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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Japan Open
August 6 - 10, 2003

(Q7) Inga Ikauniece/Inguna Minusa, Latvia

Inga Pulina Ikauniece
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1979 (46 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 (48 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 Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Inguna Minusa - 33rd	Inga Ikauniece - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q12	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	32	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q7	41st	18	US$0.00
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

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/6/2003	Qualifier 1	Eiko Koizumi / Kanako Nishimura, Japan (Q26)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:37
Thu, 8/7/2003	Qualifier 2	Tatiana Barrera / Claire Jaouen, France (28, Q10)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$6,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	$22,370.00
Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$2,200.00
Total	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	7	0	$34,470.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Inga Ikauniece												Inguna Minusa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$10,400.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$3,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0	$29,650.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	0	$11,185.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	0	0	0	0	0	9	17	11	0	$55,960.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$1,100.00	Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$2,100.00
											Satellite	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
44	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	7	0	$17,235.00	Total	118	1	0	1	0	2	10	25	18	0	$99,710.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$10,500.00	16	20	44.4 %
2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	2	$15,370.00	15	18	45.5 %
2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	4	6	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	11	$25,870.00	35	44	44.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Inga Ikauniece													Inguna Minusa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$5,250.00	2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$5,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	$7,685.00	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	$7,685.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
25	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	12	$13,435.00	Total	Total	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	7	12	$13,435.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	33	76.7%	6	14.0%	4	9.3%	39-4	90.7%	2	3.3%	11	18.0%	48	78.7%	2-59	3.3%	33-48	40.7%	8-15	34.8%	2	1	43-64	40.2%
2002-2003	16	76.2%	3	14.3%	2	9.5%	19-2	90.5%	0	0.0%	5	20.8%	19	79.2%	0-24	0.0%	16-19	45.7%	3-7	30.0%	0	0	19-26	42.2%
Against the Field	9	69.2%	3	23.1%	1	7.7%	12-1	92.3%	0	0.0%	4	16.0%	21	84.0%	0-25	0.0%	18-42	30.0%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	12-26	31.6%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	8	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	14
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	30	25	4	11	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	45
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	34	33	6	20	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	66

Head to Head Results
Ikauniece/Minusa trail the series against the field 10-17 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 5 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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 9 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 # 10 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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 23, Q2 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 # 25, Q4 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 # 28, Q10 Barrera/Jaouen, France 0-1
8/7/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Barrera/Jaouen	28, Q10	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q7	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # Q8 Dumont/Martin, Canada 0-2
7/30/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Dumont/Martin	30, Q21	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q12	21-16, 18-21, 15-3	0:43
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 # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q25 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
Lead the series against # Q26 Koizumi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
8/6/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 1	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q7	Koizumi/Nishimura	Q26	21-19, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q27 Inoue/Oda, Japan 1-0
8/8/02	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 1	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q4	Inoue/Oda	Q29	21-17, 21-11	0:31