Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 5 - 10, 2010
(Q10) 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: 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 (48 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
2009 Inguna Minusa - 25th Inese Jursone - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam Q11 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam Q11 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open 27, Q5 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q13 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open 31, Q12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2009 The Hague Open 22 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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$3,500.00
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/6/2010 Qualifier 1 Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (Q23) Won 21-9, 21-19 0:33
Tue, 7/6/2010 Qualifier 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (26, Q7) Lost 10-21, 14-21 0:40
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships300000000200 $17,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3200001000440 $52,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open37000000351370 $89,550.00
Challenger100001000000 $2,000.00
Satellite210100000000 $3,200.00
Total751010203519110 $164,950.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Inese Jursone Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000000200 $8,700.00 World Championships5000000200 $10,400.00
33000010440 $26,400.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam43000010470 $29,650.00
410000081470 $45,375.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6400000917110 $55,960.00
2000011000 $1,450.00 Challenger4000011200 $2,100.00
2101000000 $1,600.00 Satellite2101000000 $1,600.00
8110102920110 $83,525.00 Total118101021025180 $99,710.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2005FIVB800000000026 $4,000.00 61037.5 %
2005FIVB C&S100100000000 $1,200.00 50100.0 %
2006FIVB800000020105 $18,400.00 151451.7 %
2006FIVB C&S210001000000 $4,000.00 7370.0 %
2007FIVB1200000004512 $41,100.00 172342.5 %
2008FIVB1300001010632 $47,700.00 172738.6 %
2009FIVB1000000001522 $31,250.00 102033.3 %
2010FIVB600000000024 $4,000.00 7846.7 %
TotalFIVB5700001035171021 $146,450.00 7210241.4 %
TotalFIVB C&S310101000000 $5,200.00 12380.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Inese Jursone  Inguna Minusa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2000FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $450.00 2000FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
           2001FIVB7000000223 $5,250.00
           2001FIVB C&S1000000100 $250.00
           2002FIVB9000001152 $7,685.00
           2003FIVB8000000008 $0.00
           2004FIVB110000001010 $1,500.00
           2004FIVB C&S1000001000 $600.00
8000000026 $2,000.00 2005FIVB8000000026 $2,000.00
1001000000 $600.00 2005FIVB C&S1001000000 $600.00
8000002105 $9,200.00 2006FIVB8000002105 $9,200.00
2100010000 $2,000.00 2006FIVB C&S2100010000 $2,000.00
12000004512 $20,550.00 2007FIVB12000004512 $20,550.00
13000011632 $23,850.00 2008FIVB13000011632 $23,850.00
10000001522 $15,625.00 2009FIVB10000001522 $15,625.00
6000000024 $2,000.00 2010FIVB6000000024 $2,000.00
62101029171022 $76,275.00 TotalTotal991010210231745 $91,360.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall56 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% 21 85-124 40.7%
2009-201016 51.6% 6 19.4% 9 29.0% 22-9 71.0% 1 3.7% 7 25.9% 19 70.4% 1-26 3.7% 16-19 45.7% 7-16 30.4% 01 23-36 39.0%
Against the Field12 36.4% 6 18.2% 15 45.5% 18-15 54.5% 2 4.3% 10 21.3% 35 74.5% 2-45 4.3% 24-68 26.1% 16-50 24.2% 01 20-60 25.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000036000200000038
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00192182200260000002949
Challenge/Four Star/Open002311000013280000005367
Challenger000000002100000022
Satellite0000000051201010101
Total004232112800223820101097127
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 17-51 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 19 Series, 1 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 # 2 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 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Antonelli/Antunes 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-16 0:33
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Xue/Zhang 4 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-17, 15-21, 15-8 0:52
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool A Xue/Zhang 16 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 21-12, 21-10 0:29
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-6
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Ludwig/Niedrig 6 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 21-16, 21-13 0:34
7/15/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Ludwig/Niedrig 7 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-14, 21-14 0:31
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
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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 2-1
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Forrer/Schmocker 28, Q6 Jursone/Minusa Q11 17-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:56
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 Forrer/Schmocker 22 21-10, 21-15 0:33
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-16, 21-19 0:39
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 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Holtwick/Semmler 12 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q3 By Forfeit  
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Keizer/Van Iersel 15 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 21-16, 21-19 0:41
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Keizer/Van Iersel 13 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 16 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/17/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 17, Q4 Jursone/Minusa Q13 16-21, 22-20, 19-17 0:53
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 20 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-2
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 Nystrom/Nystrom 8 21-13, 18-21, 15-9 0:55
5/27/10FIVBSeoul Open Contender 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 22 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 21-14, 21-18 0:35
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
Trail the series against # 21 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 0-3
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Candelas/Garcia 33 Jursone/Minusa 32 25-23, 21-14 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 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
Series tied with # 26, Q7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q7 Jursone/Minusa Q10 21-10, 21-14 0:40
4/30/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 11 Baquerizo/Fernandez 22 25-23, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 28 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-4
6/18/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Mouha/Van Breedam 24 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:52
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 # 31, Q13 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
Trail the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Banck/Gunther 12 Jursone/Minusa 22 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-2
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Baburina/Osheyko 26 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 23-21 0:41
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
Lead the series against # Q16 Urban/Wiatr, Poland 1-0
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Urban/Wiatr 30 21-17, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # Q18 Asao/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q11 Asao/Shiratori Q22 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # Q19 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
6/29/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kohler/Sude 30, Q22 Jursone/Minusa Q11 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q23 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q10 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist Q23 21-9, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 31, Q12 Nishibori/Urata Q21 26-24, 21-13 0:47
Lead the series against # Q29 Pazo/Simon, Spain 1-0
5/26/10FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 27, Q5 Pazo/Simon Q21 21-13, 21-12 0:32