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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008

(22) Pablo Herrera/Raul Mesa, Spain

Pablo Herrera Allepuz
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (43 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 (43 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 Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	13	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	11	17th	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	18	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	24	9th	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	15	17th	160	US$5,100.00
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

Adelaide Australia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/27/2008	Winner 1	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (11)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
Thu, 3/27/2008	Winner 2	Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (27, Q17)	Lost 21-9, 15-21, 10-15	0:51
Fri, 3/28/2008	Contender 2	Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (5)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
Fri, 3/28/2008	Contender 3	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:38

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$14,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	1	0	3	0	4	1	4	1	0	$124,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	31	1	0	0	1	0	2	7	3	10	5	0	$146,800.00
Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,100.00
U21 World Championships	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	52	2	1	2	1	3	2	13	4	14	6	0	$289,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Pablo Herrera												Raul Mesa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	0	0	$59,875.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$15,312.50
4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$22,250.00	World Tour Finals
92	1	4	5	4	27	23	22	5	0	$502,975.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	0	1	0	3	6	10	7	0	$91,100.00
106	5	4	6	4	22	34	22	7	0	$316,300.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	65	1	0	0	1	3	20	18	11	0	$117,375.00
3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00	Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00
2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
225	7	12	12	8	57	64	49	12	0	$908,800.00	Total	126	2	1	2	1	9	30	32	19	0	$226,937.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	0	3	0.0 %
2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	2	1	$52,400.00	18	22	45.0 %
2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,100.00	5	0	100.0 %
2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	1	$34,700.00	14	15	48.3 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	6	0	0	$77,800.00	23	27	46.0 %
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,900.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	36	0	0	0	1	2	1	8	3	11	6	4	$173,800.00	58	72	44.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,100.00	5	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Pablo Herrera													Raul Mesa
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2001	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$8,000.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	$7,437.50
11	1	1	0	0	3	1	5	0	0	$37,375.00	2004	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$7,375.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	2	1	$26,200.00	2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	2	1	$26,200.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00	2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,550.00
8	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	1	$17,350.00	2006	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	2	$18,350.00
12	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	0	0	$38,900.00	2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	0	0	$38,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00
53	2	2	1	1	6	13	17	7	4	$132,325.00	Total	Total	54	1	1	1	1	3	12	14	11	10	$102,762.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	57	61.3%	19	20.4%	17	18.3%	76-17	81.7%	17	17.2%	20	20.2%	62	62.6%	17-82	17.2%	57-62	47.9%	36-37	49.3%	1	0	94-99	48.7%
2007-2008	36	67.9%	10	18.9%	7	13.2%	46-7	86.8%	14	22.2%	16	25.4%	33	52.4%	14-49	22.2%	36-33	52.2%	24-23	51.1%	1	0	61-56	52.1%
Against the Field	27	67.5%	6	15.0%	7	17.5%	33-7	82.5%	10	22.7%	10	22.7%	24	54.5%	10-34	22.7%	54-46	54.0%	32-34	48.5%	1	0	44-40	52.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	1	18	15	0	0	11	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	38	33
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	22	28	1	1	0	1	1	0	52	59
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
Total	0	0	4	3	23	19	0	0	39	44	3	2	2	1	2	0	105	100

Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 23-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	18	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-5
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	22	21-15, 21-12	0:38
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Herrera/Mesa	15	22-20, 21-16	0:44
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 # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-0
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	22	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
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 # 6 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
Series tied with # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 10 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Cunha/Neto	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-16, 21-12	0:41
Series tied with # 11 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	22	Doppler/Gartmayer	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-9	0:57
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Herrera/Mesa	11	23-25, 21-19, 15-13	1:06
Series tied with # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	24	Heuscher/Heyer	7	24-22, 19-21, 15-12	1:13
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 # 14 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
Series tied with # 16 "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 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-1
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 13-21, 15-9	0:52
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
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 21, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-19, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	18	Lione/Varnier	27	21-14, 16-21, 15-12	0:58
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 # 24, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q17 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	27, Q17	Herrera/Mesa	22	9-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:51
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Ces/Ces	29, Q1	18-21, 22-20, 15-7	1:02
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Herrera/Mesa	15	Ces/Ces	31, Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-3
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	De Gruijter/Ronnes	18, Q2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-11, 21-12	0:32
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 # Q6 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Dugrip/Gagliano	22, Q5	Herrera/Mesa	11	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:56
Trail the series against # Q8 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Amore/Bizzotto	31, Q14	Herrera/Mesa	18	21-18, 23-21	0:45