 23 Antonelli/Antunes 7 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-1
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 Dampney/Mullin 41 21-11, 21-16 0:36
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Dampney/Mullin 29, Q13 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 23-21 0:46
11/5/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 Dampney/Mullin 25, Q1 21-18, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 3-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Semi-Finals Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 16-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:01
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool E Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Cicolari/Menegatti 5 16-21, 21-16, 17-15 0:54
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Cicolari/Menegatti 10 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:51
11/1/09FIVBSanya Open Semi-Finals Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Cicolari/Menegatti 15, Q8 21-18, 16-21, 20-18 1:00
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-3
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Gold Medal Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Ludwig/Niedrig 10 21-12, 21-18 0:41
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Ludwig/Niedrig 8 21-16, 13-21, 17-15 0:56
5/28/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 3 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-19, 21-17 0:28
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 19-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:48
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 21-15, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-3
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-16, 11-21, 15-8 0:43
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 19-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:54
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Keizer/Van Iersel 8 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-15, 25-23 0:43
5/19/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Keizer/Van Iersel 18 21-11, 18-21, 15-13 0:48
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Keizer/Van Iersel 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 21-14, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Kolocova/Slukova 4 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 21-19, 21-19 0:44
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Kolocova/Slukova 13, Q5 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 3-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 Holtwick/Semmler 10 21-18, 31-29 0:48
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Holtwick/Semmler 20 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Holtwick/Semmler 19 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
9/10/09FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 4-3
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Hajeckova/Skalnikova 18 Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 21-19, 21-19 0:40
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:43
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 19 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 23-21, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 18 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 15 21-18, 22-20 0:39
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 14 21-18, 21-15 0:37
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 19 21-19, 25-27, 25-23 1:07
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 13 21-14, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 6-2
7/28/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-13, 21-19 0:38
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 21 23-21, 21-11 0:35
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool B Kuhn/Zumkehr 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 18 21-19, 21-17 0:37
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 21-12, 21-15 0:37
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 7 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 10 24-22, 21-18 0:52
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 22-20, 21-18 0:39
10/31/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 14 Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-4
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-14, 21-14 0:33
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 5 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 15-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:48
4/29/11FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 23-21, 21-18 0:40
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 6 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 21-12, 22-20 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez 16 21-19, 21-7 0:32
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 21-16, 16-21, 19-17 0:55
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Baquerizo/Fernandez 20 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-17, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Bawden/Palmer, Australia 4-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 Bawden/Palmer 13 21-11, 21-15 0:32
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Bawden/Palmer 19 Kuhn/Zumkehr 14 23-21, 22-20 0:42
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Bawden/Palmer 17 21-14, 23-25, 15-11 0:56
5/19/11FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 16 Bawden/Palmer 15, Q2 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Kuhn/Zumkehr 19 Bawden/Palmer 30, Q15 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Birlova/Ukolova 21 22-20, 19-21, 15-9 0:46
Series tied with # 19 Lessard/Martin, Canada 2-2
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool H Kuhn/Zumkehr 9 Lessard/Martin 25 21-14, 25-23 0:43
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 Lessard/Martin 22, Q4 21-19, 21-18 0:41
11/6/09FIVBPhuket Thailand Open powered by PTT Contender 3 Lessard/Martin 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 8 21-18, 21-19 0:41
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Lessard/Martin 16 Kuhn/Zumkehr 17 21-19, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Meppelink/van Gestel 13 Kuhn/Zumkehr 4 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-2
7/19/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Cook/Hinchley 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr 4 21-15, 21-15 0:35
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Cook/Hinchley 20 Kuhn/Zumkehr 13 21-13, 21-17 0:37
Series tied with # 23 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-1
8/1/12FIVBLondon 2012 Olympic Games Pool B Barsuk/Vozakova 23 Kuhn/Zumkehr 11 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Kuhn/Zumkehr 12 Barsuk/Vozakova 27, Q4 21-14, 21-16 0:34