Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(18) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Did not play Francisco Rodriguez Herrera - 25th
2007 Raul Mesa - 4th Pablo Herrera - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 12 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 22 13th 180 US$3,900.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (15) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:42
Thu, 5/15/2008 Contender 1 Jackson Henriquez / Igor Hernandez, Venezuela (31, Q18) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:46
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (16) Won 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 3 Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (9) Won 22-24, 21-18, 15-8 1:07
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 4 Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (11) Lost 21-14, 17-21, 14-16 0:51
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 36-40 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 12 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-18, 21-16 0:39
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 # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-5
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Herrera/Mesa 12 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 21-17 0:46
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool N Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-14, 15-21, 16-14 0:55
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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-5
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Herrera/Mesa 22 21-15, 21-12 0:38
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 # 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 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
Lead the series against # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 3-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 9 22-24, 21-18, 15-8 1:07
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Lione/Varnier 27 21-14, 16-21, 15-12 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 10 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 23-21 0:45
Trail the series against # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Herrera/Mesa 18 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 22 Doppler/Gartmayer 11 21-18, 17-21, 15-9 0:57
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Herrera/Mesa 11 23-25, 21-19, 15-13 1:06
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-16, 21-12 0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-2
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 15 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-12, 21-18 0:42
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 13-21, 15-9 0:52
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
Lead the series against # 16 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Heuscher/Heyer 16 24-26, 21-19, 15-13 1:03
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 24 Heuscher/Heyer 7 24-22, 19-21, 15-12 1:13
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-19, 23-21 0:45
Lead the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-3
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-17, 23-21 0:43
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 23-21, 21-13 0:39
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 # 20, Q13 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27, Q17 Herrera/Mesa 22 9-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:51
Series tied with # 21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-3
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Kais/Vesik 15 21-16, 21-17 0:43
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 19 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-18, 21-19 0:43
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-14, 21-16 0:35
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 # 24, Q2 "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 # 25, Q8 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 12 Dugrip/Gagliano 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:55
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Dugrip/Gagliano 22, Q5 Herrera/Mesa 11 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 26 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 # 27 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 12 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q4 21-17, 21-12 0:43
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Herrera/Mesa 28, Q5 Pedrosa/Rosas Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 29, Q10 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 # 30, Q12 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Ces/Ces 29, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-7 1:02
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q18 21-13, 21-14 0:46
Trail the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-3
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 21-15, 21-18 0:44
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
Trail the series against # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool N Cadieux/Heese 25 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-15, 25-27, 15-9 1:21
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Heese 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 23-21 0:52
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q9 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35