Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 1 - 4, 2007
(24, Q7) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2002 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 25th
2003 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 41st
2004 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 41st
2005 Inguna Minusa - 33rd Inese Jursone - 33rd
2006 Inguna Minusa - 41st Inese Jursone - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 26 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q12 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q10 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 19 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2007 Qualifier 1 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (Q26) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:40
Wed, 8/1/2007 Qualifier 2 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (Q10) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool H Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (9) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool H Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (8) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool H Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25, Q4) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 1 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (16) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 12-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 17-33 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 16 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Tian/Wang 3 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-16, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-13 0:40
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Branagh/Youngs 8 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 8 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-2
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 11 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-10, 21-19 0:36
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 3 Pohl/Rau 6 Jursone/Minusa 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 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 # 16 Wang/Zuo, China 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 16 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-2
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Kadijk/Mooren 14 22-24, 27-25, 15-13 1:03
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q10 19-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:48
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 20 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
Trail the series against # 22 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Jursone/Minusa Q12 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Nystrom/Nystrom 25, Q4 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
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 # 26, Q2 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-1
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Faure/Sarpaux 24 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-19, 21-16 0:44
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Series tied with # 29 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 19 Moiseeva/Uryadova 13 21-15, 21-10 0:32
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 34-32, 16-21, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 31, Q14 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
7/28/06FIVB C&SCyprus Challenger Winner 3 Mouha/Van Breedam 15, Q7 Jursone/Minusa 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against Banck/Lahme, Germany 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Banck/Lahme 23 Jursone/Minusa 26 21-14, 20-22, 16-14 0:53
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Banck/Lahme 31, Q11 Jursone/Minusa Q27 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # Q9 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 # Q10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 3-1
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Koizumi/Tanaka Q10 21-16, 21-19 0:45
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
Series tied with # Q12 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
6/19/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Martins/Santanna 31, Q23 Jursone/Minusa Q10 16-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Martins/Santanna Q24 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # Q16 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 # Q24 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Jursone/Minusa 26 Skrivan/Zumkehr 47 21-17, 21-19 0:40
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 # Q26 Asao/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Asao/Nishibori Q26 22-20, 21-12 0:40