Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 PAF Open
August 14 - 18, 2007
(21, Q2) 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 Åland Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Aland Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/14/2007 Qualifier 2 Inna Shmat / Natalia Stepanova, Russia (Q15) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Wed, 8/15/2007 Winner 1 Lu Wang / Man Zuo, China (12) Lost 21-14, 12-21, 9-15 0:48
Wed, 8/15/2007 Contender 1 Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (5) Lost 21-17, 19-21, 11-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 15-29 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 14 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 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 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 # 4 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 # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Zuo, China 0-2
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 12 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 14-21, 21-12, 15-9 0:48
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Wang/Zuo 16 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-19, 14-21, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 13 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 # 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
Series tied with # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 22, Q4 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
Series tied with # 23 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
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 26, Q6 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 # 31, 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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
8/14/07FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 21, Q2 Shmat/Stepanova Q15 21-19, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # Q20 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
8/30/06FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Palmer/Rohkamper Q24 21-16, 21-16 0:33