Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1energy Grand Slam
July 6 - 11, 2009
(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
2008 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/25-7/4/2009 Stavanger World Championships 24 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2009 Shanghai Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Myslowice Open 13 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2008 Kristiansand Open 10 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 23 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/8/2009 Pool D Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (13) Lost 14-21, 15-21 0:33
Wed, 7/8/2009 Pool D Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (4) Lost 23-21, 11-21, 11-15 0:51
Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool D Anastasia Barsuk / Galina Boyko, Russia (29, Q22) Lost 15-21, 21-16, 14-16 0:48
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 16-40 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 17 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-4
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Kessy/Ross 1 Jursone/Minusa 24 21-13, 21-14 0:35
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-14, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Kessy/Ross 8 Jursone/Minusa 25 21-14, 19-21, 15-10 0:54
6/26/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kessy/Ross 29, Q21 Jursone/Minusa Q12 23-25, 21-14, 15-8 0:53
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 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-2
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Branagh/Youngs 4 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-23, 21-11, 15-11 0:51
11/2/07FIVBPhuket Open Contender 3 Branagh/Youngs 4 Jursone/Minusa 21 21-17, 21-14 0:36
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 # 5 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 # 7 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-7
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 4 Jursone/Minusa 13 21-17, 21-17 0:34
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Salgado/Salgado 2 Jursone/Minusa 10 21-13, 23-21 0:35
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 # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-4
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-16, 21-19 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 10 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 17 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-3
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Mouha/Van Breedam 17 Jursone/Minusa 24 21-19, 21-11 0:41
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 # 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 # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 23 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
6/17/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ljungquist/Lundqvist Q24 Jursone/Minusa Q9 21-19, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 25, Q1 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 # 27, Q9 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-2
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 12 Jursone/Minusa 21 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:47
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Candelas/Garcia 23 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 19-21, 22-20, 17-15 0:58
Series tied with # 28 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-1
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 13 Baburina/Osheyko 20 22-20, 21-19 0:41
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q4 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 29, Q22 Barsuk/Boyko, Russia 0-1
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Barsuk/Boyko 29, Q22 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 0:48
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 25-23, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # Q5 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 # Q6 Fendrick/Ivy Swift, United States 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool A Jursone/Minusa 24 Fendrick/Ivy Swift 25 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:53
Trail the series against # Q8 Jensen/Palmer, Australia 0-1
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Jensen/Palmer 20 Jursone/Minusa 11 21-13, 16-21, 16-14 0:48
Trail the series against # Q14 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Prokopeva/Ukolova 10 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 22-24, 21-18, 20-18 1:06
Lead the series against # Q16 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 19 Boulton/Johns 30, Q8 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # Q17 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 11 Dampney/Mullin 21 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:44
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa Q4 Dampney/Mullin Q29 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # Q28 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