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June 17 - 21, 2009

(7) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2000	Inga Vetra - 41st	Inga Ikauniece - 49th
FIVB 2003	Did not play	Inga Ikauniece - 41st
FIVB 2004	Did not play	Inga Ikauniece - 41st
FIVB 2008	Inguna Minusa - 17th	Inese Jursone - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	7	7th	300	€ 1,400.00
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	7	5th	360	€ 2,000.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2009	Shanghai Open	11	13th	180	US$4,250.00
CEV	9/19-21/2008	Russian Masters Final	4	3rd	960	€ 6,400.00
CEV	9/10-14/2008	English Masters	6	4th	420	€ 3,800.00
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
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

German Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/19/2009	Winner 1	Merel Mooren / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (10)	Lost 18-21, 15-21	0:38
Fri, 6/19/2009	Contender 1	Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (15)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 24-31 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Holtwick/Semmler	8	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-14, 21-16	0:31
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-6
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	2	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-14, 21-16	0:36
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-14, 21-14	0:33
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	3	Jursone/Minusa	20	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21	21-19, 21-16	0:43
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	Jursone/Minusa	21, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-18, 21-18	0:43
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	3	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-8	0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 0-2
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Semi-Finals	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	3	Jursone/Minusa	4	23-25, 21-19, 15-10	0:57
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 # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 2-3
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Jursone/Minusa	7	Hakedal/Torlen	2	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Jursone/Minusa	20	Hakedal/Torlen	13	21-23, 21-18, 15-11	0:56
5/25/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Bronze Medal	Hakedal/Torlen	2	Jursone/Minusa	4	16-21, 21-15, 15-10	1:01
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
Trail the series against # 6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-2
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 # 9 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 2-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	22-24, 21-18, 20-18	1:06
5/24/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 3	Jursone/Minusa	4	Prokopeva/Ukolova	11	23-21, 15-21, 15-11	1:04
8/23/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	21	Prokopeva/Ukolova	12	19-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:50
Series tied with # 10 Mooren/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-1
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Mooren/Wesselink	10	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-18, 21-15	0:38
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool A	Jursone/Minusa	4	Mooren/Wesselink	5	21-18, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Pohl/Rau, Germany 1-3
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 3	Pohl/Rau	11	Jursone/Minusa	14	21-10, 21-19	0:36
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 # 12, Q2 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 2	Banck/Gunther	12, Q2	Jursone/Minusa	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 14, Q4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-1
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	7	Kolocova/Slukova	13, Q4	21-15, 16-21, 15-12	0:49
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 3	Kolocova/Slukova	14, Q5	Jursone/Minusa	4	21-15, 21-18	0:35
5/23/08	CEV	Swiss Masters	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	4	Kolocova/Slukova	15, Q12	21-15, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Contender 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	Jursone/Minusa	7	21-19, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Jursone/Minusa	20	Forrer/Schmocker	29	21-16, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # Q1 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 4-2
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	21-17, 24-22	0:38
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	7	Nystrom/Nystrom	10	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:50
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Semi-Finals	Nystrom/Nystrom	12, Q1	Jursone/Minusa	6	21-17, 21-17	0:41
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 # Q6 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-2
9/4/08	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	13	Baburina/Osheyko	20	22-20, 21-19	0:41
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Qualifier 3	Baburina/Osheyko	30, Q20	Jursone/Minusa	Q4	21-10, 21-19	0:37
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 # Q7 Boulton/Johns, England 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Jursone/Minusa	19	Boulton/Johns	30, Q8	21-18, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q21 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
9/1/06	FIVB	Warsaw Open	Contender 2	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q8	Urban/Wiatr	30	21-17, 21-10	0:34
Trail the series against # Q22 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gioria/Momoli	19	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-17, 21-19	0:39