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 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Limbazi
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 115
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$133,784.41
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: 14
Tournaments: 157
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Klagenfurt 2008)
Career Winnings: US$159,991.93
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125293133374157Money
CEV3110123474431100000 US$93,435.58
FIVB72000010351901101141161 US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S310101000000000000 US$5,200.00
Overall1062022541092331211141161 US$258,385.58
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
CEV 7/5-8/2007 Swiss Masters 11 7th 300 € 2,475.00
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
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 5 9th 240 € 1,950.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 13 9th 240 € 1,950.00
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
CEV 8/25-28/2006 European Championship Final 15 17th 160 € 1,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/17-19/2006 Turku Satellite 3 1st 20 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/5-8/2006 Swiss Masters 21st 60 € 0.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q28 41st 24 US$0.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/1/2007 Qualifier 1 Miwa Asao / Takemi Nishibori, Japan (Q26) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:40
Wed, 8/1/2007 Qualifier 2 Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (Q10) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool H Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (9) Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool H Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (8) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:39
Thu, 8/2/2007 Pool H Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25, Q4) Won 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 1 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (16) Lost 19-21, 21-14, 12-15 0:50
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships300000000201 $17,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam32000010004423 $52,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open37000000351379 $89,550.00
Challenger100001000000 $2,000.00
Satellite210100000000 $3,200.00
Confederation Championship810001010410 $23,250.00
Total8320103045231233 $188,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Inese Jursone Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000000201 $8,700.00 World Championships5000000203 $10,400.00
330000104424 $26,400.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam430000104731 $29,650.00
4100000814712 $45,375.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open64000009171127 $55,960.00
2000011000 $1,450.00 Challenger4000011200 $2,100.00
2101000000 $1,600.00 Satellite2101000000 $1,600.00
9100011420 $11,875.00 Confederation Championship12100014510 $15,850.00
902010310241337 $95,400.00 Total1302010314301961 $115,560.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB800000000026 $4,000.00 61037.5 %
2005FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,200.00 50100.0 %
2005CEV400001011100 $7,250.00 3827.3 %
2006FIVB800000020105 $18,400.00 151451.7 %
2006FIVB C&S210001000000 $4,000.00 7370.0 %
2006CEV600000101301 $4,775.00 51033.3 %
2007FIVB800000002402 $27,100.00 111542.3 %
2007CEV300000120000 $6,375.00 7653.8 %
TotalFIVB24000000225213 $49,500.00 323945.1 %
TotalFIVB C&S310101000000 $5,200.00 12380.0 %
TotalCEV1300001232401 $18,400.00 152438.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Inese Jursone  Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
1000010000 $525.00 2000CEV1000010000 $750.00
           2001FIVB7000000223 $5,250.00
           2001FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
           2001CEV1000000100 $775.00
           2002FIVB9000001152 $7,685.00
           2002CEV1000001000 $450.00
           2003FIVB8000000008 $0.00
           2003CEV2000011000 $2,625.00
           2004FIVB110000001010 $1,500.00
           2004FIVB C&S1000001000 $600.00
           2004CEV3000011100 $3,000.00
8000000026 $2,000.00 2005FIVB8000000026 $2,000.00
1001000000 $600.00 2005FIVB C&S1001000000 $600.00
4000012100 $3,625.00 2005CEV4000012100 $3,625.00
8000002105 $9,200.00 2006FIVB8000002105 $9,200.00
2100010000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S2100010000 $2,000.00
6000011301 $2,387.50 2006CEV6000011301 $2,387.50
8000002402 $13,550.00 2007FIVB8000002402 $13,550.00
3000012000 $3,187.50 2007CEV3000012000 $3,187.50
4310105109215 $37,525.00 TotalTotal87101071417938 $59,685.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall56 57.1% 16 16.3% 26 26.5% 72-26 73.5% 11 10.2% 22 20.4% 75 69.4% 11-97 10.2% 56-75 42.7% 27-48 36.0% 21 85-124 40.7%
2006-200723 67.6% 3 8.8% 8 23.5% 26-8 76.5% 6 17.1% 5 14.3% 24 68.6% 6-29 17.1% 23-24 48.9% 9-13 40.9% 00 32-37 46.4%
Against the Field17 43.6% 7 17.9% 15 38.5% 24-15 61.5% 8 11.9% 13 19.4% 46 68.7% 8-59 11.9% 34-88 27.9% 30-56 34.9% 11 33-73 31.1%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000036000200000038
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00192182200260000002949
Challenge/Four Star/Open002311000013280000005367
Challenger000000002100000022
Satellite0000000051201010101
Confederation Championship00004800661000101218
Total0042321536002844301020109145
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 22-41 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 17 Series, 6 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 0-4
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
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 2 Jursone/Minusa 15 26-24, 21-9 0:40
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 3 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 4 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-14, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 2-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 Montagnolli/Swoboda 9 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:58
7/7/07CEVSwiss Masters Contender 3 Montagnolli/Swoboda 12 Jursone/Minusa 11 22-20, 14-21, 16-14 1:05
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 Montagnolli/Swoboda 5 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 1:17
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 1-3
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
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Pohl/Rau 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Pohl/Rau 7 21-8, 21-14 0:33
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 1-3
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
7/9/05CEVSpanish Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 7 Jursone/Minusa 8 21-13, 21-15 0:32
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 # 30, Q6 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
8/25/05CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Kuhn/Schwer 8 Jursone/Minusa 21-10, 21-13 0:29
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
Series tied with # 32 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-1
5/17/07CEVAustrian Masters Qualifier 3 Jursone/Minusa 13 Gschweidl/Hansel 21-14, 23-25, 15-13  
5/17/06CEVTurkish Masters Qualifier 2 Gschweidl/Hansel Jursone/Minusa 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 0:45
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
Series tied with Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-1
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 5 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:53
6/1/06CEVGerman Masters Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 8 Claasen/Roder 11 21-18, 21-14 0:38
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 3-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool B Jursone/Minusa 26 Skrivan/Zumkehr 47 21-17, 21-19 0:40
8/5/06CEVSwiss Masters Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Skrivan/Zumkehr 21-17, 21-14 0:34
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