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May 20 - 25, 2008
(18) 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: 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 (43 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 Zagreb Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Raul Mesa - 13th Pablo Herrera - 13th
2006 Raul Mesa - 25th Pablo Herrera - 25th
2007 Raul Mesa - 17th Pablo Herrera - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 18 9th 240 US$5,500.00
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$12,000.00
Zagreb Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/22/2008 Winner 1 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (15, Q8) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 15-17 0:43
Thu, 5/22/2008 Contender 1 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Fri, 5/23/2008 Contender 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (16) Lost 17-21, 23-25 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000010000 $0.00
World Championships200000010000 $14,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1500103041410 $124,550.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open31100102731050 $146,800.00
Challenger100100000000 $3,100.00
U21 World Championships211000000000 $0.00
Total522121321341460 $289,200.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Pablo Herrera Raul Mesa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6010014000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000001000 $0.00
11000041500 $59,875.00 World Championships5000001200 $15,312.50
4000022000 $22,250.00 World Tour Finals          
92145427232250 $502,975.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam430010361070 $91,100.00
106546422342270 $316,300.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open65100132018110 $117,375.00
3020010000 $5,850.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star9000032210 $1,600.00
1001000000 $1,550.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,550.00
2110000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2110000000 $0.00
225712128576449120 $908,800.00 Total126212193032190 $226,937.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2001FIVB200000000011 $2,000.00 030.0 %
2002FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2002FIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 6185.7 %
2004FIVB100000000100 $3,000.00 1233.3 %
2005FIVB1100000042221 $52,400.00 182245.0 %
2005FIVB C&S100100000000 $3,100.00 50100.0 %
2006FIVB800001100231 $34,700.00 141548.3 %
2007FIVB1200011040600 $77,800.00 232746.0 %
2008FIVB400000111100 $18,900.00 10855.6 %
TotalFIVB39000122931264 $188,800.00 667845.8 %
TotalFIVB C&S100100000000 $3,100.00 50100.0 %
TotalFIVB Age Group WC110000000000 $0.00 6185.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Pablo Herrera  Raul Mesa
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000011 $1,000.00 2001FIVB2000000011 $1,000.00
1010000000 $0.00 2001FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2002FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1100000000 $0.00 2002FIVB Age Group WC1100000000 $0.00
4000001210 $8,000.00 2003FIVB7000001123 $7,437.50
11110031500 $37,375.00 2004FIVB7000000322 $7,375.00
11000006221 $26,200.00 2005FIVB11000006221 $26,200.00
1001000000 $1,550.00 2005FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,550.00
8000020231 $17,350.00 2006FIVB10000020242 $18,350.00
12000114600 $38,900.00 2007FIVB12000114600 $38,900.00
4000012100 $9,450.00 2008FIVB4000012100 $9,450.00
5622117141874 $139,825.00 TotalTotal571111413151110 $110,262.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall57 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% 10 94-99 48.7%
2007-200836 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% 10 61-56 52.1%
Against the Field32 68.1% 7 14.9% 8 17.0% 39-8 83.0% 7 14.0% 13 26.0% 30 60.0% 7-43 14.0% 64-58 52.5% 28-42 40.0% 10 47-50 48.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000021000100000022
World Championships000012001200000025
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam004118150011130110003833
Challenge/Four Star/Open0002000022281101105259
Challenger000000003010100050
U21 World Championships000021002010001061
Total00432319003944322120105100
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 32-38 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 11 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Lead the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 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 # 5 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 # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 14 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-18, 21-14 0:54
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 18, Q7 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-14, 21-14 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15, Q8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-2
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 15, Q8 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-19, 16-21, 17-15 0:43
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27, Q17 Herrera/Mesa 22 9-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 16 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-4
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-17, 25-23 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 21, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 23, 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
Series tied with # 24, Q6 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
Series tied with # 26 "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
Trail the series against # 27 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q3 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 # 29, Q2 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 # 31, Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q12 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Henriquez/Hernandez 31, Q18 21-13, 21-14 0:46