Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 2 - 6, 2006
(30, Q7) 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: 24
Tournaments: 225
Career Wins: 7
Career FIVB WT Wins: 6
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: 15
Tournaments: 126
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$226,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB49101132134146112 US$286,100.00
FIVB Age Group WC21100000000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,100.00
Overall52212132134146112 US$289,200.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Raul Mesa - 25th Pablo Herrera - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam Q5 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 26 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 25 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 28, Q5 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open 23 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 17 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 14 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/8-10/2005 Madeira Challenger 2 3rd 48 US$3,100.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 15 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 22 25th 56 US$3,250.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 2 Michal Biza / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (Q26) Won 23-21, 22-20 0:44
Wed, 8/2/2006 Qualifier 3 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (Q10) Won 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Thu, 8/3/2006 Pool C Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (3) Lost 10-21, 17-21 0:34
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool C David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (14) Won 21-12, 18-21, 21-19 1:08
Fri, 8/4/2006 Pool C Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (19) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Fri, 8/4/2006 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (22) Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-9 1:02
Sat, 8/5/2006 Winner 2 Sebastian Goettlinger / Alexander Horst, Austria (32) Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 0:53
Sat, 8/5/2006 Winner 3 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 25-26 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 10 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Herrera/Mesa 26 21-16, 21-16 0:35
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:57
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-16 0:39
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:53
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 5 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-19, 21-17 0:42
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-13, 21-14 0:30
Trail the series against # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 Herrera/Mesa 20 21-12, 21-16 0:40
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Lione/Varnier 12 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 21-16, 21-12 0:38
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Lione/Varnier 12 21-17, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 2 Gosch/Strauss 3 21-19, 24-22 0:44
Series tied with # 13 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 26 Wu/Xu 12 21-16, 21-17 0:40
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 8 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Klemperer/Schneider 14 21-12, 18-21, 21-19 1:08
Trail the series against # 16 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
7/15/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 5 Egger/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 26 21-13, 18-21, 18-16 1:02
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 26 Egger/Laciga 7 21-18, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Laciga 11 Herrera/Mesa 22 26-24, 21-19 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kais/Vesik 18 21-10, 21-18 0:40
Series tied with # 19 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Heyer/Laciga 19 21-16, 21-19 0:39
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 7 Herrera/Mesa 23 23-21, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 20 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Schacht/Slack 5 18-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:09
Series tied with # 21 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-1
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 18, Q7 Herrera/Mesa 15 16-21, 25-23, 15-10 1:02
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 14 Amore/Fenili 13, Q7 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 22 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Horrem/Pettersen 22 21-23, 21-19, 15-9 1:02
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 16 Herrera/Mesa 17 21-16, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 4 Horrem/Pettersen 10 Herrera/Mesa 22 24-22, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 4-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 22-20, 21-16 0:42
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 23-25, 10-21 0:40
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 24-22, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 32 Goettlinger/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Goettlinger/Horst 32 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q1 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-1
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 14 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 21-14, 21-12 0:29
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 15 Arkaev/Barsuk 18 21-18, 25-23 0:42
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Arkaev/Barsuk 24 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-18, 21-19 0:41
Series tied with # Q2 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 1-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 26 Cadieux/Leinemann 10 21-13, 21-13 0:44
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Cadieux/Leinemann 21 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:03
Series tied with # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-12, 21-18 0:48
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # Q10 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-2
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Gscheidle/Schnider Q10 21-23, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 26, Q6 Herrera/Mesa 23 19-21, 21-18, 15-2 1:00
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 1 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q12 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q20 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 22 Prosser/Richardson 27 21-17, 24-22 0:43
Lead the series against # Q26 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 Biza/Kubala Q26 23-21, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # Q28 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 0-1
6/1/06FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Peric/Steinocher 10 Herrera/Mesa 23 22-20, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # Q31 Ferreira/Ferreira, Brazil 0-1
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ferreira/Ferreira 32, Q28 Herrera/Mesa Q5 21-15, 21-12 0:34