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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006

(29) Raul Mesa/Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaragoza

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

126

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$226,937.50

Francisco José Rodriguez Herrera
Spain

Photo: VoleyPlaya.com

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 25, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tenerife

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2003)

Career FIVB WT Best:

17th (Cadiz 2002)

Career Winnings:

US$5,310.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,000.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/8/2006	Winner 1	Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (4)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:34
Fri, 6/9/2006	Contender 1	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (20, Q10)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:44

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Raul Mesa												Francisco Rodriguez Herrera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$15,312.50	World Championships
43	0	0	1	0	3	6	10	7	0	$91,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
65	1	0	0	1	3	20	18	11	0	$117,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$3,835.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$1,600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00	Challenger
											Satellite	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,475.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
126	2	1	2	1	9	30	32	19	0	$226,937.50	Total	21	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	$5,310.00

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
2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Raul Mesa													Francisco Rodriguez Herrera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2000	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2001	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$2,085.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	$7,437.50	2003	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00
											2003	FIVB C&S	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,475.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$7,375.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	2	1	$26,200.00	2005	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00	2005	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$3,000.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
34	1	1	1	0	0	7	6	10	8	$46,562.50	Total	Total	21	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	15	$5,310.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
2005-2006	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-2	0.0%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Head to Head Results
Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera trail the series against the field 0-2 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Egger/Laciga	4	Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera	29	21-16, 21-13	0:34
Trail the series against # 20, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Berg/Svensson	20, Q10	Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera	29	21-19, 21-19	0:44