Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(23) 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
2007 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 21 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 7/10-12/2008 European Championship 10 17th 160 € 1,000.00
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
CEV 5/28-6/1/2008 Dutch Masters 4 7th 300 € 2,200.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 21 25th 60 US$1,800.00
CEV 5/22-25/2008 Swiss Masters 4 4th 420 € 3,800.00
CEV 5/8-11/2008 Austrian Masters 11, Q11 13th 180 € 1,200.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q4 33rd 30 US$0.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q2 21st 60 € 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
CEV 8/23-25/2007 European Championship 21 9th 320 € 3,000.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 21, Q2 25th 60 US$2,000.00
CEV 8/9-12/2007 Dutch Masters 4 9th 240 € 1,950.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q7 17th 160 US$5,100.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (10) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (7) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:53
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (26) Lost 23-25, 19-21 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (5) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:34
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2007FIVB1200000004512 $41,100.00 172342.5 %
2007CEV500000140000 $11,325.00 101050.0 %
2008FIVB1100001000532 $39,700.00 142337.8 %
2008CEV500010101200 $8,200.00 71041.2 %
TotalFIVB390000102411615 $103,200.00 527042.6 %
TotalFIVB C&S310101000000 $5,200.00 12380.0 %
TotalCEV2000011353601 $31,550.00 253839.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Inese Jursone  Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
12000004512 $20,550.00 2007FIVB12000004512 $20,550.00
5000014000 $5,662.50 2007CEV5000014000 $5,662.50
11000010532 $19,850.00 2008FIVB11000010532 $19,850.00
5000111200 $4,100.00 2008CEV5000111200 $4,100.00
65101171517617 $70,950.00 TotalTotal1091011919251340 $93,110.00
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%
2007-200822 56.4% 4 10.3% 13 33.3% 26-13 66.7% 6 14.0% 8 18.6% 29 67.4% 6-37 14.0% 22-29 43.1% 10-21 32.3% 20 34-50 40.5%
Against the Field13 52.0% 4 16.0% 8 32.0% 17-8 68.0% 2 4.8% 8 19.0% 32 76.2% 2-40 4.8% 26-58 31.0% 12-32 27.3% 21 21-46 31.3%
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 23-44 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 16 Series, 5 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 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 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 24-22, 21-11 0:34
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
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-6
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 21-14, 27-25 0:39
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 6 Jursone/Minusa 11, Q11 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-2
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Mouha/Van Breedam 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 8 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 2 Banck/Gunther 12, Q2 Jursone/Minusa 4 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Jursone/Minusa 23 Montagnolli/Pichler 10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 1-2
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 3 Claasen/Roder 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-13, 21-13 0:31
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 # 12 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-3
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-23, 21-18, 15-11 0:56
5/25/08CEVSwiss Masters Bronze Medal Hakedal/Torlen 2 Jursone/Minusa 4 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 1:01
7/6/07CEVSwiss Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-14, 21-12 0:35
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 4 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-23, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 2-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 13, Q3 21-15, 24-22 0:39
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Series tied with # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-2
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Moiseeva/Uryadova 25 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
8/23/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 21 Moiseeva/Uryadova 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:50
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
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 # 17 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 # 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
Series tied with # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 25-23, 21-17 0:44
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czechia 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
Trail the series against # 22 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q24 Jursone/Minusa Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Van Iersel/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 15 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-11, 21-10 0:25
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
Series tied with # 26 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26 Jursone/Minusa 23 25-23, 21-19 0:40
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-2
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q4 21-10, 21-19 0:37
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 15 Baburina/Osheyko 18 19-21, 26-24, 15-10 0:51
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Winner 1 Baburina/Osheyko 10 Jursone/Minusa 7 21-16, 21-12 0:34
7/8/05CEVSpanish Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 8 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-16, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 29 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 3-1
7/10/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 10 Gschweidl/Hansel 23 24-22, 21-19 0:44
8/10/07CEVDutch Masters Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 4 Gschweidl/Hansel 5 21-14, 21-14 0:33
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 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
Trail the series against # Q2 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 0-1
5/10/08CEVAustrian Masters Contender 1 Alcon/Matveeva 14, Q5 Jursone/Minusa 11, Q11 23-21, 16-21, 15-12 1:03
Lead the series against # Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-16, 21-19 0:39