Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
September 8 - 13, 2015
(22) Cesar Menendez/Francisco Tomas, Spain
 
César Menéndez Ortego
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 25, 1991 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Gijon
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 30
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Baden 2019)
Career Winnings: US$13,138.19
Francisco Javier Tomás Cuadrado
Spain
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 21, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Murcia
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 14
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Sochi 2015)
Career Winnings: US$7,087.50
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB11000010102412 US$14,175.00
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/12-17/2015 Lucerne Open Q23 41st 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open Q16 41st 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 29, Q9 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 28 9th 240 US$2,000.00
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/9/2015 Pool F Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (11) Lost 27-29, 13-21 0:39
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool F Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (6) Lost 21-23, 14-21 0:39
Thu, 9/10/2015 Pool F Jian Li / Zhuoxin Li, China (27, Q4) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:33
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 1 Chris Gregory / Jake Sheaf, England (15) Won 21-16, 21-10 0:32
Fri, 9/11/2015 Winner 2 Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (23, Q2) Won 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Sat, 9/12/2015 Winner 3 Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (3) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
9/12/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Menendez/Tomas 22 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 6 Menendez/Tomas 22 23-21, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 7 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
11/5/14FIVBDoha Open Pool D Menendez/Tomas 29, Q9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 4 21-15, 27-25 0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
9/9/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Dyachenko/Sidorenko 11 Menendez/Tomas 22 29-27, 21-13 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Gregory/Sheaf, England 2-0
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Menendez/Tomas 22 Gregory/Sheaf 15 21-16, 21-10 0:32
11/6/14FIVBDoha Open Pool D Menendez/Tomas 29, Q9 Gregory/Sheaf 20, Q3 23-21, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 0-1
11/6/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 1 Eglseer/Mullner 22, Q4 Menendez/Tomas 29, Q9 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # 23, Q2 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
9/11/15FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Menendez/Tomas 22 Smedins/Sorokins 23, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 26, Q3 Bao/Ha, China 0-1
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Bao/Ha 18, Q1 Menendez/Tomas 28 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 27, Q4 Li/Li, China 1-0
9/10/15FIVBSochi Open Pool F Menendez/Tomas 22 Li/Li 27, Q4 21-10, 21-12 0:33