Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 28 - August 2, 2008
(23) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 33rd
2002 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 25th
2003 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 41st
2004 Did not play Inga Ikauniece - 41st
2005 Inguna Minusa - 33rd Inese Jursone - 33rd
2006 Inguna Minusa - 41st Inese Jursone - 41st
2007 Inguna Minusa - 17th Inese Jursone - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 20 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/14-20/2008 Marseille Open 21 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 26, Q4 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 24, Q9 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q9 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 25 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 20 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2008 Barcelona Open 21 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q4 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 21 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 20 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/28-9/1/2007 St. Petersburg Open 19 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 21, Q2 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q7 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 26 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 14 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q12 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q10 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 19 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 19 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 26 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 24, Q9 9 240 US$6,000.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Sara Montagnolli / Kerstin Pichler, Austria (10) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Wed, 7/30/2008 Pool G Liesbeth Mouha / Liesbet Van Breedam, Belgium (7) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:53
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool G Sanne Keizer / Mered de Vries, Netherlands (26) Lost 23-25, 19-21 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Winner 1 Efthalia Koutroumanidou / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (20) Won 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 2 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (5) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 3 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Jursone/Minusa trail the series against the field 15-31
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 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 # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
11/1/07FIVBPhuket Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Jursone/Minusa 21 24-22, 21-11 0:34
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-16, 21-12 0:28
6/7/07FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-12, 21-16 0:36
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Jursone/Minusa 23 Cook/Hinchley 5 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-3
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool G Arvaniti/Karadassiou 7 Jursone/Minusa 26, Q4 21-14, 27-25 0:39
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Arvaniti/Karadassiou 8 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:39
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 3 Jursone/Minusa 14 21-8, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Montagnolli/Pichler, Austria 1-0
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Jursone/Minusa 23 Montagnolli/Pichler 10 21-18, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Jursone/Minusa 23 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich, Germany 1-1
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Jursone/Minusa 25 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 9 By Forfeit  
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 15 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-2
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Moiseeva/Uryadova 25 Jursone/Minusa 24, Q9 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:51
6/8/07FIVBWarsaw Open Contender 2 Jursone/Minusa 19 Moiseeva/Uryadova 13 21-15, 21-10 0:32
8/31/06FIVBWarsaw Open Winner 2 Moiseeva/Uryadova 20 Jursone/Minusa 29, Q8 34-32, 16-21, 15-11 1:03
Series tied with # 16 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
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 # 17 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 19 Jursone/Minusa 20 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 20 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Jursone/Minusa 23 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 20 25-23, 21-17 0:44
8/29/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani 14 Jursone/Minusa 19 21-18, 23-21 0:43
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 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 # 22 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 # 25 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
Series tied with # 26 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 1-1
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Keizer/de Vries 26 Jursone/Minusa 23 25-23, 21-19 0:40
7/16/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Jursone/Minusa 21 Keizer/de Vries 28, Q3 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 27 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 3 Baburina/Osheyko 30, Q20 Jursone/Minusa Q4 21-10, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-5
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 # Q7 Forrer/Schmocker, Switzerland 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Jursone/Minusa 20 Forrer/Schmocker 29 21-16, 21-19 0:39