Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 12 - 16, 2007
(19) Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia
 
Inese Jursone
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 13, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Limbazi
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 81
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Turku 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$83,525.00
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: 14
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 
TourPlayed12345791317253133374157Money
FIVB720000103519111141161 US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S3101010000000000 US$5,200.00
Overall751010203519111141161 US$164,950.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 25th
2005 Inguna Minusa - 41st Inese Jursone - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 19 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 26 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 24, Q9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 25, Q6 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 29, Q8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/17-19/2006 Turku Satellite 3 1st 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q28 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q27 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-29/2006 Cyprus Challenger 6 5th 48 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 32, Q25 31st 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q29 41st 24 US$0.00
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2007 Winner 1 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (14) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Wed, 6/13/2007 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Renata Ribeiro, Brazil (3) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:28
Thu, 6/14/2007 Contender 2 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 8-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 11-19 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:02
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-18, 21-11 0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-2
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-16, 21-12 0:28
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-12, 21-16 0:36
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:52
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Trail the series against # 7 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Jursone/Minusa 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 8, Q5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 10 Jursone/Minusa 26 18-21, 21-12, 15-10 0:55
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q5 Jursone/Minusa Q28 21-14, 21-17 0:32
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q15 Jursone/Minusa Q18 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-2
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Glesnes/Maaseide 14 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-16, 25-23 0:48
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 22 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-1
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 26 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 27-25, 21-18 0:45
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-18, 21-11 0:32
Series tied with # 23 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
8/19/06FIVB C&STurku Satellite Semi-Finals Jursone/Minusa 3 Nystrom/Nystrom 1 21-19, 26-24 0:45
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Nystrom/Nystrom 17 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Series tied with # 25 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Petrova/Skalnikova 22 21-11, 21-14 0:31
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Contender 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 1 Jursone/Minusa 6 26-24, 25-23 0:45
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q5 Jursone/Minusa Q12 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-1
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q23 Koizumi/Tanaka Q10 18-21, 32-30, 15-12 1:03
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 Jursone/Minusa Q21 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
9/13/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Campisi/Lozano 28, Q11 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Suzuki/Urata Q8 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q15 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 Skrivan/Zumkehr Q18 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q16 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Urban/Wiatr 30 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Martins/Santanna Q24 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47