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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 27 - July 1, 2007

(16) 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 Stavanger Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Javier Bosma - 33rd
2004	Javier Bosma - 17th	Javier Luna - 25th
2005	Raul Mesa - 9th	Pablo Herrera - 9th
2006	Raul Mesa - 17th	Pablo Herrera - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	21	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	16	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	12	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	11	4th	420	US$12,000.00
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

Stavanger Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/28/2007	Pool A	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (17, Q1)	Won 22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:01
Thu, 6/28/2007	Pool A	Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (32)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:41
Fri, 6/29/2007	Pool A	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost 15-21, 21-18, 9-15	0:48
Sat, 6/30/2007	Winner 2	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (4)	Lost 19-21, 21-23	0:45

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 26-31 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-15, 18-21, 15-9	0:48
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 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Herrera/Mesa	13	17-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:54
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-19, 23-21	0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Dalhausser/Rogers	12	Herrera/Mesa	21	21-7, 20-22, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 6 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lambert/Metzger	14	Herrera/Mesa	21	21-16, 21-17	0:45
Trail the series against # 7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Herrera/Mesa	12	21-9, 15-21, 15-13	0:48
5/27/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Bronze Medal	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-14, 21-17	0:50
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	26	Wu/Xu	12	21-16, 21-17	0:40
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	8	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-3
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Herrera/Mesa	21	Araujo/Magalhaes	7	21-16, 16-21, 17-15	1:01
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
Lead the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	21	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	22-20, 21-14	0:39
Series tied with # 15, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18	Herrera/Mesa	16	21-12, 17-21, 15-7	0:51
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	12	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	21-15, 21-14	0:36
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17, Q1	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:01
Lead the series against # 18 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	13	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 21-14	0:46
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool E	Herrera/Mesa	28, Q5	Schacht/Slack	5	18-21, 27-25, 15-13	1:09
Trail the series against # 19 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	21	Baracetti/Conde	18	16-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:56
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Baracetti/Conde	11	Herrera/Mesa	12	23-21, 21-17	0:44
8/5/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Baracetti/Conde	5	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-19, 21-17	0:42
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	2	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Trail the series against # 21, Q3 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
Series tied with # 22 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
Trail the series against # 25 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Li/Zhou	32	Herrera/Mesa	17	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:00
Trail the series against # 27 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	18, Q7	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # 32 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	16	Goranson/Hoidalen	32	21-19, 21-13	0:41
Trail the series against # Q4 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-2
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Leinemann/VanHuizen	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-15, 21-15	0:37
10/25/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Leinemann/VanHuizen	20	21-18, 15-21, 17-15	1:06
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	16	Herrera/Mesa	15	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	1:07
Trail the series against # Q14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
9/2/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	16	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-19, 21-12	0:34
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Brenha/Maia	18	Herrera/Mesa	31	21-12, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q16 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