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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007

(11) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Francisco Rodriguez Herrera - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	13	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	30, Q7	5th	480	US$12,800.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/24/2007	Winner 1	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (22)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:49
Thu, 5/24/2007	Winner 2	Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (27, Q8)	Won 21-10, 21-19	0:38
Fri, 5/25/2007	Winner 3	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:49
Fri, 5/25/2007	Winner 4	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (10)	Won 21-16, 17-21, 16-14	1:03
Sun, 5/27/2007	Semi-Finals	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3)	Lost 20-22, 21-16, 11-15	1:06
Sun, 5/27/2007	Bronze Medal	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (12)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:50

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa lead the series against the field 18-17 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-16	0:39
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 # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-3
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	11	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	1:06
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Herrera/Mesa	11	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-16, 21-16	0:49
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	13	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	21-18, 21-14	0:34
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Herrera/Mesa	26	21-16, 21-16	0:35
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:57
Series tied with # 7 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lione/Varnier	12	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	21-16, 21-12	0:38
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Lione/Varnier	12	21-17, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-1
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	1:03
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 12 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Bronze Medal	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-14, 21-17	0:50
Series tied with # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-2
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 4	Kais/Vesik	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-14, 21-16	0:35
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 # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-2
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	24-22, 21-18	0:46
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q1	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-12, 21-18	0:48
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 # 19 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-3
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 2	Gscheidle/Schnider	30	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 21-16	0:45
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	Gscheidle/Schnider	Q10	21-23, 21-17, 15-12	0:50
6/1/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	26, Q6	Herrera/Mesa	23	19-21, 21-18, 15-2	1:00
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 1	Gscheidle/Schnider	31	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 21 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q12	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	22-20, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	11	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	21-10, 21-19	0:38
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Boersma/Ronnes	29, Q11	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	2	Boersma/Ronnes	5	21-14, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	21-13, 21-18	0:35