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 (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 The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 14-33 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 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 # 3 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 # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Akers/Turner, United States 0-1
8/19/09FIVBAland 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
7/23/08FIVBGstaad 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
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Cunha/Lavalle 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-17, 21-15 0:37
8/5/09FIVBStare 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
8/12/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 11 Jursone/Minusa 22 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:53
7/24/08FIVBGstaad 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
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Martins/Santanna 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:50
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
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-0
4/30/09FIVBShanghai 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
6/17/08FIVBParis 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
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt 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 # 27 Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker, Switzerland 2-0
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 22 Graessli/Guerra Arias-Schmocker 27 21-13, 21-15 0:31
8/5/09FIVBStare 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
8/27/09FIVBThe 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
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide 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
9/4/08FIVBMyslowice 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
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Series tied with # Q6 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-1
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 10 Campisi/Lozano 7 21-16, 21-12 0:33
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 # Q8 Jasbar/Swoboda, Austria 1-1
8/18/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 Jasbar/Swoboda Q19 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/28/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jasbar/Swoboda Q26 Jursone/Minusa Q7 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:56