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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Vodafone Grand Slam
June 24 - 28, 2003

(Q7) Inga Ikauniece/Inguna Minusa, Latvia

Inga Pulina Ikauniece
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

163 cm (5'4")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Maoming 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$17,235.00

Inguna Minusa
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 17, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

118

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Turku 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Klagenfurt 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$99,710.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	49	57	Money
FIVB	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	12	1	13	1	1	US$32,270.00
FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,200.00
Overall	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	7	12	1	13	1	1	US$34,470.00

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Inguna Minusa - 49th	Inga Ikauniece - 49th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	Q8	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	Q3	57th	4	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	30	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	31, Q4	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	8/14-18/2002	China Open	31, Q5	9th	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Japan Open	Q4	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2002	Austria Grand Slam	37	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Hellas Open	25, Q11	25th	30	US$1,650.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2002	France Grand Slam	38	25th	40	US$2,000.00

Germany Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/24/2003	Qualifier 2	Rieke Brink-Abeler / Hella Jurich, Germany (Q39)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Ikauniece/Minusa trail the series against the field 8-24 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 15 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-2
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Pool B	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	2	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q5	21-10, 21-15	0:34
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 2	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	17	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q17	21-11, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 McPeak/Youngs, United States 0-1
8/17/02	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	McPeak/Youngs	1	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q5	21-14, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-3
9/20/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool C	Bede/Behar	3	Ikauniece/Minusa	30	21-16, 21-13	0:39
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q4	21-13, 21-12	0:29
6/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Bede/Behar	1	Ikauniece/Minusa	17, Q2	21-17, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 7 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	Ikauniece/Minusa	45	22-20, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
6/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool A	Tian/Wang	16	Ikauniece/Minusa	17, Q2	21-13, 21-13	0:30
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Tian/Wang	9	Ikauniece/Minusa	24	21-13, 22-20	0:38
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Tian/Wang	13	Ikauniece/Minusa	45	21-18, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
8/17/01	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	24	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 0-1
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Karadassiou/Sfyri	13	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	21-16, 21-18	0:36
Series tied with # 16 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool C	Glesnes/Maaseide	19	Ikauniece/Minusa	30	21-18, 21-19	0:29
7/16/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Ikauniece/Minusa	26, Q14	Glesnes/Maaseide	Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:27
Trail the series against # 18 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	16-21, 21-15, 15-7	0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-2
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	6	Ikauniece/Minusa	27, Q9	21-15, 21-10	0:32
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	7	Ikauniece/Minusa	26, Q14	21-14, 19-21, 15-12	0:48
Trail the series against # 20, Q1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	15	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q4	21-6, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
Trail the series against # 23 Bruschini/Solazzi, Italy 0-1
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Ikauniece/Minusa	38	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Series tied with # 26 Kusuhara/Tokuno, Japan 1-1
9/19/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Pool C	Kusuhara/Tokuno	14	Ikauniece/Minusa	30	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:48
7/26/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Ikauniece/Minusa	25, Q11	Kusuhara/Tokuno	24	21-13, 16-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 27 Gerlic/Lochowicz, Australia 0-1
9/5/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool B	Gerlic/Lochowicz	18	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q4	21-14, 18-21, 16-14	0:52
Series tied with # 30 Augoustides/Claasen, Germany 1-1
9/4/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Ikauniece/Minusa	31, Q4	Augoustides/Claasen	Q13	23-21, 25-23	0:44
8/8/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Augoustides/Claasen	27, Q20	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q4	21-12, 16-21, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 32, Q10 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-0
7/31/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool M	Ikauniece/Minusa	37	Alcon/Pol	36	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:43
Trail the series against # Q22 Cicola/Gavio, Italy 0-1
6/18/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Cicola/Gavio	Q27	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q6	21-11, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # Q24 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-1
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Dumont/Martin	30, Q24	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q8	21-14, 21-8	0:35
Lead the series against # Q26 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q8	Arjona/Kadjo	Q25	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q31 Blundell/Todd, New Zealand 2-0
7/25/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Qualifier 2	Ikauniece/Minusa	25, Q11	Blundell/Todd	Q22	25-23, 21-14	0:39
6/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 3	Ikauniece/Minusa	17, Q2	Blundell/Todd	Q15	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # Q39 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q39	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q7	23-21, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # Q46 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
6/17/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q8	Erni/Trussel	Q57	21-19, 21-14	0:35