Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 15, 2007
(15) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Did not play Javier Bosma - 25th
2004 Javier Bosma - 17th Did not play
2005 Raul Mesa - 33rd Pablo Herrera - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 16 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool B Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (18, Q2) Lost 11-21, 12-21 0:32
Fri, 7/13/2007 Pool B Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (31, Q10) Won 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Fri, 7/13/2007 Pool B Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (2) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:41
Sat, 7/14/2007 Winner 1 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Lost 20-22, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 27-35 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 17 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-9 0:48
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 # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-16, 21-12 0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-4
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 15 22-20, 21-16 0:44
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 21 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 21-16, 16-21, 17-15 1:01
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 11 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 1:06
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 11 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-16, 21-16 0:49
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 13 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-18, 21-14 0:34
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 # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 12 Herrera/Mesa 21 21-7, 20-22, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-9, 15-21, 15-13 0:48
5/27/07FIVBItalian Open Bronze Medal Barsuk/Kolodinsky 12 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-14, 21-17 0:50
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Herrera/Mesa 13 17-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Lambert/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Lambert/Metzger 14 Herrera/Mesa 21 21-16, 21-17 0:45
Trail the series against # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:01
Series tied with # 12 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 # 13 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 13 Schacht/Slack 11 21-17, 21-14 0:46
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Schacht/Slack 5 18-21, 27-25, 15-13 1:09
Lead the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Herrera/Mesa 21 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 22-20, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-3
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 21 Baracetti/Conde 18 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:56
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 11 Herrera/Mesa 12 23-21, 21-17 0:44
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 # 17 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Heese 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 23-21 0:52
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-3
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-11, 21-12 0:32
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-18 0:46
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
Series tied with # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-12, 17-21, 15-7 0:51
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Series tied with # 21 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 # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Herrera/Mesa 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 1:03
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
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
Trail the series against # 24 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 18, Q7 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q14 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 11 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 21-10, 21-19 0:38
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Boersma/Ronnes 29, Q11 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:55
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 2 Boersma/Ronnes 5 21-14, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 27 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Laciga/Laciga 28 Herrera/Mesa 21 18-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:55
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 31, Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # Q3 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-2
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-15, 21-15 0:37
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Leinemann/VanHuizen 20 21-18, 15-21, 17-15 1:06
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 Leinemann/VanHuizen 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 1:07
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Trail the series against # Q8 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Li/Zhou 32 Herrera/Mesa 17 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # Q11 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-3
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 30 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-16 0:45
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 # Q16 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Lead the series against # Q20 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35