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European Championship Tour
€ 110,000 Nestea Swiss Masters
July 5 - 8, 2007

(11) 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:

Tournaments:

125

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Sochi 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$137,426.29

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:

Tournaments:

163

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Sochi 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$163,854.08

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	31	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	31	1	0	1	2	3	4	7	4	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$93,435.58
CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,296.77
FIVB	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	19	0	11	0	1	14	1	16	1	US$159,750.00
FIVB C&S	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,200.00
Overall	108	2	0	2	2	5	5	11	9	23	3	12	1	1	14	1	16	1	US$259,682.35

Previous Lucerne Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Inguna Minusa - 13th	Inese Jursone - 13th
2006	Inguna Minusa - 21st	Inese Jursone - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/25-29/2006	Paris Grand Slam	Q27	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	7/25-29/2006	Cyprus Challenger	6	5th	48	US$2,000.00
CEV	7/20-23/2006	Spanish Masters	11	13th	180	€ 1,300.00

Swiss Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/6/2007	Winner 1	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (6)	Lost 14-21, 12-21	0:35
Fri, 7/6/2007	Contender 1	Inna Shmat / Natalia Stepanova, Russia (14)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Sat, 7/7/2007	Contender 2	Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (8)	Won 13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:51
Sat, 7/7/2007	Contender 3	Sara Montagnolli / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (12)	Lost 20-22, 21-14, 14-16	1:05

Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa lead the series against the field 14-13 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-2
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	6	Jursone/Minusa	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:54
6/1/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Pohl/Rau	1	Jursone/Minusa	8	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/12/05	CEV	Turkish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	10	Pohl/Rau	7	21-8, 21-14	0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Hajeckova/Novotna, Czech Republic 0-1
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Hajeckova/Novotna	7	Jursone/Minusa	13	21-12, 21-18	0:35
Series tied with # 4 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-1
6/8/07	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	19	Moiseeva/Uryadova	13	21-15, 21-10	0:32
8/31/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Winner 2	Moiseeva/Uryadova	20	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q8	34-32, 16-21, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-2
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-14, 21-12	0:35
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	4	Jursone/Minusa	13	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 7 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 2-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	15	Baburina/Osheyko	18	19-21, 26-24, 15-10	0:51
8/7/05	CEV	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Baburina/Osheyko	10	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-16, 21-12	0:34
7/8/05	CEV	Spanish Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	8	Baburina/Osheyko	9	21-16, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	11	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	8	13-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 9 Celbova Rysava/Nakladalova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 4	Jursone/Minusa	13	Celbova Rysava/Nakladalova		19-21, 21-18, 15-10
Series tied with # 10 Gschweidl/Hansel, Austria 1-1
5/17/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Qualifier 3	Jursone/Minusa	13	Gschweidl/Hansel		21-14, 23-25, 15-13
5/17/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 2	Gschweidl/Hansel		Jursone/Minusa		21-12, 16-21, 15-12	0:45
Series tied with # 12 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
7/7/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Montagnolli/Swoboda	12	Jursone/Minusa	11	22-20, 14-21, 16-14	1:05
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	13	Montagnolli/Swoboda	5	21-18, 18-21, 16-14	1:17
Lead the series against # 14 Shmat/Stepanova, Russia 1-0
7/6/07	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	11	Shmat/Stepanova	14	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 15 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Contender 3	Tychnova/Tychnova	10	Jursone/Minusa	8	28-26, 21-13	0:42
5/10/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 1	Tychnova/Tychnova	Q45	Jursone/Minusa	Q20	21-15, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Contender 2	Erni/Graessli	15	Jursone/Minusa	5	26-24, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against Alseda/Pol, Spain 1-0
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	5	Alseda/Pol	12	21-19, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against Goricanec/Sciarini, Switzerland 1-0
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	Q20	Goricanec/Sciarini	Q45	21-15, 21-9	0:29
Trail the series against Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 0-1
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Keizer/Leenstra	12	Jursone/Minusa	28, Q10	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against Renkema/Wiltens, Netherlands 1-0
7/20/06	CEV	Spanish Masters	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	11	Renkema/Wiltens		21-16, 21-10	0:44
Lead the series against Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
8/5/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa		Skrivan/Zumkehr		21-17, 21-14	0:34
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	28, Q15	Skrivan/Zumkehr	Q18	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:48