Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Open
October 25 - 29, 2006
(24, Q9) Inese Jursone/Inguna Minusa, Latvia
 
Inese Jursone
Latvia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 13, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Limbazi
Resides: 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 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Riga
Resides: Latvia
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 Acapulco Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 25, Q6 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open 29, Q8 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/17-19/2006 Turku Satellite 3 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q28 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-29/2006 Cyprus Challenger 6 5 48 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q27 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 32, Q25 31 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q29 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open Q20 57 6 US$0.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2005 Greece Open 28, Q10 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/3-6/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q23 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2005 France Grand Slam Q25 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/23-24/2005 France Satellite 6 3 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2005 Portugal Open Q21 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2005 Switzerland Open Q20 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Italy Open 28, Q15 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2005 China Open Q12 33 20 US$0.00
Mexico Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/25/2006 Qualifier 1 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (Q24) Won 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47
Wed, 10/25/2006 Qualifier 2 Hiromi Suzuki / Satoko Urata, Japan (Q8) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Thu, 10/26/2006 Winner 1 Diana Estrada / Vanessa Virgen, Mexico (9) Won 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Thu, 10/26/2006 Winner 2 Nicole Branagh / Elaine Youngs, United States (8) Won 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Fri, 10/27/2006 Winner 3 Juliana Felisberta / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (1) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 9-15 1:02
Fri, 10/27/2006 Contender 4 Susanne Glesnes / Kathrine Maaseide, Norway (11) Lost 16-21, 23-25 0:48
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 12-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
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
Lead the series against # 3 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-0
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 0-1
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 7 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-18, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 8 Branagh/Youngs, United States 1-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Branagh/Youngs 8 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Estrada/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Estrada/Virgen 9 21-15, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 0-2
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 11 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 21-16, 25-23 0:48
9/1/06FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 4 Glesnes/Maaseide 23 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
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
Series tied with # 13 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-1
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 # 21 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 0-2
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q10 19-21, 21-14, 19-17 0:48
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Contender 1 Kadijk/Mooren 12 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 24-22, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 22 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 0-1
6/9/05FIVBItaly Open Winner 1 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 5 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 21-13, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Faure/Sarpaux, France 1-0
7/24/05FIVB C&SFrance Satellite Bronze Medal Jursone/Minusa 6 Faure/Sarpaux 10 21-16, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 Banck/Lahme, Germany 0-1
7/25/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Banck/Lahme 31, Q11 Jursone/Minusa Q27 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 29, Q14 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 0-1
9/13/06FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Campisi/Lozano 28, Q11 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # 30, Q18 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
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 # Q1 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-1
6/27/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 32, Q25 Koizumi/Tanaka Q8 17-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:53
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa Q23 Koizumi/Tanaka Q10 18-21, 32-30, 15-12 1:03
7/12/05FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Koizumi/Tanaka 28, Q12 Jursone/Minusa Q21 21-17, 21-23, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # Q2 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 0-1
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Lessard/Maxwell 29, Q5 Jursone/Minusa Q12 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # Q8 Suzuki/Urata, Japan 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Suzuki/Urata Q8 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q15 Skrivan/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-0
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Jursone/Minusa 28, Q15 Skrivan/Zumkehr Q18 21-17, 19-21, 15-8 0:48
Lead the series against # Q20 Andreasen/Hove, Denmark 1-0
8/17/06FIVB C&STurku Satellite Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 3 Andreasen/Hove 6 28-26, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q24 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 1 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 Martins/Santanna Q24 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:47