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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazury Orlen Grand Slam
August 2 - 7, 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:

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 Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Inguna Minusa - 17th	Inese Jursone - 17th
2009	Inguna Minusa - 17th	Inese Jursone - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-31/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q9	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	40	US$0.00
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

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 8/3/2010	Qualifier 1	Asa Gustavsson / Angelica Ljungquist, Sweden (Q23)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:49
Tue, 8/3/2010	Qualifier 2	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (23, Q7)	Lost 21-16, 21-23, 11-15	0:58

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 %
2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$9,100.00	11	12	47.8 %
Total	FIVB	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	18	10	22	$151,550.00	76	106	41.8 %
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
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$4,550.00	2010	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	$4,550.00
64	1	0	1	0	2	9	18	10	23	$78,825.00	Total	Total	101	1	0	1	0	2	10	24	17	46	$93,910.00

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%
2009-2010	16	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%	0	1	23-36	39.0%
Against the Field	8	34.8%	3	13.0%	12	52.2%	11-12	47.8%	1	2.4%	10	24.4%	30	73.2%	1-40	2.4%	16-56	22.2%	8-44	15.4%	1	1	13-51	20.3%

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 11-47 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 19 Series, 0 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 # 2 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-1
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Jursone/Minusa	31, Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-6
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q5	21-16, 21-13	0:34
7/15/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Jursone/Minusa	23	21-14, 21-14	0:31
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	6	Jursone/Minusa	11	21-16, 21-19	0:37
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 # 4 Xue/Zhang, China 0-3
7/23/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-14, 21-16	0:33
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Xue/Zhang	4	Jursone/Minusa	19	21-17, 15-21, 15-8	0:52
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool A	Xue/Zhang	16	Jursone/Minusa	32, Q25	21-12, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 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 # 6 Branagh/May-Treanor, United States 0-1
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Branagh/May-Treanor	4	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q9	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	Jursone/Minusa	31, Q12	21-16, 21-19	0:41
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Keizer/Van Iersel	13	Jursone/Minusa	20	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 15 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-2
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Holtwick/Semmler	12	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q3	By Forfeit
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 17 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/28/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	13	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q9	21-14, 19-21, 15-7	0:44
5/17/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	17, Q4	Jursone/Minusa	Q13	16-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:53
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19, Q2 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
Trail the series against # 20 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	16	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q9	22-24, 21-18, 19-17	0:59
Lead the series against # 22 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-2
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	Nystrom/Nystrom	8	21-13, 18-21, 15-9	0:55
5/27/10	FIVB	Seoul Open	Contender 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	22	Jursone/Minusa	27, Q5	21-14, 21-18	0:35
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
Trail the series against # 23, Q7 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
8/3/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23, Q7	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	16-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:58
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	26, Q7	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	21-10, 21-14	0:40
4/30/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	11	Baquerizo/Fernandez	22	25-23, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 28 Barsuk/Birlova, Russia 1-0
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Jursone/Minusa	29, Q9	Barsuk/Birlova	20	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-4
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	24	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:52
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
Trail the series against # 30, Q21 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
6/29/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Kohler/Sude	30, Q22	Jursone/Minusa	Q11	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # Q5 Prokopeva/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/2/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Prokopeva/Ukolova	10	Jursone/Minusa	26, Q4	22-24, 21-18, 20-18	1:06
Trail the series against # Q8 Banck/Gunther, Germany 0-1
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Banck/Gunther	12	Jursone/Minusa	22	21-16, 18-21, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # Q14 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Jursone/Minusa	23	Cook/Hinchley	5	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q20 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 1-0
7/6/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist	Q23	21-9, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # Q23 Gustavsson/Ljungquist, Sweden 1-0
8/3/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Jursone/Minusa	Q10	Gustavsson/Ljungquist	Q23	21-16, 21-12	0:49