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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(23) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Castellon de la Plana

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

225

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$908,963.98

Raul Mesa
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 16, 1982 (42 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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	49	1	0	1	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,100.00
Overall	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	1	1	2	US$289,200.00

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	20	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	22	9th	224	US$8,600.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	16	33rd	50	US$3,750.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	15	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	16	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	16	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	18	17th	72	US$3,000.00

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 1	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France (10)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:46
Thu, 7/28/2005	Winner 2	Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (7)	Lost 21-23, 14-21	0:40
Fri, 7/29/2005	Contender 2	Dain Blanton / Kevin Wong, United States (25, Q10)	Won 21-18, 25-23	0:45
Fri, 7/29/2005	Contender 3	Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (15)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 12-14 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	20	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:53
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Insfran/Marques	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	22-20, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	Herrera/Mesa	20	21-12, 21-16	0:40
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	11	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heyer/Laciga	7	Herrera/Mesa	23	23-21, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 1-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	23	Canet/Hamel	10	21-15, 21-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kais/Vesik	11	21-17, 21-18	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 21-16	0:41
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kais/Vesik	18	21-10, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Gibb/Metzger	15	Herrera/Mesa	23	21-14, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-2
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Berger/Doppler	19	Herrera/Mesa	16	16-21, 22-20, 20-18	1:00
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Berger/Doppler	17	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-17, 25-23	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
7/2/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 4	Horrem/Pettersen	10	Herrera/Mesa	22	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 1-0
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	22	Conde/Salema	14	25-23, 19-21, 15-5	0:57
Lead the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	20	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-18, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Blanton/Wong, United States 1-0
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	23	Blanton/Wong	25, Q10	21-18, 25-23	0:45
Trail the series against # 26, Q17 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 27 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-0
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	16	Berg/Svensson	31, Q10	21-14, 15-21, 15-11	0:50
Series tied with # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-1
7/1/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	22	Neto/Ramos	5	22-20, 14-21, 22-20	1:08
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Neto/Ramos	2	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 21-14	0:45
Lead the series against # Q7 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	16	Xu/Xu	9	21-12, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	22	Prosser/Richardson	27	21-17, 24-22	0:43