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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Japan Open
June 2 - 6, 2004

(Q19) 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 Osaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Inguna Minusa - 33rd	Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2003	Inguna Minusa - 33rd	Inga Ikauniece - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	Q20	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q23	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	Q17	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q19	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	Q12	41st	10	US$0.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	Q7	33rd	18	US$0.00
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

Japan Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/2/2004	Qualifier 1	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (Q14)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Ikauniece/Minusa trail the series against the field 6-28 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 18 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 4 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 # 5 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
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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 14 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 # 15 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 # 16, Q2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
5/27/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	13, Q4	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q20	21-18, 21-17	0:35
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	20, Q7	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q10	21-19, 21-12	0:29
Trail the series against # 17 Fonseca/Rodrigues, Brazil 0-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool H	Fonseca/Rodrigues	8, Q2	Ikauniece/Minusa	25, Q11	21-18, 21-9	0:34
Trail the series against # 18 Bede/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
9/3/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Bede/Ribeiro	27, Q21	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q12	21-12, 21-16
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 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
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 25 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/20/01	FIVB	Swiss Open		Clarke/Gerlic	25, Q14	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q11	21-14, 21-10	0:24
Series tied with # 26 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 # 27, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 30, Q9 Jobst/Stragliotto, Canada 0-1
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jobst/Stragliotto	Q14	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q19	21-16, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Series tied with # Q7 Alcon/Pol, Spain 1-1
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Alcon/Pol	Q10	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q23	21-17, 21-19	0:33
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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q10 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 1-0
7/15/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q10	Hansel/Montagnolli	Q23	21-14, 21-18	0:29
Lead the series against # Q13 Nagy/Petho, Hungary 1-0
5/26/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q20	Nagy/Petho	Q13	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # Q14 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
6/2/04	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 1	Lessard/Maxwell	Q14	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q19	21-18, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # Q17 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
3/9/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	Q16	Ikauniece/Minusa	Q17	14-21, 21-12, 16-14	0:43