Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 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 Moscow Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 13 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 17 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 9 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 18 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool B Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (15) Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:58
Thu, 7/3/2008 Pool B Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
Fri, 7/4/2008 Pool B Aldo Miramontes / Juan Virgen, Mexico (31, Q16) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 2 Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (28, Q5) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 3 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) Lost 22-24, 21-18, 10-15 1:09
Head to Head Results
Herrera/Mesa trail the series against the field 44-52 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 12 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-3
6/15/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Herrera/Mesa 17 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:07
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Herrera/Mesa 17 21-18, 21-18 0:44
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 2-6
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Rego/Santos 2 16-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:48
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Herrera/Mesa 9 21-17, 21-17 0:44
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
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-3
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-16, 21-15 0:40
6/15/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 17 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-19, 21-16 0:49
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 # 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
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Herrera/Mesa 18 24-22, 18-21, 15-10 1:09
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Herrera/Mesa 17 Klemperer/Koreng 7 21-16, 21-16 0:44
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
Series tied with # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 6 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-17, 24-22 1:05
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 18 Marques/Solberg 2 21-13, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-1
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-15 0:49
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 22 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 17 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 13-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:03
10/25/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 4 Herrera/Mesa 13 17-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 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
Series tied with # 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-3
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 18 21-15, 21-19 0:39
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 # 14 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-5
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 17 Araujo/Magalhaes 12 21-18, 22-20 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 15 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Doppler/Gartmayer 15 14-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:58
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 # 16 Lione/Varnier, Italy 4-2
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool A Lione/Varnier 16 Herrera/Mesa 17 21-19, 17-21, 15-8 0:58
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 9 Lione/Varnier 8 21-19, 19-21, 8-0 Retired 1:11
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 # 17 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 # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 5-4
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 9 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:06
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
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
9/2/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 16 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-19, 21-12 0:34
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 1 Brenha/Maia 18 Herrera/Mesa 31 21-12, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Herrera/Mesa 13 Gavira/Lario 20, Q17 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 25, Q6 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, Q5 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Herrera/Mesa 18 Deulofeu/Salvetti 28, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 31, Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Miramontes/Virgen 31, Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Series tied with # Q1 "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 # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q7 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
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
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # Q14 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-3
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Leinemann/VanHuizen 31, Q18 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-15, 21-19 0:43
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