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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 24 - 29, 2009

(22) 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:

Tournaments:

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 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	31	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	19	11	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	US$5,200.00
Overall	75	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	5	19	11	1	14	1	16	1	US$164,950.00

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/17-22/2009	Aland Open	27, Q3	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2009	Kristiansand Open	22	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	22	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q7	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	32	33rd	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	23	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	20	25th	80	US$3,500.00
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

The Hague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/26/2009	Winner 1	Vivian Cunha / Angela Lavalle, Brazil (11)	Lost 17-21, 15-21	0:37
Wed, 8/26/2009	Contender 1	Muriel Graessli / Tanya Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland (27)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:31
Thu, 8/27/2009	Contender 2	Susan Blundell / Anna Harrison, New Zealand (28, Q3)	Lost 15-21, 18-21	0:36

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$17,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	4	0	$52,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	13	7	0	$89,550.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Satellite	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,200.00
Total	75	1	0	1	0	2	0	3	5	19	11	0	$164,950.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Inese Jursone												Inguna Minusa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$8,700.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$10,400.00
33	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	0	$26,400.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0	$29,650.00
41	0	0	0	0	0	8	14	7	0	$45,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	64	0	0	0	0	0	9	17	11	0	$55,960.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$2,100.00
2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00	Satellite	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
81	1	0	1	0	2	9	20	11	0	$83,525.00	Total	118	1	0	1	0	2	10	25	18	0	$99,710.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$4,000.00	6	10	37.5 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	$18,400.00	15	14	51.7 %
2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	7	3	70.0 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	$41,100.00	17	23	42.5 %
2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	3	2	$47,700.00	17	27	38.6 %
2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	2	$31,250.00	10	20	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	51	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	17	8	17	$142,450.00	65	94	40.9 %
Total	FIVB C&S	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00	12	3	80.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Inese Jursone													Inguna Minusa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	2000	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
											2001	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$5,250.00
											2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
											2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	$7,685.00
											2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	$1,500.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$2,000.00	2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$2,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	$9,200.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	5	$9,200.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2006	FIVB C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	$20,550.00	2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	2	$20,550.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	2	$23,850.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	2	$23,850.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	2	$15,625.00	2009	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	2	$15,625.00
56	1	0	1	0	2	9	17	8	18	$74,275.00	Total	Total	93	1	0	1	0	2	10	23	15	41	$89,360.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	56	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%	2	1	85-124	40.7%
2008-2009	16	51.6%	6	19.4%	9	29.0%	22-9	71.0%	3	7.5%	10	25.0%	27	67.5%	3-37	7.5%	16-27	37.2%	9-19	32.1%	2	1	27-47	36.5%
Against the Field	8	36.4%	5	22.7%	9	40.9%	13-9	59.1%	4	11.1%	9	25.0%	23	63.9%	4-32	11.1%	16-46	25.8%	18-36	33.3%	0	0	17-41	29.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	19	21	8	22	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	49
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	23	11	0	0	0	0	13	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	67
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Satellite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	10	1
Total	0	0	42	32	11	28	0	0	22	38	2	0	1	0	1	0	97	127

Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 14-33 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-3
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool B	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Jursone/Minusa	26	21-19, 21-13	0:40
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-18, 21-11	0:30
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-4
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool A	Kessy/Ross	1	Jursone/Minusa	24	21-13, 21-14	0:35
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kessy/Ross	8	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:51
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Kessy/Ross	8	Jursone/Minusa	25	21-14, 19-21, 15-10	0:54
6/26/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kessy/Ross	29, Q21	Jursone/Minusa	Q12	23-25, 21-14, 15-8	0:53
Trail the series against # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Jursone/Minusa	25	15-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
8/19/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Akers/Turner	6	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q3	21-13, 26-24	0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Jursone/Minusa	20	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-23, 21-18, 15-11	0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Cunha/Lavalle, Brazil 0-2
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Lavalle	11	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-17, 21-15	0:37
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Cunha/Lavalle	11, Q9	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-15, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 15 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	11	Jursone/Minusa	22	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:53
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-2
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Martins/Santanna	12	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-17, 15-21, 17-15	0:50
6/19/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Martins/Santanna	31, Q23	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	16-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q9	Martins/Santanna	Q24	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-1
7/1/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	Petrova/Skalnikova	Q20	21-17, 18-21, 18-16	0:49
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	14	Petrova/Skalnikova	19	21-14, 21-18	0:36
9/1/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 3	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q8	Petrova/Skalnikova	22	21-11, 21-14	0:31
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Contender 4	Petrova/Skalnikova	1	Jursone/Minusa	6	26-24, 25-23	0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-3
7/2/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 1	Mouha/Van Breedam	17	Jursone/Minusa	24	21-19, 21-11	0:41
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Mouha/Van Breedam	7	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:53
7/28/06	FIVB C&S	Cyprus Challenger	Winner 3	Mouha/Van Breedam	15, Q7	Jursone/Minusa	6	21-17, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	11	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	25-23, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 25 Ljungquist/Lundqvist, Sweden 0-1
6/17/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ljungquist/Lundqvist	Q24	Jursone/Minusa	Q9	21-19, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-1
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	24, Q7	Nystrom/Nystrom	25, Q4	21-17, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
8/19/06	FIVB C&S	Turku Satellite	Semi-Finals	Jursone/Minusa	3	Nystrom/Nystrom	1	21-19, 26-24	0:45
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Nystrom/Nystrom	17	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-19, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 27 Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland 2-0
8/26/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	22	Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker	27	21-13, 21-15	0:31
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	22	Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker	27	21-17, 18-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 Blundell/Harrison, New Zealand 0-1
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Blundell/Harrison	28, Q3	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against Bede/Connelly, Brazil 0-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Bede/Connelly	11	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-14, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-7
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	4	Jursone/Minusa	13	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Salgado/Salgado	2	Jursone/Minusa	10	21-13, 23-21	0:35
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	12, Q1	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:55
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q1	Jursone/Minusa	19	21-17, 21-17	0:34
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Salgado/Salgado	10	Jursone/Minusa	26	18-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:55
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Salgado/Salgado	11, Q5	Jursone/Minusa	Q28	21-14, 21-17	0:32
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q15	Jursone/Minusa	Q18	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Dampney/Mullin, England 2-0
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	11	Dampney/Mullin	21	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	0:44
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	Q4	Dampney/Mullin	Q29	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
Series tied with # Q6 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
8/27/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Jursone/Minusa	10	Campisi/Lozano	7	21-16, 21-12	0:33
9/13/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Campisi/Lozano	28, Q11	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	21-16, 19-21, 15-9	0:50
Series tied with # Q8 Jasbar/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
8/18/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Qualifier 2	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q3	Jasbar/Swoboda	Q19	21-17, 21-15	0:37
7/28/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jasbar/Swoboda	Q26	Jursone/Minusa	Q7	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:56