Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 21 - 26, 2008
(20) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2002 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 41st
2003 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2004 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2005 Inguna Minusa - 41st Inese Jursone - 41st
2006 Inguna Minusa - 41st Inese Jursone - 41st
2007 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 21 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 24, Q9 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 25 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 21 25th 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 21 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 20 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 19 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 21, Q2 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool D Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (13) Won 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 0:56
Wed, 7/23/2008 Pool D Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (4) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:33
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool D Isabelle Forrer / Sarah Schmocker, Switzerland (29) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 7/24/2008 Winner 1 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (19) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 13-26 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Bede/Connelly 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-14, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-16 0:33
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 # 5 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-5
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q1 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:55
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Salgado/Salgado 11, Q1 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 21-17 0:34
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
Series tied with # 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-3
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 3 Jursone/Minusa 20 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
5/28/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-19, 21-16 0:43
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 # 11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 Jursone/Minusa 25 15-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-3
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Glesnes/Maaseide 9 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-13, 21-18 0:34
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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 19 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q4 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Faure/Sarpaux, France 2-1
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Faure/Sarpaux 24 21-13, 23-21 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q24 Jursone/Minusa Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 25 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-0
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 28, Q6 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-1
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova Q20 21-17, 18-21, 18-16 0:49
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 14 Petrova/Skalnikova 19 21-14, 21-18 0:36
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
Lead the series against # 29 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-16, 21-19 0:39